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Published in: TransformationA new activist toolkit arrives in beautiful fashion
Lots of resources on nonviolent action come from the global north, yet courageous activists in the global south are...
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Published in: TransformationSix creative ways to make your point at political party conventions
“Look, I know I’m not supposed to be up here, but to be honest neither is Donald Trump.”
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Published in: TransformationHow I became a refugee within a day
As a refugee, there is no place I can call home. I've had to accept a life in exile.
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Published in: TransformationNude protests, sex strikes and the power of the taboo
Nonviolent tactics like stripping naked can be highly effective political advocacy, even ending wars, particularly...
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Published in: TransformationIslam and the future of tolerance
A new book by best-selling atheist Sam Harris and Islamist-turned-reformist Maajid Nawaz fails to convince.
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Published in: Transformation#BlackLivesMatter makes some people angry. Isn’t that good?
A new wave of activism is rooted in a different spiritual tradition to the civil rights movement of the 1960s.
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Published in: TransformationGet real! Five spiritual responses to political reality
Do you belong to one of these five groups of people who are changing politics through spirituality?
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Published in: TransformationThe life and death of Daniel Berrigan
Celebrating the remarkable life of a renowned peace activist and writer who died on April 30 2016.
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Published in: TransformationResisting in our free time: the state of civil society today
Young activists attend the CIVICUS International Civil Society Week—and come back disappointed.
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Published in: TransformationCourt victory gives momentum to long struggle against London arms fair
Eight people have been found not guilty of using direct action to shut down one of the largest arms fairs in the world.
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Published in: TransformationEnding the silence around German colonialism
At least 300,000 people died at the hands of German colonizers during its empire. These art projects are uncovering...
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Published in: TransformationRediscovering nonviolence in the Vatican
Is the Catholic Church ready to abandon ‘just war’ theory and recommit to pacifism?
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Published in: TransformationTransforming the politics of makeup
Drag is everywhere. Drag is looks you created and looks you woke up with. At heart, the transformative nature of...
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Published in: TransformationOUR Walmart: nurturing caring communities for courageous action
By building an alternative culture from within, workers at one of the world’s most exploitative corporations are...
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Published in: TransformationHas the movement to prevent gun violence hit a tipping point?
30,000 people are killed by gun violence in the USA every year, but support for gun control is at an all time high....
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Published in: TransformationCOAL: the Vagina Monologues of climate change
Culture change takes us to some dark and painful places, yet art and music remind us that love and beauty are vital...
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Published in: TransformationHow an underground hip hop artist and his book club threaten Angola's regime
This week 17 Angolan activists received jail sentences for participating in a book club. Here's why. Português
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Published in: TransformationWe need both compassion and confrontation to defeat Donald Trump
Having empathy doesn’t mean backing away from confrontation. It’s possible to extend love to opponents while...
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Published in: TransformationPoliticians don’t live our lives: DIY social action
Where can communities find support and inspiration if they want to establish alternatives to the status quo?
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Published in: TransformationThe transformative power of democratic uprisings
Every so often an outburst of resistance seems to break open a world of possibilities, but what makes the difference?