| Excerpt: | This Fourth of July, take a few minutes to read the Declaration of Independence. |
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| Published at: | 9:00 AM on Saturday, July 4th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Holidays |
| Tags: | Fourth of July |
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Category Archives: Holidays
The Declaration of Independence, two hundred and forty-four years later
Earth Day turns fifty as the world community grapples with the novel coronavirus pandemic
| Excerpt: | Earth Day, one of our favorite days of activism, has turned fifty. Here are some great articles you can read and videos you can watch to commemorate the occasion. |
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| Published at: | 10:00 PM on Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020 |
| Written by: | Rich Erwin |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Our Environment |
| Tags: | Climate Crisis, Conservation, Earth Day, Green Development, Pollution |
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Martin Luther King, Jr.: “Injustice must be exposed… to the light of human conscience”
| Excerpt: | Take a few moments to read this excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King's Letter From Birmingham Jail. |
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| Published at: | 10:30 AM on Monday, January 20th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Civil Liberties, Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Nondiscrimination |
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Banished Words for 2020
| Excerpt: | Read Lake Superior State University's forty-fifth List of Words Banished from the Queen’s English for Misuse, Overuse and General Uselessness -- plus NPI's additions! |
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| Published at: | 8:30 AM on Wednesday, January 1st, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Humor & Satire |
| Tags: | Banished Words, New Year's |
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It’s a two-for-one holiday: Happy Canadian Thanksgiving and Indigenous Peoples Day!
| Excerpt: | Learn about the history of these holidays and why our team at NPI observes them. |
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| Published at: | 12:23 PM on Monday, October 14th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Holidays |
| Tags: | Canadian Thanksgiving, Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous Peoples Day |
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It’s Rosh Hashanah 5780! Shanah tovah (שנה טובה) from the team at NPI
| Excerpt: | If you are observing Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, which began this evening at nightfall, please accept best wishes from all of us at the Northwest Progressive Institute. We hope the new year is a sweet one for you! |
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| Published at: | 10:30 PM on Sunday, September 29th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Holidays |
| Tags: | Rosh Hashanah |
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In memoriam, eighteen years later
| Excerpt: | In honor of those who died that day, we’re republishing a poem that we post annually here on The Cascadia Advocate. |
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| Published at: | 5:46 AM on Wednesday, September 11th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Holidays |
| Tags: | September 11th Remembrance Day |
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The Declaration of Independence, two hundred and forty-three years later
| Excerpt: | This Fourth of July, take a few minutes to read the Declaration of Independence. |
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| Published at: | 9:00 AM on Thursday, July 4th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Holidays |
| Tags: | Fourth of July |
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Today is the seventy-fifth anniversary of D‑Day — the day of the Normandy landings
| Excerpt: | June 6th is an opportunity to remember all who were involved in the Normandy landings. The success of the operation set the stage for the end of Hitler's Third Reich and the liberation of occupied Europe. |
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| Published at: | 12:44 PM on Thursday, June 6th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Holidays |
| Tags: | D-Day, Lessons from History |
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April 10th will henceforth be celebrated as Dolores Huerta Day in Washington State
| Excerpt: | Washington State has a new holiday, recognizing a pioneering labor leader and civil rights activist who co-founded the National Farm Workers Association. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Saturday, March 23rd, 2019 |
| Written by: | Caitlin Harrington |
| Categories: | Holidays |
| Tags: | Dolores Huerta Day |
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Banished Words for 2019
| Excerpt: | Read Lake Superior State University's forty-fourth List of Words Banished from the Queen’s English for Misuse, Overuse and General Uselessness. |
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| Published at: | 8:30 AM on Tuesday, January 1st, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Holidays |
| Tags: | Banished Words, New Year's |
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This Sunday, NPI will honor late activist Alex Hendrickson with a Lynn Allen Award
| Excerpt: | Gifted activist and leader Alex Hendrickson died suddenly in early December 2018. Learn about NPI's plans to honor her with a Lynn Allen Award. |
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| Published at: | 1:15 PM on Friday, December 14th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Events |
| Tags: | Lynn Allen Awards, Winter Holiday Party |
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In memoriam, nineteen years later