London students have been occupying their universities since March. They explain why.

There is still little documentation of how art creates social and personal change. We must develop this language.

“In a racially unjust world,” revolutionary activist Angela Davis asked mindfulness popularizer Jon Kabat-Zinn,...

True religion is living a life of compassion in the midst of the material world.

For over two years, the small community of San José del Golfo have maintained a 24-hour barricade against the mine...

Except for the military’s interpreters, every Iraqi in the movie is either evil, a butchering insurgent or a...

The emergence of social movements is a product of two powerful forces working in tandem: disruption and sacrifice.

Chris Dixon’s new book identifies four principles that underpin the success of transformative social movements.

Seamus’ whiteness means that I don’t have to teach him how to prepare for humiliation. That is white privilege in a nutshell.

"This is not a film about oppression. It's actually about transformation."

What I learned from James Baldwin’s writing about race, in a moment of great anger.

I’m sick of seeing people die, I’m tired of losing loved ones. I don’t want to die on the streets, I don’t want to...

Nonviolent action is a seamless part of the rhythm of life. A review of Waging Peace: Global Adventures of a...

Collective recognition is more important than the raising up of icons: there is no mastermind in the transformation...

Two lives show that a truly integrated existence—a life-long process of personal and political transformation—lies...

What underpins the transformative impact of campaigning? Short term success or failure may be a poor guide to the future.

The cutting edge of the climate change debate was absent from recent events in New York City, including mass...

Western media outlets have described Hong Kong’s accelerated wave of unrest as predominantly led by students. It has...

The global people's climate march is the right time to confront the culture of denial that still exists among many...

The fluctuating cycles of popular movements can’t be avoided, so how do activists translate periods of peak activity...