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"Standing on the Shoulders of Giants"

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"It is time to act"—Education for Latino students

by Chris Commers • Celestino, a recent immigrant, strongly asserted what many of us were thinking: “It is time to act.” We were gathered in the basement of Guardian Angels Catholic Church (GA) in Chaska for a public meeting called in response to desires expressed by local Latino-Hispanic families.
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A new era of organizing?

by Harry Boyte • 11/5/08 • The election gave huge credibility and authority to organizing on an unprecedented scale. In today’s Time magazine, Joe Klein tells the story of Nate Hundt, a recent college graduate and Obama organizer he met 11 months ago in Algona, Iowa.
By the People is a weblog on civic engagement produced by the Center for Democracy and Citizenship at the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs of the University of Minnesota.
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This year's election matters

by Peter989 • 10/29/08 • Fifth and sixth graders in North Minneapolis organized a voter registration campaign. Jeffrey Belteton and Jameer Anderson know that this year’s election matters, and they want everyone to get out and vote. When their teachers at Sojourner Truth Academy in North Minneapolis called to make arrangements for them to run a voter registration drive with their fifth and sixth grade classmates, elections officials were skeptical.MORE »
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