Study links gender-affirming IDs to improved mental health
Kendall Anthony-Busbee Advertising Editor kanthony@unca.edu Having one’s name and gender affirmed on IDs such as birth certificates, passports and driver’s
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Social media acts as a double-edged sword in protests
Courtney Garcia News Writer cgarcia1@unca.edu In the past several months, protests in Asheville have caught national and local attention. With
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How storytelling became David Novak’s tool for activism
David Novak, founder of A Telling Experience brings his style of storytelling to campus for Arts Fest 2018, exploring the ways we differentiate heaven and Earth
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March for Our Lives: Local students organize thousands to march against gun violence
One high school student addresses a crowd of thousands at Martin Luther King Jr. Park in downtown Asheville. Through tears she reads the names of the victims of the school shooting she survived.
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Activist Vandana Shiva comes to campus to talk about food security
By Carrie Arnold Sports staff writer carnold1@unca.edu Vandana Shiva fought for 30 years to raise international awareness about environmental and
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Continued organized activism necessary post Women’s March
Continued activism following the Women’s March is necessary to truly make an impact throughout the next four years.
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Standing against oppression is key in light of the 2016 election
The results of the 2016 presidential election means that activists will have to fight harder.
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“Go Granny D!” premieres at Bernie Sanders support event
Jessica Williamson Will Quanstrom
Read moreActivists spread awareness through art
By Cory A. Thompson – coryetc@gmail.com – staff writer A traveling group of artists and environmental activists known as the Beehive Collective
Read moreYoung activists should take cues from “Kony 2012” viral hit
By Maayan Schechter – Opinion Editor – mschecht@unca.edu Because Joseph Kony did not abduct, rape and kill thousands of American
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