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Act Out! [52] - Chris Hedges, Jill Stein, Peter Joseph, Shamell Bell & more Acting Out!

Act Out! [52] - Chris Hedges, Jill Stein, Peter Joseph, Shamell Bell & more Acting Out!

Wed, 3/2/2016

This week it’s our anniversary and we’re celebrating with a look back and an inspiring look forwards. We’re raising our firsts, our voices and indeed, a glass in the name of creative activism past and present, and the continued fight for freedom and justice. Here’s to acting out – then and now.

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