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Waging Nonviolence

Israel/ Palestine
I saw what turning the Palestinian Village of Masafer Yatta into an Israeli Military ‘Firing Zone’ Means

I saw what turning the Palestinian Village of Masafer Yatta into an Israeli Military ‘Firing Zone’ Means

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By Mahmoud Soliman | – ( Waging Nonviolence) – Since a ruling of the Israeli Supreme Court on May 4, the Israeli military has been actively training in Masafer Yatta, in the middle of eight villages and hamlets where more than 1,100 Palestinians are living. More than half of the residents are children. Masafer Yatta […]

African-Americans
Community Groups and Activists pivot to Mutual Aid amid ongoing Water Crisis in Jackson, Mississippi

Community Groups and Activists pivot to Mutual Aid amid ongoing Water Crisis in Jackson, Mississippi

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By Sara Herschander | – ( Waging Nonviolence ) – After major flooding last week and years of infrastructural neglect, 150,000 residents of Jackson, Mississippi have been left without safe drinking water, leaving community groups scrambling to address the crisis. “We’re always on alert, and we’re always in the community,” said Efren Nuñez, an organizer […]

Climate Crisis
Why Climate Activists Need to Celebrate the Inflation Reduction Act, a major Turning Point despite its Warts

Why Climate Activists Need to Celebrate the Inflation Reduction Act, a major Turning Point despite its Warts

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By Daniel Hunter | – ( Waging Nonviolence) – Congress just passed a major $375 billion climate bill, and it will be signed by the president. Yet, when I texted long-standing colleagues in Sunrise Movement, climate justice groups, Sierra Club, local pipeline fights and elsewhere, I found the mood to be… ambivalent, cautious, and non-celebratory. […]

Authoritarianism
How Tunisians can instill Democracy in the Face of growing Authoritarianism

How Tunisians can instill Democracy in the Face of growing Authoritarianism

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By Craig Brown | – ( Waging Nonviolence ) – As Tunisia’s president Kais Saied takes the country down the path of authoritarianism, opponents faced a quandary about what to do during the July 25 referendum, on a constitution that will hand Saied significant power. Political opponents and civil society organizations considered whether it was […]

Dissent
‘Waste no more time’ — a teacher’s call to act on gun violence

‘Waste no more time’ — a teacher’s call to act on gun violence

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By Michael Nagler and Francesca Po | – ( Waging Nonviolence) – Given the almost inconceivable tragedy that has been visited on our schools — and believing that no democracy can survive without a viable education and a safe space for children — Michael Nagler spoke with career teacher, peace activist and Metta Center board […]

Feminism
How to get involved in the Mass Mobilizations erupting after Roe Overturned

How to get involved in the Mass Mobilizations erupting after Roe Overturned

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Zane McNeill | – ( Waging Nonviolence ) – On Friday, the Supreme Court officially overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling which ensured the right to abortion. After a May leak of the drafted decision, advocates have had time to mobilize and prepare for the potential reversal of Roe, but had hoped that […]

Nonviolence
Breaking cycles of violence in South Sudan

Breaking cycles of violence in South Sudan

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By The Metta Center Team | – ( Waging Nonviolence ) – Peace is made by people; but their work can be greatly improved by organizations. Take, for example, the progressive, non-governmental organization Nonviolent Peaceforce, which is so well represented by former protection officer Hunter Dalli and his dramatic “No” to the endemic violence in […]

Houthi
The mobilization for Yemen is a powerful Model for Today’s Peace Movement

The mobilization for Yemen is a powerful Model for Today’s Peace Movement

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By Sarah Freeman-Woolpert | – ( Waging Nonviolence ) – From the brutal war in Ukraine to the devastating school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, aggression and mass atrocities seem to define today’s world. Yet, even as we navigate this trauma and tragedy, there are glimmers of hope to be found in the lesser-known stories of […]

Climate Crisis
How Climate Solutions promoted by Western Governments avoid what needs to be Done

How Climate Solutions promoted by Western Governments avoid what needs to be Done

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By Jenni Laiti and Florian Carl | – ( Waging Nonviolence) – “What local people?” This was the highly controversial question posed in 2014 by the former head of the British mining company Beowulf — to dismiss concerns over the impacts of a proposed iron-ore mine on the Indigenous Sámi people. The project is set […]

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