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Waging Nonviolence

Waging Nonviolence is an independent, non-profit media platform dedicated to providing original reporting and expert analysis of social movements around the world. They believe that when ordinary people organize they have incredible power and are the drivers of social change — not politicians, billionaires or corporations. Since their founding in 2009, they have published reporting from contributors in more than 80 countries — with a special focus on overlooked movements in the Global South, as well as issues that traditional media tend to ignore.

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Dissent
Defections are crucial to ending Putin’s war — Russian soldiers looking for a way out need support

Defections are crucial to ending Putin’s war — Russian soldiers looking for a way out need support

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By David Cortright | – ( Waging Nonviolence) – Putin’s greatest vulnerability may be his dependence on the willingness of Russian soldiers to do his dirty work. Although many in Russia have been conditioned to accept Kremlin propaganda, others have doubts about the war, including some of the troops who have been sent to fight […]

Authoritarianism
Facing severe Repression, Russians are turning to antiwar Graffiti

Facing severe Repression, Russians are turning to antiwar Graffiti

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By Colleen Wood and Alexis Lerner | – ( Waging Nonviolence ) – It is exceedingly difficult to organize peaceful protests in Russia. Since the Kremlin’s “Special Operation” began on Feb. 24, police have detained nearly 15,000 people across the country in connection with peaceful demonstrations. On March 4, the Kremlin expanded the scope of […]

Displaced and Refugees
We must turn solidarity with Ukraine into the new normal for all refugees

We must turn solidarity with Ukraine into the new normal for all refugees

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By Nicolas Haeringer | – ( Waging Nonviolence ) – Since Russia started its war on Ukraine, we’ve seen a tremendous outpouring of solidarity with Ukrainians. People have made online donations to the Ukrainian army, Europe has welcomed refugees with open arms and free trains, western countries have united in their imposition of sanctions on […]

Dissent
Ukrainians took to the streets to avert a nuclear disaster. Will Americans do the same?

Ukrainians took to the streets to avert a nuclear disaster. Will Americans do the same?

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By Paul Gunter and Linda Pentz Gunter | – ( Waging Nonviolence) – On March 2, a striking news clip found its way onto the internet. It showed nuclear power plant workers and ordinary citizens blockading the access road to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine. They stood solemnly in the street, waving Ukrainian […]

Coal
Bet on institution building, not Manchin

Bet on institution building, not Manchin

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By Katey Lauer | – This story was first published by The Forge. (Waging Nonviolence ) – Last year, I wrote an article in The Forge making the case for leaving Joe Manchin be. The argument went like this: Joe Manchin got elected by amassing a war chest of corporate money and influence. Because of […]

Israel/ Palestine
Strengthening intergenerational work on Israel-Palestine Peace

Strengthening intergenerational work on Israel-Palestine Peace

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By Andrew Gordon-Kirsch and Cherie Brown | – ( Waging Nonviolence ) – As trainers, coaches and activists on Israel-Palestine issues, we have found ourselves in the middle of many heated intergenerational arguments. Disagreements can range from campaign tactics to who is most to blame for the continuing conflict. Cherie recalls a time shortly after […]

Culture
Why ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ is a lesson in Restorative Justice needed by our Vindictive Politics

Why ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ is a lesson in Restorative Justice needed by our Vindictive Politics

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Raven Yamamoto | – This article contains spoilers for “Spider-Man: No Way Home.” ( Waging Nonviolence) – I went into “Spider-Man: No Way Home” thinking it was going to be another feel-good film about one of my favorite characters to come out of Marvel’s long list of heroes. But I was happily surprised to find […]

Climate Crisis
In Bid to shut down New England’s last coal plant: Kayaktivists and Garden Blockaders try to Save Planet

In Bid to shut down New England’s last coal plant: Kayaktivists and Garden Blockaders try to Save Planet

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Arnie Alpert | – ( Waging Nonviolence) – There’s one form of power that’s generated when hot water turns turbines to create electricity. There are other forms of power held by investors, property owners and regulatory agencies. And then there’s people power, which can be harnessed to affect decisions of investors, property owners and regulatory […]

Climate Crisis
Why activism needs to be part of any meaningful climate education

Why activism needs to be part of any meaningful climate education

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By Nick Engelfried | – Last month, crowds of young people and supporters gathered in 1,500 locations around the world for one of the largest youth-led climate protests since countries began emerging from the most restrictive phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many students skipped school or staged class walkouts to participate in the Sept. 24 […]

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