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Activist Headquarters Organize and meet your fellow DU activists!	6	3,365	Gun Trauma Report by Everytown for Gun Safety Wear Orange Weekend, June 2-4.
Cannabis This group is intended to be a resource and an open forum for all things marijuana: discuss legal matters and advocacy efforts, post strain and product reviews, provide medical marijuana resources and assistance, talk about growing techniques, explore the possibilities of industrial hemp, etc.	48	11,215	Rastafari gain sacramental rights to marijuana in Antigua and Barbuda, celebrate freedom of worship
Economic Activism and Progressive Living End corporate control of our government and media though targeted product and service boycotts and the redirection of our personal finances.	0	678	Communism or Capitalism - what do they mean
Occupy Underground A place for Occupy participants and supporters to promote the values of Occupy Wall Street, share information, and advocate constructive interaction among members of the DU community. This is a General Assembly of supporters of the 99%. While dissent is allowed because there are many different groups that oppose rule by the 1%, anti-Occupy Wall Street rhetoric belongs in other forums.	7	10,936	Why Is Inflation So Sticky? It Could Be Corporate Profits
Peacemaking and Community A place for people to gather and discuss peace as a guiding principle in our lives, in our communities, in our nation, and in our world.	1	423	Show them.
Propaganda Debunking Discredit and or refute right-wing propaganda disseminated via e-mail, newspaper, 527 organizations, and broadcast media.	7	1,625	Help me debunk the con's claim that they are
Whistleblowers Become more informed and also active in supporting whistleblowers in their quests to be heard.	0	114	Delta 'weaponized' mental health rules against a pilot. She fought back
Socialist Progressives Link Socialist ideas and suggestions for political change to a Progressive framework.	2	13,295	How a Christian socialism can emanate from scripture

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