Lynn is the founder and executive director of National Advocates for Pregnant Women. She combines legal advocacy with organizing and public education work and has published numerous articles in journals and popular venues. In 2011, John Jay College of Criminal Justice awarded her an honorary doctorate.
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Dialogues and Disruptions
The content of Mobilizing Ideas occurs in two threads. The Essay Dialogue is a monthly exchange on a salient topic, featuring insights from scholars and activists. The Daily Disruption is a filter blog of interesting facts, links, news and more. Use the menu at the top or the links below to access either of these full threads.Links to Dialogue Topics and the Daily Disruption
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Recent Dialogue and DD Posts
- A Turning Tide? Grassroots Movements and a New Political Context in South America
- Activism in Latin America
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- El Camino Largo: Movimientos Sociales y Posibilidades de Paz en Colombia
- The Rashomon Effect in Three Headlines/Stories
- Critical Collaboration and Silent Movements: Reinventing the Left in El Salvador and Nicaragua
- Between Fora Temer and Fora UPP: On the White Middle-Class Left and its Attempts to “Include” Favela Militants
- Mobilization in the Wake of Rio’s Olympics
- The Cycle of Socio-Environmental Mobilization Against Transnational Mining in Argentina: Assessment and Challenges (2003-2016)
- Activism in Rio’s Olympic Spotlight
- “Hillary Clinton sees me:” The primaries, “identity politics,” and disability
- ASPA Reception at Drexel University
Top Posts & Pages
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