grassroots

The term grassroots, among activists and community organizers, refers to an independent nationally unaffiliated organization, governed by and serving the needs of the people. A grassroots movement is an upstart movement usually devoid of corporate investors and sponsors. 

Grassroots organization and movements utilize volunteers to distribute the main goals and objectives of the movement and often have offices dispersed throughout surrounding neighborhoods.

To be grassroots is to have an ideology or political stance, which has newly developed in response to the environmental needs of a local population. For this reason, grassroots organizations generate money from local business leaders and community organizers.  

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “grassroots”

• Tories warn David Cameron he risks losing votes to UKIP over referendum Uturn

  
  Family: News and advice on family matters children and parents — Authority: 974
  David Cameron has been warned by Conservative party activists he risks losing votes to the UK Independence Party at the next election because of his Uturn on the Lisbon Treaty.
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• Right Wing Claims Ft. Hood Shooter/Obama Connection

  
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• Green Party Candidates make History in 2009 Elections

  
  OntheWilderSide — Authority: 509
  The Green Party made some big new moves and proved that it has earned the voter’s support in Tuesday’s local elections.Greens in California made history again by winning, for the fourth time in American history, a majority on a town council.  Pam Hartwell-Herrero finished first of seven candidates to join Lew ...
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• Blogger Confidentiality Heads to New Hampshire Supreme Court

  
  Blogs For Victory — Authority: 580
  The first such case I’ve heard : The New Hampshire Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in a lawsuit that calls into question the legal protections available to independent Web sites that cover news. The case involves mortgage lender Implode-Explode, a Las Vegas-based site launched in 2007 that publishes ...
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• DROID Smartphone Arrives at Verizon Wireless

  
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  DROID Smartphone Arrives at Verizon Wireless DROID Arrives at Verizon Wireless Communications Store The highly-anticipated DROID smartphones are now on sale at Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online at www.verizonwireless.com. Customers lined up ahead of midnight and early store openings so they could be ...
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• Meet Ted Lieu, Pedro Nava & Alberto Torrico

  
  AAA-Fund Blog — Authority: 140
  Asian American Action Fund MEDIA ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 6, 2009 Contact: Jenny Jiang (323.982.8955 or jenny.jiang AT gmail.com ) LOS ANGELES – The Asian American Action Fund will host a Meet the California Attorney General Candidates Town Hall on Monday, Nov. 16 th at 6:30 p.m. The ...
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• Want a w00tstock near you? Demand one.

  
  The Blogs at HowStuffWorks FanStuff — Authority: 118
  While I was on vacation a couple of weeks ago, I briefly wandered in range of a cell phone tower and got a text message from my globetrotting brother, sent the night before. He said he might be going to W00tstock , and my response was not entirely kind. Id been following the news about W00tstock -- a three-night ...
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• This week’s nonprofit fundraising Best Practice in Action

  
  Online Fundraising Blog — Authority: 116
  Today we bring you another installment in our weekly series of nonprofit fundraising Best Practices in Action . Each week, we’ll highlight an organization that has done an incredible job of promoting its online fundraising efforts with FirstGiving and show you how to do the same. This week’s Best Practice is. . ...
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• Let Your Voice be Heard!

  
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• Video: "Much Ado About Nothing," Grassroots Shakespeare 2009

  
  Davey Morrison — Authority: 106
  Video of a complete performance of our Grassroots Shakespeare Company touring production of Much Ado About Nothing is up on Facebook, if youd like to check it out. Here are the links. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 You have to be a Facebook friend of me or someone else in the cast to watch it, but, if ...
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• Propping Up a Broken Capitalism

  
  War On You: Breaking Alternative News — Authority: 550
  Propping Up a Broken Capitalism By Shamus Cooke Five years ago it would be unthinkable that a harsh critique of capitalism would attract a mass audience. But this is exactly what Michael Moore’s new movie — Capitalism: A Love Story — has done.  The source of Moore’s success is his willingness to focus on ...
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• Michele Bachmann, Jon Voight, Mark Levin, Republican congressmen, November 5, 2009, Health Care Bill Tea party, Protest of socialist government health care

  
  Citizen Wells — Authority: 590
  The Tea Party protest at the Capitol steps today, Thursday, November 5, 2009 and organized by Representative Michele Bachmann was a huge success. We were told that the sounds of the protest could be heard inside of the Capitol Building. That is no wonder. A large crowd showed up and at one time, their constant chants ...
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• Reading the Tea Leaves

  
  AAA-Fund Blog — Authority: 140
  While Tuesday’s election revealed no clear national trend, it did send two more Asian Americans into public office.  On the one hand, New Jersey and Virginia rejected Democratic candidates for Governor.  On the other, California and New York voters added to President Obama’s Democratic majority in Congress . ...
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• Google wave first thoughts – Grassroots Digitalbritain and the digitally excluded

  
  trefor.net — Authority: 127
  Had a day or two to play with the wave.  Some of my Facebook friends have already commented that it is no good without others to communicate with.  At this time I have two friends in my wave contacts list :Luc from Google who invited me and Cyberdoyle. This fits into the category of sad git with no friends.  ...
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• Improve traditional Indian healthcare system: Pitroda (Lead)

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 727
  New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) The traditional Indian healthcare system was a “comprehensive solution” to healthcare problems as it reached out to the masses unlike Western methods that only touched “the top of the pyramid”, National Knowledge Commission chairperson Sam Pitroda said here Thursday.In his keynote ...
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• Lets Talk About Grassroots Conservation

  
  Natural Imagery | Better Nature and Macro Photography — Authority: 103
  On Sunday November 15th at 3:30 pm Ill be giving a presentation for the Upstate chapter of Carolina Nature Photographers Association on the topic of grassroots conservation photography. The meeting will be held at the Greenville County Library . The tone of the talk will be very casual, fun and (hopefully) ...
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• VIDEO- Pres. Obama One Year Later: "You created the greatest grassroots campaign ever assembled"

  
  The Political Carnival — Authority: 669
  By GottaLaff I cant believe its been a year! Ill never forget the sheer excitement and elation I felt on Election Night 2008: One year after his historic election , President Obama speaks to Organizing for America supporters about the progress weve made and the challenges we still face. Happy anniversary!
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• New York City Independence Party Breaks Records

  
  The Hankster — Authority: 121
  142,817 VOTES FOR BLOOMBERG ON COLUMN C DELIVERS MARGIN TO CITYS FIRST INDEPENDENT MAYOR New York, NY-The Independence Party vote for Mike Bloomberg yesterday broke numerous records and re-enforced its ongoing mandate for independent governance and non-partisan reform. Unofficial returns released by the ...
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• What can we learn from last nights electoral victories and losses?

  
  culturekitchen - fresh dissent served daily — Authority: 496
  First of all, congratulation to John Liu for becoming the first Chinese-American to be elected to city-wide office in New York City . Thats a huge slap on the face for the New York Democratic Party establishment; an establishment thats never been too keen on grassroots movements unless they can co-opt to solidify ...
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• UFI Responds to Google Support of Referendum 71

  
  The United Families International Blog — Authority: 432
  Last week we reported on Google executives coming out in public support of Referendum 71. Like us, many of you were disturbed by one of the nation’s largest internet search engines taking a public position on a such a sensitive and political issue. It is fair reason to question the reliability and neutrality of an ...
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