Waging Nonviolence
Waging Nonviolence is a non-profit media platform providing original reporting and expert analysis of social movements around the world.
10 ways to be prepared and grounded now that Trump has won
Nov 4, 2024 · 2. Find others who you trust. I promise I’ll head towards practical resistance strategies. But the emotional landscape matters a great deal. Hannah Arendt’s “The Origins of Totalitarianism” explored how destructive ideologies like fascism and autocracy grow. She used the word verlassenheit — often translated as loneliness — as a central ingredient.
Over 5,000 actions offer a glimpse of the nonviolent world that’s ...
Nov 4, 2024 · During Campaign Nonviolence Action Days, Sept. 21 to Oct. 2, tens of thousands of people in hundreds of cities and towns took a public stand for peace and active nonviolence.In a world reeling from war and violence, it’s a much-needed effort. It’s easy to overlook its importance. When more than 40,000 people have been slaughtered in Gaza this past year, what good does it do to hold peace ...
About Waging Nonviolence
Waging Nonviolence is a nonprofit media organization dedicated to providing original reporting and expert analysis of social movements around the world. With a commitment to accuracy, transparency and editorial independence, we examine today’s most crucial issues by shining a light on those who are organizing for just and peaceful solutions.
How draft resistance helped end the Vietnam War
Subscribe to “Nonviolence Radio” on Apple Podcasts, Android, Spotify or via RSS. Robert Levering comes to Nonviolence Radio this week to talk to Stephanie Van Hook and Michael Nagler about the film “The Boys Who Said No!” and the powerful draft resistance movement that helped end the Vietnam War.
Gandhi’s strategy for success — use more than one strategy
Mar 17, 2017 · As a result of these efforts, many in Gandhi’s time viewed him less as a political leader than a religiously-driven lifestyle advocate. In his published writings, he frequently took up issues of diet and hygiene, concerning himself with matters such as the best way to make an affordable, effective and reusable toothbrush out of commonly available twigs.
Why racism doesn't die - Waging Nonviolence
Aug 16, 2011 · While I trust and hope that Sowell’s objective is to build more of a culture of responsibility and nonviolence in the black community (every community could use this), it’s worth remembering that stirring up public anxiety about black-on-white violence is, historically, a very, very sensitive matter—for good reason.
How can movements advance Palestinian rights this election?
Oct 29, 2024 · The rage of those driven to support Stein is understandable. Yet, some have posited that it might also be self-defeating.The Green Party is after all a fringe party without national infrastructure (and led by an eternal candidate who Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently characterized as “predatory”). Aligning with it might very well lead to a path of political irrelevance, signaling a retreat ...
These six global struggles show the power of nonviolence in action
Feb 3, 2021 · Embed from Getty Images. In today’s media world — especially if you live inside the U.S. media bubble — if you hear news about foreign countries, it tends to be about business, political leaders, wars or disasters.
Lessons from what Cesar Chavez did right — and wrong
Apr 7, 2014 · Cesar Chavez on strike. (Flickr/Jay Galvin) The recent release of Cesar Chavez: An American Hero, and the premiere of the documentary Cesar’s Last Fast at the Sundace Film Festival, give us new opportunities to reflect on the lessons of Chavez’s life of activism. While his charismatic leadership turned him into a powerful force for justice, an unyielding grip on his position of authority ...