Southampton Rally Remembers Sandy Hook Victims, Protests Lack of Federal...
A year after the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut took the lives of 20 first graders and six school employees, New York State has some of the toughest laws on gun...
View ArticleHundreds of Protestors Gather at "No Cull" Rally in East Hampton to Protest...
Some three hundred people gathered in East Hampton Saturday in opposition to the village’s plan to bring federal sharpshooters in to cull the deer herd. Hunters and wildlife activists joined together...
View ArticleCharlie King Celebrates the Life of Friend and Folk Music Legend Pete Seeger
In honor of his friend and fellow traveler, the late folk music legend and social activist Pete Seeger, Charlie King will perform at a concert Friday, February 21 at 7 p.m. the Windmill Village in East...
View ArticleThe Neo-Political Cowgirls Dance for Justice at Bay Street Theatre
The Neo-Political Cowgirls return to Bay Street Thursday, February 13 with their rendition of Eve Ensler’s, “V-Day, One Billion Rising.” Eve Ensler, creator of “The Vagina Monologues,” started the...
View ArticlePierson Middle School Student Calls on Classmates to Stick Up for Others in...
Bullying has come to the forefront of the national dialogue in recent years, but it’s always been a constant among seventh graders. “We really wanted to take a stand against bullying,” said Olivia...
View ArticleWriter, Poet and Activist Alexis De Veaux to Sign Latest Work “Yabo” at...
Award-winning author Alexis De Veaux has two critical concerns: making the racial and sexual experiences of black female characters central and disrupting boundaries between forms. The post Writer,...
View ArticleAt Pierson Panel, Abzug Sees Resurgence of Activism
Ms. Abzug, the daughter of Bella Abzug, the late congresswoman from New York, told a crowd of about 120 that the U.S. is seeing a new wave of activism. The post At Pierson Panel, Abzug Sees Resurgence...
View ArticleA Conversation With Lisa Votino-Tarrant
The well-known community organizer, who has been involved in numerous civil rights and social justice issues on the East End, will receive the Long Island NAACP’s Delano Stewart Award. The post A...
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