POSTED // May 1,2013 - Imagine if an exact replica of two blocks of downtown were re-created, turned upside down and placed on stilts directly above the two city blocks it was based on so you could look up and see a mirror image of the city above

POSTED // Apr 25,2013 - This weekend, give back to the earth you walk on and the air you breathe by joining nonprofit TreeUtah in a tree-planting volunteer event. Later in the week, join the Communities of Resilient Resistance

POSTED // Apr 24,2013 - The housing problem in Salt Lake City and the country is as stark as it is simple—not enough affordable homes leaves the economically vulnerable worried about keeping a roof over their heads. Now, a Salt Lake City man is taking an out-of-the-box approach to one of the problems of poverty by offering an in-the-box solution: “tiny homes” cheaply and efficiently constructed out of used shipping containers.

POSTED // Apr 18,2013 - April is sexual assault awareness month, and local nonprofit the Rape Recovery Center is hosting a night of healing and understanding where sexual assault survivors and their allies will share stories of recovery.

POSTED // Apr 17,2013 - When Rashad Nijim gave Utah Valley University administration a flag of Palestine to display in the Hall of Flags alongside the flags of other students’ countries, he was given the run-around for months before being told that, among other issues, the flag would be offensive to Israeli students.

POSTED // Apr 11,2013 - This weekend is packed with training and inspiration for the local activist wanting to make an impact at home and abroad. On Friday, attend a lecture by global-peace advocate Jamila Raqib.

POSTED // Apr 10,2013 - It’s a Wednesday night at the Christ United Methodist Church, and a small gathering of the One Voice Choir has halted in the middle of singing “He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother.”

POSTED // Apr 4,2013 - This week, join Earth activists as they dress in black and mourn a future forsaken by the present’s drill-happy policies. Later in the week, check out a critical Salt Lake County Council hearing

POSTED // Apr 3,2013 - What if the state didn’t have to pay anything for the massive prison relocation project? According to documents City Weekly obtained through a government records request, one company has offered to pick up the entire bill for the state.

POSTED // Mar 29,2013 - This week, learn the skills needed to organize for change and how to rally your peers toward collective action at Peaceful Uprising’s Climate Justice Bold School.