GOOD
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GOOD
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Understand the world so you can improve it.
- This is Chris Smalls. He worked in an Amazon warehouse for over four years. In 2020 he was fired for protesting unsafe conditions and quarantine violations. In 2021 he started the Amazon Labor Union calling for higher pay, better benefits, and better anti-discrimination policy.
- Man falsely imprisoned for 10 years, uses prison library to study law and have his conviction overturned. Becomes a lawyer and is now helping overturn other false convictions. nbcnews.to/2MowJiA
- This is Volodymyr Zelensky. President of Ukraine. He is Jewish. His grandfather fought Nazis in WW2. Many of his relatives were killed in the Holocaust. He is standing up to a dictator. Because he is brave. Because he knows what happens if you don’t.
- Replying to @goodDespite heavy lobbying by Amazon, workers in Staten Island (Chris' old warehouse) voted 55% in favor of joining ALU. Now, for the first time in its history, Amazon must recognize a US trade union. This is historic.
- How fitting that votes from John Lewis’ county flip Georgia from red to blue. “The vote is precious. It is almost sacred. It is the most powerful non-violent tool we have in a democracy." — John Lewis
- @connorfranta, check out our piece on how the Franta Family spread the word about your @thirstproject fundraiser: magazine.good.is/features/fundr…
- Dr. Giampiero Giron, ends retirement at age 85 to treat COVID-19 patients in Italy. "They asked for my availability, and I said yes. When you decide to be a doctor in life, you get involved. I swore an oath. Afraid of getting sick? Then it is better not to be a doctor.”
- Years of studies prove immigrants are less likely to commit crimes than US citizens. This is unnecessary.Today, @DHSgov announced the launch of the Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement (VOICE) Office ice.gov/VOICE
- @tyleroakley, loved your take on YouTube audiences after your fans raised $525,000 for @TrevorProject with @Prizeo! magazine.good.is/features/fundr…
- Yung Gravy, rapper, has collected 678 bras from his U.S. concerts. He is donating them to women’s shelters & will match the value of the donated bras with a donation to a breast cancer charity.
