Waging Nonviolence

Despite widespread discouragement among climate activists, a tested blueprint for successful movements shows immense progress being made. By Nick Engelfried In January, U.S. climate activists prepared for one of the largest direct action protests against fossil fuels in years. The…

Rev. James Lawson was my teacher, mentor and friend. We must commit to honoring his legacy. By Kent Wong This story was first published by In These Times. I had the privilege of teaching a course at UCLA on ​“Nonviolence and Social Movements” with Rev.…

Hundreds of unarmed civilian protectors could be quickly deployed to support Palestinians in securing a more sustainable peace than armed forces ever could. By Mel Duncan When the U.N. Security Council finally passed a Ceasefire Resolution for Gaza by a vote of…

As Biden sinks billions into nuclear energy, members of the historic Clamshell Alliance are reuniting to spark a new wave of anti-nuke resistance. By Arnie Alpert When a nuclear reactor at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania went from a technological…

Ordinary people can fix the broken postwar international system and deliver global justice to Palestinians and oppressed people worldwide. By Shimri Zameret In the past few weeks, the number of innocent Palestinian civilians killed in attacks by the Israeli government…

It takes effort to track the impacts of mass mobilizations like #MeToo, Occupy or Black Lives Matter, but understanding social change is impossible without such work. By Mark Engler and Paul Engler What difference did #MeToo actually make? In 2017 and 2018,…

In this exclusive interview, Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi discusses how Iranians have no choice but to continue their struggle for democracy. Earlier this month, the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Narges Mohammadi, an imprisoned Iranian scientist,…

The path to peace requires nonviolent action not just from Israelis and Palestinians, but also from Americans, the media, aid organizations, and others. By Mubarak Awad I have spent my life advocating for Palestinians and Israelis to use nonviolent means…

We can’t keep being the human beings who live to destroy. By Frida Berrigan Too hot. Too dry. Too many weapons. This world needs changing. But that’s too vague. After all, this world is already changing, just not in ways…

As the youth-led climate lawsuit Juliana v. United States heads to trial, plaintiff Nathan Baring discusses the important role legal action can play within a movement. By Alessandra Bergamin In 2015, 21 young Americans, more than half of whom are…