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September 15, 2026 at 6:40 PM
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As ICE pursues resettled refugees who have no country to return to, Bhutanese communities are turning the threat of deportation into collective action.
In danger of statelessness, Bhutanese refugees build power against deportation
As ICE pursues stateless refugees, Bhutanese communities are turning the threat of deportation into collective action.
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September 15, 2026 at 5:59 PM
As ICE pursues resettled refugees who have no country to return to, Bhutanese communities are turning the threat of deportation into collective action.
Through crackdowns and killings by Pakistan, a three-year-old movement that began over flour prices has stood strong — and just organized a general strike.
A popular movement in Kashmir defies severe repression
Through crackdowns and killings by Pakistan, a three-year-old movement that began over flour and electricity prices has stood strong.
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September 11, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Through crackdowns and killings by Pakistan, a three-year-old movement that began over flour prices has stood strong — and just organized a general strike.
As Trump wages an unpopular war with Iran, historian Jeremy Varon discusses what we can learn from the movement that turned the tide against the Iraq War.
25 years after 9/11, how do we build a movement to stop endless wars?
As Trump wages an unpopular war with Iran, Jeremy Varon discusses what lessons from the movement that turned the tide against the Iraq War.
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September 9, 2026 at 5:02 PM
As Trump wages an unpopular war with Iran, historian Jeremy Varon discusses what we can learn from the movement that turned the tide against the Iraq War.
When we can't pressure from the top, we can rebuild from the bottom.
Andy Bichlbaum of @theyesmen on how Arizona community is reusing an invasive weed to construct low-income housing.
Andy Bichlbaum of @theyesmen on how Arizona community is reusing an invasive weed to construct low-income housing.
Making change from the dirt up
An Arizona community’s plan to reuse an invasive weed to construct low-income housing shows that when we can't pressure the top, we can build from below.
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September 8, 2026 at 5:43 PM
When we can't pressure from the top, we can rebuild from the bottom.
Andy Bichlbaum of @theyesmen on how Arizona community is reusing an invasive weed to construct low-income housing.
Andy Bichlbaum of @theyesmen on how Arizona community is reusing an invasive weed to construct low-income housing.
As the genocide in Gaza nears its fourth year, communities across the U.S. are pressuring their local governments to break the supply chain of weapons to Israel.
US communities are organizing to end complicity with genocide in their backyards
As the genocide in Gaza nears its fourth year, communities across the U.S. are pressuring local governments to break the supply chain of weapons to Israel.
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September 3, 2026 at 5:07 PM
As the genocide in Gaza nears its fourth year, communities across the U.S. are pressuring their local governments to break the supply chain of weapons to Israel.
Alice Echols’ new history of the Panthers and SNCC, “Black Power, White Heat,” emphasizes the possibility — and power — of solidarity across real differences.
What the 1960s can teach us about cross-racial solidarity
Alice Echols’ new history of the Panthers and SNCC, “Black Power, White Heat,” emphasizes the possibility — and power — of solidarity across difference.
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September 1, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Alice Echols’ new history of the Panthers and SNCC, “Black Power, White Heat,” emphasizes the possibility — and power — of solidarity across real differences.
The #StandAsMyWitness campaign proves that ordinary people can free political prisoners through the simple act of public witness. But the work is far from finished.
Why solidarity is vital to freeing imprisoned human rights defenders
A global campaign proves that ordinary people can free political prisoners through the simple act of standing witness.
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August 28, 2026 at 8:37 PM
The #StandAsMyWitness campaign proves that ordinary people can free political prisoners through the simple act of public witness. But the work is far from finished.
In a case with sweeping implications for the freedom to protest, supporters are fighting hard on behalf of the 15 Minneapolis organizers singled out for resisting ICE.
The movement to defend the Minneapolis 15
In a case with sweeping implications, supporters are fighting hard to defend the Minneapolis organizers singled out for resisting ICE.
