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Activist Headquarters Organize and meet your fellow DU activists!	5	3,283	Defy the Odds 2022 - GOTV resource guide
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.	47	10,704	Getting off the couch
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.	9	659	Don't Pay UK: The campaign calling for people to stop paying their energy bills
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.	73	10,790	White House hits back at Jeff Bezos, saying it's 'not surprising' he thinks oil and gas companies
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.	15	417	Militarizing Schools Isn't the Answer to Gun Violence
Propaganda Debunking Discredit and or refute right-wing propaganda disseminated via e-mail, newspaper, 527 organizations, and broadcast media.	0	1,568	Do the Republicans' party have a working group on Fear?
Whistleblowers Become more informed and also active in supporting whistleblowers in their quests to be heard.	0	112	Report the Seditionist Sen. James Lankford and his 'friends' to the 1-6 tip line
Socialist Progressives Link Socialist ideas and suggestions for political change to a Progressive framework.	0	13,285	Summer of Soul DVD

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