transformative nonviolence

Published in: Transformation

From Baghdad to Syracuse: exposing the reality of war

Published on: 27 September 2015

Written by: Ed Kinane All articles by Ed Kinane

Persistent, public truth-telling is essential for an end to militarism and violence.

Published in: Transformation

Pope Francis and the nonviolent shift

Published on: 25 September 2015

Written by: Ken Butigan All articles by Ken Butigan

The message is simple. We want to take care of the earth, stop killing others, and start rebuilding the world so that everyone has food, housing, healthcare, education, employment and dignity.

Published in: Transformation

Say it like it is

Published on: 22 September 2015

Written by: Prince Ea All articles by Prince Ea

We can’t live with other people and we can’t live with ourselves. (Video: 3 minutes).

Published in: Transformation

How do we resist in a world that’s awash in fear?

Published on: 20 September 2015

Written by: Fiona Jeffries All articles by Fiona Jeffries

Fear may never disappear, but we can make it ineffective as a means of power and control.

Published in: Transformation

I take my orders from 23-year-old queer women

Published on: 15 September 2015

Written by: Sarah van Gelder All articles by Sarah van Gelder

A leading activist pastor speaks about the emerging face of civil rights leadership in 21st century America.

Published in: Transformation

Would you bulldoze your own temple?

Published on: 13 September 2015

Written by: Shannon Biggs All articles by Shannon Biggs

"We are our land and our land is us." Hawaiians stand for a mountain.

Published in: Transformation

To succeed, movements must overcome the tension between rationality and emotion

Published on: 10 September 2015

Written by: George Lakey All articles by George Lakey

Avoiding conflict disempowers those who suffer oppression. We have to develop the muscles to fight for our own liberation.

Published in: Transformation

The sacredness of working to end white supremacy: a conversation with Rev. Anne Dunlap

Published on: 4 September 2015

Written by: Chris Crass All articles by Chris Crass

In the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement, white people are coming to consciousness about white supremacy and looking for ways to take action for racial justice.

Published in: Transformation

I’m out of prison but I’m still not free: the continuing struggles of the Y-12 Three

Published on: 31 August 2015

Written by: Michael Edwards All articles by Michael Edwards

Three peace activists followed by openDemocracy have been released from jail, but their work against nuclear weapons goes on.

Published in: Transformation

Freedom Side’s emerging radical democratic imagination

Published on: 27 August 2015

Written by: Geoff Gilbert All articles by Geoff Gilbert

A new coalition of young activists of color is emerging under Black Lives Matter. (4,000 words)

Published in: Transformation

How to decolonize your yoga practice

Published on: 13 July 2015

Written by: Susanna Barkataki All articles by Susanna Barkataki

The practices westerners now turn to for alternative health were intentionally eradicated from India under colonial rule.

Published in: Transformation

Arms companies are making money by taking over UK schools

Published on: 2 June 2015

Written by: Andrew Smith All articles by Andrew Smith

Europe's largest arms manufacturer, BAE Systems, has applied to sponsor the failing Furness Academy. The reason is profit.

Published in: Transformation

The true miracle of Óscar Romero

Published on: 1 June 2015

Written by: Claudia Horwitz All articles by Claudia Horwitz

The memory of martyrs is exalted, but to what purpose?

Published in: Beyond Trafficking and Slavery

Safe migration as an emerging anti-trafficking agenda?

Published on: 21 May 2015

Written by: Sverre Molland All articles by Sverre Molland

Safe migration has become a way for anti-trafficking organisations to re-articulate how a concern with labour exploitation relates to migration, yet it remains unclear how ‘safety’ can be ensured.

Published in: Transformation

Rebuilding the divided city of Caracas

Published on: 19 May 2015

Written by: Tere García Alcaraz All articles by Tere García Alcaraz

Meet the artists who are tactically intervening to bring together poor communities in Caracas.

Published in: Transformation

Meet the new group that wants to disarm and displace the NYPD

Published on: 12 May 2015

Written by: Ashoka Jegroo All articles by Ashoka Jegroo

'Disarm NYPD' is a new collective seeking to immediately stop the New York Police Department from killing anyone ever again.

Published in: Transformation

The flute at the checkpoint: music and confinement in Palestine

Published on: 8 May 2015

Written by: Sandy Tolan All articles by Sandy Tolan

Ramzi Aburedwan fulfilled his dream of opening children's music schools up across Palestine - but he still doesn't have the right to freedom of movement in his own homeland.