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Published in: TransformationFree University: the new wave of student occupations
London students have been occupying their universities since March. They explain why.
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Published in: TransformationThe art of peace-building
There is still little documentation of how art creates social and personal change. We must develop this language.
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Published in: TransformationZen and the art of social movement maintenance
“In a racially unjust world,” revolutionary activist Angela Davis asked mindfulness popularizer Jon Kabat-Zinn,...
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Published in: TransformationReligion from the inside out
True religion is living a life of compassion in the midst of the material world.
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Published in: TransformationWomen lead the struggle against mining and machismo in Guatemala
For over two years, the small community of San José del Golfo have maintained a 24-hour barricade against the mine...
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Published in: TransformationAs a veteran, I see 'American Sniper' as dangerous, but not for the reasons you'd think
Except for the military’s interpreters, every Iraqi in the movie is either evil, a butchering insurgent or a...
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Published in: TransformationWhat makes nonviolent movements explode?
The emergence of social movements is a product of two powerful forces working in tandem: disruption and sacrifice.
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Published in: TransformationAnother Politics—from anti-colonial to Occupy
Chris Dixon’s new book identifies four principles that underpin the success of transformative social movements.
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Published in: TransformationHow I will prepare my white son for the interactions he won't have with police
Seamus’ whiteness means that I don’t have to teach him how to prepare for humiliation. That is white privilege in a nutshell.
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Published in: TransformationHow Florida farm-workers won fairer pay from America's biggest food companies
"This is not a film about oppression. It's actually about transformation."
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Published in: TransformationWhy I want to burn everything down right now—and why I’m not going to
What I learned from James Baldwin’s writing about race, in a moment of great anger.
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Published in: TransformationThe transformation of a warrior behind bars
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...
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Published in: TransformationThe ordinary, extraordinary life of David Hartsough
Nonviolent action is a seamless part of the rhythm of life. A review of Waging Peace: Global Adventures of a...
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Published in: TransformationAn unexpected cloud of witnesses: Sister Rice replies
Collective recognition is more important than the raising up of icons: there is no mastermind in the transformation...
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Published in: TransformationDorothy Day and Thomas Merton: two journeys to wholeness
Two lives show that a truly integrated existence—a life-long process of personal and political transformation—lies...
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Published in: TransformationHow did Gandhi win?
What underpins the transformative impact of campaigning? Short term success or failure may be a poor guide to the future.
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Published in: TransformationThe future of the climate debate
The cutting edge of the climate change debate was absent from recent events in New York City, including mass...
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Published in: HomeWith peace and love: civil disobedience in Hong Kong
Western media outlets have described Hong Kong’s accelerated wave of unrest as predominantly led by students. It has...
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Published in: TransformationConfessions of a climate change denier
The global people's climate march is the right time to confront the culture of denial that still exists among many...
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Published in: TransformationSurviving the ups and downs of social movements
The fluctuating cycles of popular movements can’t be avoided, so how do activists translate periods of peak activity...