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August 27, 2026 at 6:41 PM
In a case with sweeping implications for the freedom to protest, supporters are fighting hard on behalf of the 15 Minneapolis organizers singled out for resisting ICE.
Educator Safoora Arbab challenges familiar accounts of the remarkable nonviolent movement that emerged among the Pashtun people in the Northwest Frontier of British India.
Recovering the transformative story of the Khudai Khidmatgar
Educator Safoora Arbab discusses the remarkable nonviolent movement that emerged among the Pashtun people in the Northwest Frontier of British India.
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August 26, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Educator Safoora Arbab challenges familiar accounts of the remarkable nonviolent movement that emerged among the Pashtun people in the Northwest Frontier of British India.
Fifty years after a mass movement for peace helped end the Vietnam War, US bombs are still exploding in Laos, and there’s a renewed push for reparations.
The fight to clean up the damage of the Vietnam War isn’t over
Fifty years after a mass movement for peace helped end the Vietnam War, US bombs are still exploding in Laos, and there’s a renewed push for reparations.
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August 25, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Fifty years after a mass movement for peace helped end the Vietnam War, US bombs are still exploding in Laos, and there’s a renewed push for reparations.
By creating “Sanctuary Zones” that refuse to cooperate with ICE or police, a coalition in Atlanta is building the infrastructure to practice real community safety.
Atlanta offers a model for building sanctuary
By creating “Sanctuary Zones” that refuse to cooperate with ICE or police, a coalition in Atlanta is building the infrastructure to practice real community safety.
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August 20, 2026 at 6:10 PM
By creating “Sanctuary Zones” that refuse to cooperate with ICE or police, a coalition in Atlanta is building the infrastructure to practice real community safety.
A recent bus tour of US judges proves the power of meeting people in their communities to talk about why the rule of law matters in their everyday lives.
What we learned from a US bus tour of judges
A recent bus tour of US judges proves the power of meeting people in their communities to talk about why the rule of law matters in their everyday lives.
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August 18, 2026 at 5:00 PM
A recent bus tour of US judges proves the power of meeting people in their communities to talk about why the rule of law matters in their everyday lives.
Movements can still find people on social media. But the real organizing has to happen somewhere else — and getting people there is the part we keep skipping.
It’s time for movements to rethink social media
Movements can still find people on social media. But the real organizing has to happen somewhere else — and that's the part we keep skipping.
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August 13, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Movements can still find people on social media. But the real organizing has to happen somewhere else — and getting people there is the part we keep skipping.
Reflecting on decades of organizing — from Occupy to Mamdani’s campaign — Yotam Marom’s book “For Louder Days” offers a powerful guide to making hard choices.
Review by @hannahsassaman.bsky.social
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Review by @hannahsassaman.bsky.social
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Why bravery and heartbreak are essential to organizing
Reflecting on decades of organizing — from Occupy to Mamdani’s campaign — Yotam Marom’s book “For Louder Days” offers a powerful guide to making hard choices.
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August 12, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Reflecting on decades of organizing — from Occupy to Mamdani’s campaign — Yotam Marom’s book “For Louder Days” offers a powerful guide to making hard choices.
Review by @hannahsassaman.bsky.social
wagingnonviolence.org/2026/08/yota...
Review by @hannahsassaman.bsky.social
wagingnonviolence.org/2026/08/yota...
Nuclear abolitionist and Representative to the UN Anna Ikeda discusses Buddhism, grassroots movements, interfaith peacebuilding and why humanity — not technology — will determine our future.
Nuclear and AI development reveal broader questions about humanity
Nuclear abolitionist Anna Ikeda discusses interfaith peacebuilding and why humanity — not technology — will determine our future.
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August 10, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Nuclear abolitionist and Representative to the UN Anna Ikeda discusses Buddhism, grassroots movements, interfaith peacebuilding and why humanity — not technology — will determine our future.
