Stories by Kathleen Haley

Sisters Acting Up: Meet The Sisters in Action for Power

Posted on Sep 11, 2000, Source: WireTap

The Sisters in Action for Power, a group of young women in Portland, Oregon

working to win free bus service for students to and from high school, are

having their voices heard. The Sisters' three-year campaign for free

student bus service is the force behind Portland's Tri-Met transit

company's recent decision to allow free rides to high schoolers who qualify

for free or reduced school lunches. But even though they have achieved some

success, the Sisters aren't stopping there - they plan to keep battling for

the option of free service for all Portland high school students.

Stamina Over Volume: Spending days two and three with the youth of the DNC

Posted on Aug 18, 2000, Source: WireTap

The first day of school is right around the corner and young people around the country are relishing these last few days of summer vacation but what about the youth who are have spent the week in L.A. organizing and protesting at the DNC? Well, it hasn't been a vacation, but it hasn't been a waste of energy either. In fact two major youth-organized events have happened in Los Angeles in the last two days, bringing the young activists here in to a new level of clarity in their demands.

Youth Take on the World and Protest Globalization at DNC

Posted on Aug 15, 2000, Source: WireTap

The vast numbers of students and young adults among the protesters in Los Angeles this week can only point to one thing: youth can not be silenced; not by corporate control on a global level, or massive police presence. Amid riot gear-wearing polic officers on foot, in cars, helicopters, on motorcycles, and bicycles, youth started off the week by making their presence known at protests against globalization and the imprisonment of Mumia.

United Students Against Sweatshops Fight For Better Labor Conditions

Posted on Aug 8, 2000, Source: WireTap

United Students Against Sweatshops is planning an appearance at this month's Democratic National Convention. If they make as much noise as they're planning to, they'll surely inspire criticism.

San Francisco Leads Country with New Minimum Wage Proposals

Posted on Jul 20, 2000, Source: AlterNet

San Francisco's recently announced living wage ordinances, which will become law this summer, will put the city at the forefront of the battle for low income workers' rights.

A Strange Time in the Drug War -- Youth Feel the Heat

Posted on Jun 29, 2000, Source: WireTap

For several decades, government money has been pouring into a war on teen drug use, cigarette smoking and unsafe sex. Now that the dust is beginning to settle, the initial effects of the attack are becoming clear: "Just Say No" campaigns are failing miserably, and strict anti-drug legislation may not be the solution.

The Young Radical's Guide to the Latest Leftist Styles

Posted on May 1, 2000, Source: City on a Hill Press

"Just like putting on hard to apply make-up, practice your politically aggravated look in the mirror. You must cuss until you look natural doing so. And don't forget to work on your tone as you repeat the word 'fuck.'"

Barbie Gets a Political Makeover

Posted on Apr 1, 2000, Source: AlterNet

Sporting a blue power suit and a conservative blond bob, President Barbie hits the stores May 1. But is Barbie politically-correct enough for the job?