The discipline of nonviolence Journalist Emily Yellin discusses Rev. James Lawson's spiritual grounding, strategic brilliance and lifelong commitment to nonviolence.

Journalist Emily Yellin discusses Rev. James Lawson's spiritual grounding, strategic brilliance and lifelong commitment to nonviolent direct action.

Palestinian students are fighting for their right to education As the Israeli occupation targets universities, Palestinian students resist scholasticide while calling for international solidarity.

As the Israeli occupation targets academic institutions, Palestinian students resist scholasticide while calling for tangible international solidarity.

Next steps for the No Kings movement As No Kings prepares for the next nationwide mobilization, it's time to integrate the "playbook."

As No Kings prepares for the next nationwide mobilization, it's time to integrate the "playbook."

What we can learn from the playbook that defeated Orbán How Hungarians ousted Viktor Orbán is a critical case study for people doing the unglamorous but essential work of democracy defense.

How Hungarians ousted Viktor Orbán is a critical case study for people doing the unglamorous but essential work of democracy defense. Here are eight lessons from their playbook.

How organizers are addressing sexual violence in movement spaces The revelations about Cesar Chavez underscore the need to reckon with sexual abuse by changing organizing cultures and following workers’ lead.

The revelations about Cesar Chavez underscore the need to reckon with sexual abuse by changing organizing cultures and following workers’ lead.

Sudanese ‘resistance theater’ animates a future without war As the war in Sudan rages on, theater is being used to help survivors of violence heal invisible wounds and build a culture of peace.

As the war in Sudan rages on, theater is being used to help survivors of violence heal invisible wounds, overcome isolation and build a culture of peace.

Cooking for my incarcerated community affirms our shared humanity Sharing meals anchors us both to our lives outside the prison walls and to each other in one of the most toxic environments anywhere.

Sharing meals anchors incarcerated people both to our lives outside the prison walls and to each other in one of the most toxic environments anywhere.

Setting the record straight on the political impacts of migration Migration and finance researcher Pablo Pastor Vital discusses how political systems define mobility and belonging.

Migration and finance researcher Pablo Pastor Vital discusses how political systems define mobility and belonging. wagingnonviolence.org/cnv/podcast/...

How grassroots organizers pushed a drone company out of Brooklyn Demilitarize Brooklyn Navy Yard won its first victory against a drone company with ties to the IDF and DHS.

Demilitarize Brooklyn Navy Yard won its first victory against a drone company with ties to the IDF and DHS.

Mutual aid is a lifeline for the million people displaced by war in Lebanon Food, clothing and shelter provided by mutual aid efforts in Lebanon are vital as Israel’s escalating war triggers a growing humanitarian crisis.

Food, clothing and shelter provided by mutual aid efforts in Lebanon are vital as Israel’s escalating war triggers a growing humanitarian crisis.

Expanding our definition of security By expanding our definition of security, we can more accurately reflect how a secure world is achieved and defended in practice.

By expanding our definition of security, we can more accurately reflect how a secure world is achieved and defended in practice.

What faith leaders bring to the resistance Across the US, progressive clergy are seizing ground from Christian nationalists through testimony and liturgy that inspire and mobilize.

Across the US, progressive clergy are seizing ground from Christian nationalists with testimony and liturgy that inspire and mobilize.

Nonviolence as revolutionary love Founder of Revolutionary Love Project, Valarie Kaur, discusses how we cultivate the inner strength to see the humanity in others — even those who oppose us.

Civil rights activist and founder of Revolutionary Love Project, Valarie Kaur, discusses how we cultivate the inner strength to see the humanity in others — even those who oppose us.

In Gaza, education is a daily act of quiet resistance For students in Gaza, studying is a collective, grassroots effort to preserve education in the absence of formal institutions.

For students in Gaza, studying is no longer an individual activity, but a collective, grassroots effort to preserve education in the absence of formal institutions.

My experience in the farmworker movement helps me understand Dolores' silence Dolores Huerta, Ana Murguia and Debra Rojas made a sacrifice, but it was the kind of sacrifice no one should ever have to make.

