Whether you call the role peacekeeper, marshal, or safety, these skills can benefit us all. Peacekeeper training, Greenpoint Library 107 Norman Ave at Leonard St, Brooklyn, NY Sat, 5/16, 10:30am – 1:30pm @bkindivisible.bsky.social [alt text: 3 people including Eileen at deescalation training]

“If signs and symbols didn’t matter, authoritarians wouldn’t strive so desperately to erase history, ban books, remove flags, paint over crosswalks, and suppress any visible sign of diversity.” @riverasun.bsky.social @wagingnonviolence.org‬ wagingnonviolence.org/2025/12/crea...

Inflatables, rainbow crosswalks, flooding snitch lines — creative action was off the charts in 2025

In the face of rising authoritarianism, creativity is an enduring movement superpower that helped us break through the stranglehold of fear this year.

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We need to keep talking about climate. People are increasingly understanding.

People power matters.

Earth Quaker Action Team@eqat.bsky.social · 8mo ago

The NYC Comptroller has formally recommended to 3 public pension boards that they search for a replacement to BlackRock to manage their $42 billion in pensioners' savings because BlackRock is failing on investing for a safe and healthy future. We love to see it!

I’m honored to be speaking at “Faith-Based Organizing in the Age of Authoritarianism” on Nov. 23 in NYC — a free interfaith event bringing together activists, clergy, and organizers to unite faith and justice. 🕐 1–4 PM | 📍15 Rutherford Place | 🥗 Free Lunch Included tinyurl.com/faithbasedor...

Great to speak at @pendlehillusa.bsky.social where folks sang together and asked deep questions. Video link below. If you haven't ordered the book CommonGround yet, the Pendle Hill bookstore still has copies: pendlehill.org/product/comm...

Pendle Hill@pendlehillusa.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Thanks to those who joined us for last night's First Monday Lecture with Eileen Flanagan on "Building Common Ground in Polarized Times." If you missed it, you can watch it on YouTube at youtube.com/live/mwx-alz...

Quaker author and activist Eileen Flanagan talks about activism and how Quaker Meetings help us in overcoming fear. Hear or watch Quakers Today podcast: www.friendsjournal.org/podcast/quak... @eileenflanagan.bsky.social @friendsjournal.org

@pendlehillusa.bsky.social is where I went to figure out if I was a writer and/or a Quaker. (It's also where I met my husband.) Looking forward to giving the Monday night lecture on November 3.

Pendle Hill@pendlehillusa.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Join Eileen Flanagan for the November First Monday Lecture on "Building Common Ground in Polarized Times." This lecture will pull from Eileen's new book, "Common Ground: How the Crisis of the Earth Is Saving Us from Our Illusion of Separation." pendlehill.org/calendar/bui...

Common Ground is Quaker activist Eileen Flanagan's account of her experience in the climate justice movement, a collection of “lessons in resistance and solidarity” that Flanagan has picked up along the way in her life-changing journey to protect the earth.

REVIEWED: Common Ground: How the Crisis of the Earth Is Saving Us from Our Illusion of Separation

"Lessons in resistance and solidarity” learned over the course of Eileen Flanagan's life-changing journey to protect the earth.

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Was great to see @thirdactwisconsin.bsky.social folks in Madison and Milwaukee readings of Common Ground!

Julia Isaacs@jbixleri.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Happy pub day to COMMON GROUND by @eileenflanagan.bsky.social! Flanagan weaves together stories of hard won successes in the climate change movement, including against a multinational bank in one case, and a heavily polluting fossil fuel company in another, based on grassroots organizing.

As pub date approaches, I'm grateful for this review from #Quaker activist and mentor George Lakey: wagingnonviolence.org/2025/08/a-ve...

A veteran climate organizer's new book shares lessons from the frontlines

In “Common Ground,” author Eileen Flanagan takes readers inside hard-fought climate victories, exploring the importance of acting in solidarity.

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It's been a long road, but I feel like I'm where I'm meant to be--sharing lessons from the #climate movement that are relevant to the struggle against #authoritarianism. Please see the comments for my blog post on my new book! #commonground

Research from the Yale Program on Climate Communication shows:

It's been such a busy week preparing for 6/14 I forgot to post this piece I wrote on peacekeeping in the streets: wagingnonviolence.org/2025/06/time...

Timely lessons for keeping people safe in the streets

As Trump looks to increase repression, a new training guide explains how peacekeepers reduce fear and build solidarity.

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Excited for this review of Common Ground! www.publishersweekly.com/9781644214787

Common Ground: How the Crisis of the Earth Is Saving Us from Our Illusion of Separation by Eileen Flanagan

Flanagan, a Quaker and environmental activist, weighs in on the underlying causes of the climate crisis and offers nonviolent st...

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What ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ teaches about resisting authoritarianism wagingnonviolence.org/2025/05/the-...

What ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ teaches about resisting authoritarianism

With ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ coming to an end, here are seven timely lessons from the TV series for resistance movements today.

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Loving spring! Have to celebrate lilacs, which will last longer than our current administration.

Repeating "deport" in understandable exhortations "do not deport X" "stop deportations" "end mass deportations" traps us in the opposition's frame and actually reinforces the logic of...deportations. We must say what we're for: "here to stay" "[PLACE] is our home" etc presuppose immigrants belong.

I was just saying this today. Part of Dr King's legacy is that he taught people that they could do more than they thought they could. #MLKDay

Roxi Wheels@roxiwheels.bsky.social · 2y ago

Today and in the coming days, remember

Here are my thoughts on what we need the serenity to accept and the courage to change: eileenflanagan.com/serenity-cou...

Serenity, Courage, and Maybe Even Wisdom

The New York Times observes that the “resistance” is quieter this inauguration day, foregoing the pink hats and large marches of eight years ago. For some, this may be a sign of acquiescence to the ag...

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Well, I made it over here to BlueSky. Who else is here? And is it any different?