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That April 10 nearly six years ago was one of Jaime Contreras’s defining moments. People arrived on the Mall by the tens of thousands, waving American flags and chanting in Spanish, “Yes, we can!” Contreras, 37, still vividly remembers the vigor of more">
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<description><![CDATA[Detroit — A diverse mix of people from different backgrounds, races and generations celebrated the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s vision Saturday afternoon as they discussed its relationship to grass-roots activism in Detroit.<br /><a href="" style="text-decoration: none;">Read More...</a></p></div><div style="margin: 5px 15px 5px 15px;"><h3>Is This Activism?</h3><p>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:08:44 -0800<br />Hundreds of websites (TechCrunch included) have gone dark or visibly changed their appearance as a protest against the Stop Online Privacy Act and its Senate doppelganger, the PROTECT IP Act. It's a powerful statement and many are saying that it is already producing effects: Senators are changing positions, awareness is rising, and the opposition is becoming a dinner-table topic. But is this ...<br /><a href="" style="text-decoration: none;">Read More...</a></p></div><script>var root = '';
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