Update from the OSU sit-in
5 students from Ohio State University are still sitting in OSU president Gordon Gee’s office. Gee is refusing to meet with the students and they are prepared to continue the…
Update from the OSU sit-in
5 students from Ohio State University are still sitting in OSU president Gordon Gee’s office. Gee is refusing to meet with the students and they are prepared to continue the…
Update from the OSU sit-in
5 students from Ohio State University are still sitting in OSU president Gordon Gee’s office. Gee is refusing to meet with the students and they are prepared to continue the…
OSU Students Sit-in to Support Grassy Narrows
About an hour ago, five students at Ohio State began a sit-in to demand ethical standards for the purchase of wood and paper. The members Free The Planet, a student…
Dispatches from Climate Struggles in the Southeast
Students and youth in the southeast are FIRED UP! I just spent the weekend at Valdosta State University in Georgia with 400+ folks from Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee,…
Ohio students converge, plan and say NO! to coal
Over the weekend, 70+ students from 9 colleges and universities in Ohio gathered in Columbus at Ohio State University to develop a network of student activists, coordinate cross-campus campaign activities…
Ohio students converge, plan and say NO! to coal
Over the weekend, 70+ students from 9 colleges and universities in Ohio gathered in Columbus at Ohio State University to develop a network of student activists, coordinate cross-campus campaign activities…
Ohio students converge, plan and say NO! to coal
Over the weekend, 70+ students from 9 colleges and universities in Ohio gathered in Columbus at Ohio State University to develop a network of student activists, coordinate cross-campus campaign activities…
RAN Grassroots Confronts “new push for authenticity by companies”
As promised, General Motors hosted a live webchat to address “corporate greenwashing” for RAN supporters yesterday. The Detroit News covered the event, featuring GM executive Brent Dewar “answering” questions from…
Ohio State University – a major thorn in OfficeMax’s side
Students at Ohio State University in Columbus are in the midst of a major campaign to pressure the University to commit to a sustainable paper purchasing policy. As a part…
Ohio State University – a major thorn in OfficeMax’s side
Students at Ohio State University in Columbus are in the midst of a major campaign to pressure the University to commit to a sustainable paper purchasing policy. As a part…
Ohio State University – a major thorn in OfficeMax’s side
Students at Ohio State University in Columbus are in the midst of a major campaign to pressure the University to commit to a sustainable paper purchasing policy. As a part…
Get Over It, and Start Taking Action
Ok, so this article was posted over a month ago. But I just saw it! One of the reasons I am so proud to work for this organization is because…
Wall Street announces “Carbon Principles” – but what do they mean?
So, big news on Wall Street today regarding coal and our climate. Three of the largest investment banks (Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, and JP Morgan Chase) announced the formation of the…
UPDATE: GM Responds to RAN Activists!
Last week I told you that RAN supporters shut down interactive features on General Motor’s new greenwashing website, gmnext.com. We posted pictures of student activists at the Detroit auto show…
I love my veggie grease…now what?
There is a growing consensus that the highly touted “fuel of the future” may not be the panacea that we once that it was. Agrofuels, made from large-scale industrial crops,…
OfficeMax and Grand & Toy day of action – more pictures!
Its the day after RAN’s OfficeMax and Grand & Toy day of action, yesterday OfficeMax and Grand & Toy locations across the United States and Canada heard hundreds of activists…
OfficeMax: Support the Moratorium in Grassy Narrows!
Reports from activists about their OfficeMax and Grand & Toy protests today are trickling in. It was a frigid and blustery day for a day of action, but people came…
Where is the action in Honolulu?
I’m in Honolulu this week, joining local organizers and activists outside the Major Economies Meeting (MEM) at the East-West Center on UH-Manoa’s campus. The 16 biggest carbon-emitting nations are here…
All Eyes on OfficeMax and Grand&Toy
Reports and pictures are just starting to roll in from the dozens of actions at OfficeMax and Grand & Toy locations throughout the US and Canada. Early this morning, Activists…
How Do They Do That? RAN NYC Sneaks Into Another Banker’s Meeting
This morning, three RAN NYC activists snuck into Citi’s Financial Investor’s Conference in New York City’s Waldorf Astoria. Despite the Waldorf’s reputation for screening party crashers, one environmentally-minded conference goer…
Tonight in SF–Food, Fuel, and La Via Campesina Global Struggle for Land Reform
Tonight at the Women’s Building, RAN, along with co-sponsors Grassroots International, Food First, California Food and Justice Coalition, Amazon Watch, Friends of the MST, and Global Exchange are hosting Rafael…
Major paper suppliers caught lying about recycled paper use
A major scandal is unfolding in Japan’s paper industry, centered around Japan’s two largest paper companies and two largest buyers of wood fiber from Tasmania, where old growth forests are…
Direct Action to Stop the War
The fifth anniversary of the war is fast approaching. That’s five years of senseless violence, torture, death and destruction initiated by our government. Trillions of dollars have been wasted, over…
I’m just one person! How can I help tell OfficeMax and Grand & Toy to support Indigenous rights?
For all the people who live in cities where no action is planned, and who still want to get involved – we’ve got a great alternative to planning an action!…