Last week we announced the first winner of the contest to find a modern alternative to The Wall Street Journal’s Thanksgiving editorial. “The Desolate Wilderness” is written by a 17th century pilgrim and full of antiquated and false descriptions of indigenous people. Petition starter Randy and his 50,000 signers think it’s time for something better, […]
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(Re)Writing Thanksgiving: Runners Up
Written by Juliana Britto Schwartz · December 1, 2021 9:01 pm -
(Re)Writing Thanksgiving: First Prize
The winners of the (Re)Writing Thanksgiving contest have been selected! Earlier this month petition starter Randy Kritkausky began a search for a modern alternative to The Wall Street Journal’s annual Thanksgiving editorial, “The Desolate Wilderness.” The essay calls indigenous people “wilde men” and uncivilized, and 50,000 signers think it’s time for something better. Peter C. […]
Written by Juliana Britto Schwartz · November 23, 2021 10:07 pm -
Thanksgiving (Re)Writing Contest
Contest sponsored by Change.org, PBC Every year for Thanksgiving, the Wall Street Journal features a passage from a pilgrim detailing what colonists perceived when they arrived in the “New World.” The passage is full of disdain and racism towards indigenous people, and petition starter Randy, an indigenous activist, thinks it’s time to stop publishing this […]
Written by Juliana Britto Schwartz · November 8, 2021 9:39 pm -
Change.org hires new Vice President of North America, Bec Wilson
Change.org is pleased to announce the hire of Bec Wilson as the new Vice President of North America. Bec will oversee country operations in the United States and Canada, leading the campaigns, email, membership, and partnerships teams in their mission to support citizen-led and technology-driven social movements. Bec’s appointment places her at the forefront of […]
Written by Juliana Britto Schwartz · June 15, 2018 1:19 am -
How Your Membership Will Drive Impact at Change.org
Change.org is the world’s leading hub for civic organizing. We empower people everywhere to transform society through free access to world-class campaigning tools and professional support. More than 180 million people in 196 countries come to our platform to make changes on causes ranging from criminal justice and clemency to women’s rights, the environment and […]
Written by Joshunda Sanders · August 1, 2017 5:33 pm -
#RapeThreatsNotOK and Other Movements at Change.org to Shut Down Rape Culture
*Trigger Warning for Survivors of Sexual Assault In North Carolina, Amy Guy only agreed to have sex with her intoxicated estranged husband because he was drunk and she was afraid of what he might do if she said no. But then, Jonathan turned violent. Crying, she pleaded with him to stop. By all logical definitions, […]
Written by Joshunda Sanders · July 25, 2017 5:47 pm -
Here’s what one parent is doing to improve grocery store checkout aisles
Last December, Jane Kramer of East Lansing, Michigan, started a Change.org petition calling on Meijer — a midwest based grocery store chain — to put their customers’ health first by replacing “junk food with food and non-food options in the checkout aisles at each of its stores.” For the last eight months, Jane’s been putting […]
Written by Pulin Modi · July 17, 2017 7:23 pm -
Citizens, business leaders, mayors: “We’re not leaving the Paris Agreement”
After President Trump announced that the United States would be withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement, mayors, governors, and Change.org community members from around the world said “No, we’re not.”
Written by Juliana Britto Schwartz · June 27, 2017 9:13 pm -
3 Ways Activists Can Cultivate Grit
In his new Masters of Scale podcast, legendary tech founder and investor Reid Hoffman talks to famous founders to uncover their secrets to scaling ideas. The show features tech greats like Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg, and Google’s Eric Schmidt. In a new episode out today, Hoffman and his guests examine the quality of […]
Written by Joshunda Sanders · June 14, 2017 2:27 pm -
What to Know About Nomination of Christopher A. Wray as FBI Director
The FBI continues to be the biggest thing in politics this week, as President Donald Trump just announced Christopher A. Wray as his nominee for the new director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The announcement comes just a day before the former FBI director, James Comey, testifies at a highly anticipated Senate hearing […]
Written by AJ Walton · June 7, 2017 7:42 pm