Many people feel lost in the current political climate in the U.S. and Europe. However, the widespread frustration is also leading to an outpouring of interest in engaging with politics and social movements. In the U.S. there is a number of new schools cropping up to train people to become activists in social change movements. The initiatives are reminiscent of similar activist schools that formed during the Civil Rights movement.
New in the US: Resistance schools teaching people how to create a better world
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