Julie Xu, a tenant organizer with CAAAV, explains why a 20-year movement for a rent freeze pivoted — and built a coalition to elect Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
The inside-outside strategy behind New York’s rent freeze
Julie Xu, a tenant organizer in Chinatown, explains why a 20-year movement for a rent freeze pivoted — and built a coalition to elect Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
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August 7, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Julie Xu, a tenant organizer with CAAAV, explains why a 20-year movement for a rent freeze pivoted — and built a coalition to elect Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
As the threat of federal interference looms over the midterms, we can look to D.C., where a grassroots election protection effort stood up to federal troops.
What D.C.’s election defense under occupation can teach us
As the threat of federal interference looms over the midterms, we can look to D.C., where grassroots election protectors stood up to federal troops.
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August 6, 2026 at 7:09 PM
As the threat of federal interference looms over the midterms, we can look to D.C., where a grassroots election protection effort stood up to federal troops.
Participants explain the secret to the "good vibes" that have sustained Albania's flamingo revolution as a peaceful protest for 60 days and counting.
How creativity — and children — have kept Albania’s revolution alive
Participants explain the secret to the "good vibes" that have sustained Albania's flamingo revolution as a peaceful protest for over 60 days.
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August 4, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Participants explain the secret to the "good vibes" that have sustained Albania's flamingo revolution as a peaceful protest for 60 days and counting.
For over 670 days, refugees trapped in a UN camp have maintained a daily sit-in in the Sahara Desert to demand basic human rights.
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Inside the longest refugee protest in history
For over 670 days, refugees trapped in a UN camp have maintained a daily sit-in in the Sahara Desert to demand basic human rights.
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July 31, 2026 at 5:44 PM
For over 670 days, refugees trapped in a UN camp have maintained a daily sit-in in the Sahara Desert to demand basic human rights.
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The Cockroach Party ousted a government minister and agreed to leave the streets of New Delhi — now the question is what structures remain to get its other demands met.
What India’s Cockroach Party won — and what’s next
The Cockroach Party ousted a government minister and agreed to leave the streets of New Delhi — now the question is what structures remain to get its other demands met.
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July 30, 2026 at 8:48 PM
The Cockroach Party ousted a government minister and agreed to leave the streets of New Delhi — now the question is what structures remain to get its other demands met.
Three emerging feminist leaders have a vision for real climate action — and it starts with centering the voices of youth, women and Indigenous people.
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Indigenous women already have the climate solutions
Three emerging feminist leaders have a vision for real climate action — and it starts with centering the voices of youth, women and Indigenous people.
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July 29, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Three emerging feminist leaders have a vision for real climate action — and it starts with centering the voices of youth, women and Indigenous people.
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Economic analyst Steven Qi discusses how stable economies can be a form of peacebuilding.
The economics of nonviolence
Economic analyst Steven Qi discusses how stable economies can be a form of peacebuilding.
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July 29, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Economic analyst Steven Qi discusses how stable economies can be a form of peacebuilding.
We are excited to announce the first Waging Nonviolence Fellowship for writers who want to tell compelling movement stories! Apply by August 10 and help spread the word.
Announcing the first Waging Nonviolence Fellowship
The Waging Nonviolence Fellowship is a five-month journalistic training program that offers the opportunity to work closely with experienced editors and generate a body of clips on an undercovered mov...
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July 28, 2026 at 4:15 PM
We are excited to announce the first Waging Nonviolence Fellowship for writers who want to tell compelling movement stories! Apply by August 10 and help spread the word.
Co-director of Pax Christi International’s Catholic Institute for Nonviolence Marie Dennis discusses how we resist systems of domination in an age of rapidly advancing technology. wagingnonviolence.org/metta/podcas...
Pope Leo’s AI challenge belongs to us all
Catholic nonviolence organizer Marie Dennis discusses how we resist systems of domination in an age of rapidly advancing technology.
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July 24, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Co-director of Pax Christi International’s Catholic Institute for Nonviolence Marie Dennis discusses how we resist systems of domination in an age of rapidly advancing technology. wagingnonviolence.org/metta/podcas...