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.

Authoritarianism

The 6 Superpowers that Faith Communities bring to nonviolent Struggle

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While religion has far too often been a tool of authoritarianism, faith institutions and communities have also been the life force of so many freedom movements. Maria J. Stephan ( Waging Nonviolence ) – In June, Catholic Bishop Michael Pham of San Diego, who fled Vietnam as a 13-year-old refugee in 1980, was part […]

censorship

Jimmy Kimmel’s Reinstatement shows the Power of Noncooperation

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Disney’s reversal on Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension wasn’t an act of corporate consciousness — it was a strategic retreat forced by coordinated pressure. Joe Worthy ( Waging Nonviolence ) – The attempt to silence late-night host Jimmy Kimmel has backfired in a big way, with Disney/ABC now reversing the “indefinite suspension” it announced last week. This […]

Authoritarianism

New data shows No Kings was One of the largest Days of Protest in US history

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The historic number of No Kings Day protesters and their expansive geographic spread are signs of a growing and durable pro-democracy movement. Erica Chenoweth, Soha Hammam, Jeremy Pressman, and Christopher Wiley Shay ( Waging Nonviolence ) – No Kings Day on June 14 was one of the largest single days of protest in United States […]

Climate Crisis

A new Youth-led Lawsuit is challenging Trump’s Fossil Fuel Orders

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In Lightiser v. Trump, 22 young people are using the protections of the Constitution to demand a livable future. Davin Faris ( Waging Nonviolence ) – This summer, kids are taking the climate crisis to the courts. The 22 plaintiffs of Lighthiser v. Trump, a lawsuit filed in May, range from 7 to 25 years […]

Kurds

Lessons from a historic Act of Disarmament in Kurdistan

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After decades of armed struggle, the PKK is laying down its weapons and beginning a new nonviolent chapter in the Kurdish independence movement. Matt Meyer ( Waging Nonviolence ) – On July 11, in the hills of Northern Iraq, a scene unfolded that would shake even the most experienced disarmament activist. Walking down a steep […]

Israel Lobby

Why Faith Leaders are standing up to the Largest pro-Israel Christian Lobby

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An interfaith campaign is confronting one of the most powerful groups driving unconditional support for Israel and the genocide in Gaza with spiritual resistance. Jaisal Noor ( Waging Nonviolence ) – At lunchtime on July 1, as the Senate prepared to vote on Trump’s deeply unpopular “Big Beautiful Bill,” the cafeteria line at the Rayburn […]

Authoritarianism

American Spring? How nonviolent Protest in the US is Accelerating

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Contrary to conventional wisdom, the size and scale of anti-Trump protests this year have dwarfed those in 2017, and they have been extraordinarily peaceful. Erica Chenoweth, Soha Hammam, Jeremy Pressman, and Christopher Wiley Shay June 12, 2025 ( Waging Nonviolence ) – On streets and highway passes, at intersections and in parks, millions of Americans […]

Israel/ Palestine

Inside the Resurgence of Jewish-led Palestine Solidarity

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Jewish Studies scholar Oren Kroll-Zeldin discusses his new book “Unsettled,” which documents the new generation of American Jews resisting Israeli violence. Shane Burley ( Waging Nonviolence ) – Over the last year and a half, the movement for Palestinian liberation has become one of the largest American social movements of the decade. Not only that, […]

Democracy

What the US can learn from South Koreans who stopped an Authoritarian Power-Grab

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Jungmin Choi As Elon Musk and his DOGE team set about dismantling government agencies, many Americans expected a strong response from Congressional Democrats. Instead, party leaders offered weak statements and little resistance to being refused entry to the very agencies they are tasked with overseeing. This lack of urgency amid what’s being called an administrative […]