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Driving Change: A Mid-Year Reflection from Community Progress

Center for Community Progress

Our advocacy efforts have been crucial in bringing this legislation to life, and we are honored to have been recognized by Sen. And finally, our Education, Leadership, and Engagement initiatives are creating opportunities for learning and networking for community revitalization champions at all knowledge and experience levels.

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Community Progress Welcomes 2022 Community Revitalization Fellows from New York, Pennsylvania, and Puerto Rico

Center for Community Progress

Cohorts of grassroots community leaders from Syracuse, New York ; Braddock/East Pittsburgh/North Braddock (BEN), Pennsylvania ; and Loíza, Puerto Rico will collectively learn revitalization strategies for neighborhoods struggling with vacancy, abandonment, and disinvestment. Simply, we work to transform “Vacant Spaces into Vibrant Places.”

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Social Media for Social Good: What role does social media play in creation of and sustainability of social movements? A Social Movement Case Study Examining Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party.

Public Policy Blog

He specifically distinguishes social movements from political parties and advocacy groups. Social media has played an integral part in grassroots communication and participation. OWS began as a grassroots protest against the inequality, greed and corruption associated with the financial sector of the economy.