Dolores Huerta, Ana Murguia and Debra Rojas made an enormous sacrifice for the farmworker movement, but it was the kind of sacrifice no one should ever have to make.

The Minneapolis protests recall a long lineage of women’s peace movements We saw in Minneapolis what we’ve long seen in U.S. peace movements: Women bringing innovation, moral clarity and an insistence on justice.

We saw in Minneapolis what we’ve long seen in U.S. peace movements: Women bringing innovation, moral clarity, caregiving and an insistence on justice.

When we fight for public schools, we fight for democracy A “non-permission slip” is the first step in a new nationwide campaign training thousands of local organizers to defend public education.

A “non-permission slip” is the first step in a new nationwide campaign training thousands of local organizers to defend public education. #FreetheFuture

The new face of civil resistance Author, activist and strategist Rivera Sun discusses how communities protect one another through nonviolent intervention, accompaniment, and public refusal.

Author, activist and strategist Rivera Sun discusses how communities protect one another through nonviolent intervention, accompaniment, and public refusal.

When madness becomes policy To address the present crisis, we need to go beyond politics and transform our modern culture that degrades us.

To address the present crisis, we need to go beyond politics and transform our modern culture that degrades us.

What Bono gets right about nonviolent resistance U2’s first new record in nearly a decade, “Days of Ash,” is a call to action fueled by anger and rooted in hope.

U2’s first new record in nearly a decade, “Days of Ash,” is a call to action fueled by anger and rooted in hope.

Where’s the resistance to the Iran war? A majority of Americans already oppose the war in Iran, but the bombs won’t stop until public opinion is converted into real pressure.

A majority of Americans already oppose the war in Iran, but the bombs won’t stop until public opinion is converted into real pressure.

It’s time to oust Stephen Miller Noem’s firing shows our power, and now we must remove the real architect of Trump's deportation machine and so many other harmful policies.

Kristi Noem’s firing shows our power, writes Daniel Hunter. And now we must go after the real architect of Trump's deportation machine and so many other harmful policies: Stephen Miller.

Remembering civil rights icon Bernard LaFayette Civil rights legend Bernard LaFayette reshaped the course of the nation. But what I remember most was his joy and unwavering hopefulness.

Civil rights legend Dr. Bernard LaFayette helped reshape the course of the nation. But what I remember most was his joy and unwavering hopefulness.

Why loyalty shifts are key to defeating autocrats As fissures among Trump supporters widen, we all have a role to play in creating the conditions for defection and loyalty shifts.

As fissures among Trump supporters widen, we all have a role to play in creating the conditions for defection and loyalty shifts.

Trump and his enablers must be held accountable for the war on Iran Despair is not an option: Grassroots movements need to use every tool at their disposal to push back against militarism everywhere, at every turn.

Despair is not an option: Grassroots movements need to use every tool at their disposal to push back against militarism everywhere, at every turn.

A successful general strike requires trauma-informed mutual aid To strike at scale and over the long-term, we need to build real trust so that we can lean on each other when the paychecks stop.

To strike at scale and over the long-term, we need to build real trust so that we can lean on each other when the paychecks stop.

Elders are a powerhouse of the US pro-democracy movement Seniors are not sitting at home knitting sweaters for their grandkids — we are engaging in civil resistance with passion and determination.

Today’s seniors are not sitting at home knitting sweaters for their grandkids — we are engaging in civil resistance with passion and determination in many meaningful ways.

How 17-year-olds are organizing walkouts against ICE Across the country, high school students are organizing walkouts and days of action to protest ICE and show solidarity with immigrants.

Across the country, high school students are organizing walkouts, coalitions and days of action to protest ICE and show solidarity with immigrants. #AbolishICE #iceout

Why peace is more human than war Anthropologist Doug Fry challenges the assumption that humans are programmed for war, offering an alternative story about human nature.

Anthropologist Doug Fry challenges the assumption that humans are programmed for war, offering an alternative story about human nature.

How to build emergency response systems for the long haul The international accompaniment movement teaches us that to avoid burnout, we must build durable, collective and supportive structures now.

The international accompaniment movement teaches us that to sustain an emergency response to state violence, we must build durable, collective and supportive structures now.