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Participants explain the secret to the "good vibes" that have sustained Albania's flamingo revolution as a peaceful protest for 60 days and counting.
How creativity — and children — have kept Albania’s revolution alive
Participants explain the secret to the "good vibes" that have sustained Albania's flamingo revolution as a peaceful protest for over 60 days.
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For over 670 days, refugees trapped in a UN camp have maintained a daily sit-in in the Sahara Desert to demand basic human rights. wagingnonviolence.org/2026/07/agad...
Inside the longest refugee protest in history
For over 670 days, refugees trapped in a UN camp have maintained a daily sit-in in the Sahara Desert to demand basic human rights.
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The Cockroach Party ousted a government minister and agreed to leave the streets of New Delhi — now the question is what structures remain to get its other demands met.
What India’s Cockroach Party won — and what’s next
The Cockroach Party ousted a government minister and agreed to leave the streets of New Delhi — now the question is what structures remain to get its other demands met.
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Three emerging feminist leaders have a vision for real climate action — and it starts with centering the voices of youth, women and Indigenous people. wagingnonviolence.org/2026/07/indi...
Indigenous women already have the climate solutions
Three emerging feminist leaders have a vision for real climate action — and it starts with centering the voices of youth, women and Indigenous people.
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Economic analyst Steven Qi discusses how stable economies can be a form of peacebuilding.
The economics of nonviolence
Economic analyst Steven Qi discusses how stable economies can be a form of peacebuilding.
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We are excited to announce the first Waging Nonviolence Fellowship for writers who want to tell compelling movement stories! Apply by August 10 and help spread the word.
Announcing the first Waging Nonviolence Fellowship
The Waging Nonviolence Fellowship is a five-month journalistic training program that offers the opportunity to work closely with experienced editors and generate a body of clips on an undercovered mov...
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Co-director of Pax Christi International’s Catholic Institute for Nonviolence Marie Dennis discusses how we resist systems of domination in an age of rapidly advancing technology. wagingnonviolence.org/metta/podcas...
Pope Leo’s AI challenge belongs to us all
Catholic nonviolence organizer Marie Dennis discusses how we resist systems of domination in an age of rapidly advancing technology.
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As local communities around the world unite around a shared enemy — AI data centers — a powerful new direction for climate action is emerging.
The data center fight is going global
As local communities around the world unite around a shared enemy — AI data centers — a powerful new direction for climate action is emerging.
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Engaging in generative conflict by asking tough strategic questions was an important step on the road to New York City’s rent freeze. Yatom Marom explains why conflict avoidance is a problem for movements in an excerpt from his new book, For Louder Days. wagingnonviolence.org/2026/07/move...
Movements cannot shy away from conflict
Engaging in generative conflict by asking tough strategic questions was an important step on the road to New York City’s rent freeze.
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Nancy Kurshan, cofounder of theatrical antiwar group the Yippies, talks about how counterculture can help revitalize our movements.
The Yippies and the power of counterculture
Nancy Kurshan, cofounder of theatrical antiwar group the Yippies, discusses her new memoir and how counterculture can revitalize our movements.
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India’s Cockroach Janta Party started as a meme, but it has transformed into a real youth movement challenging institutions that have failed their generation.
The strategic satire of India’s Gen Z ‘Cockroach’ movement
India’s Cockroach Janta Party started as a meme, but it has transformed into a real youth movement challenging failed institutions.
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This month, the Albert Einstein Institution launches a new People-Powered Training Platform.
Democratizing training for nonviolent resistance
This month, the Albert Einstein Institution launches a new People-Powered Training Platform.
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As the U.S. prepares to celebrate it’s 250th year, it’s time for a (significant) revision to the pledge of allegiance that focuses on what unites us.
A new pledge of allegiance
As the U.S. prepares to celebrate it’s 250th year, it’s time for a (significant) revision to the pledge of allegiance.
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Environmental activist Robin Greenfield discusses how a life of simplicity leads to greater freedom, joy and connection.
Reconnecting with nature is resistance
Environmental activist Robin Greenfield discusses how a life of simplicity leads to greater freedom, joy and connection.
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Only by repairing a legacy of stolen lives, stolen labor and stolen land can we find the path to a more perfect union — and a new zine offers a roadmap.
Finding real national pride on America’s 250th birthday
Only by repairing a legacy of stolen lives, stolen labor and stolen land can we find the path to a more perfect union — and a new zine offers a roadmap.
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Zayd Ayers Dohrn’s new book about his Weatherman parents, “Dangerous, Dirty, Violent and Young,” contends honestly with the political violence of the 1970s.
An intimate reckoning with the Weather Underground
Zayd Ayers Dohrn’s new book about his Weatherman parents, “Dangerous, Dirty, Violent and Young,” contends honestly with the political violence of the 1970s.
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In response to the Trump administration’s attempts to quell dissent and tilt the playing field, people are not shrinking in fear, but getting more bold in their resistance, writes Daniel Hunter.
Trump’s repression of dissent is backfiring
Millions of people are finding meaningful ways to resist despite the Trump’s attempts to quell dissent and tilt the playing field.
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Jared Kushner’s planned luxury resort on protected wetlands in Albania has sparked the largest pro-democracy movement since the fall of communism. #flamingorevolution #handsoffvjosanarta #albaniaisnotforsale
Inside Albania’s youth-led ‘flamingo revolution’
Jared Kushner’s planned luxury resort in Albania has sparked the largest pro-democracy movement since the fall of communism.
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Campaign Nonviolence Action Days invites people into the existing movement toward a nonviolent, equitable and livable world.
Nonviolent solutions are everywhere
Campaign Nonviolence Action Days invites people into the existing movement toward a nonviolent, equitable and livable world.
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Animal rights activist Zoe Rosenberg discusses her nonviolent commitment to defending animals and repression in the movement.
The animal rights movement can transform both hearts and institutions
Animal rights activist Zoe Rosenberg discusses her nonviolent commitment to defending animals and repression in the movement.
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The passage of New York's statewide moratorium on data centers marks the speed at which the movement is growing — and winning — in both blue and red parts of the country.
The data center backlash that’s uniting America
The passage of New York's statewide moratorium marks the speed at which the movement is growing and winning in both blue and red parts of the country.
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By separating our immediate demands from end goals, the left can speak to the real fears people are living with today.
The left needs better answers for scared people
By separating our immediate demands from end goals, the left can speak to the real fears people are living with today.
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David Wise’s new experimental play, “Fight Back,” opens a portal to an earlier era of organizing by reenacting a contentious ACT UP meeting.
Time traveling to a 1980s ACT UP meeting through theater
David Wise’s new experimental play, “Fight Back,” opens a portal to an earlier era of organizing by reenacting a contentious ACT UP meeting.
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Communities in World Cup host cities are holding know-your-rights trainings and ICE-free events to keep immigrants safe.
ICE will be at the World Cup, but organizers are ready
Communities in World Cup host cities are holding know-your-rights trainings and ICE-free events to keep immigrants safe.
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To counter Big Tech’s narrative of AI inevitability, movements are beginning to resist on many fronts where this dangerous tech is being deployed.
10 reasons to resist AI
To counter Big Tech’s narrative of AI inevitability, movements are beginning to resist on many fronts where this dangerous tech is being deployed.
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As Japan deepens its allegiance to US military interests, Japanese artists are finding creative ways to foster a stronger culture of political dissent. wagingnonviolence.org/2026/06/japa...
In Japan, raves and tea parties become sites of protest
As Japan deepens its allegiance to US military interests, Japanese artists are finding creative ways to foster a stronger culture of political dissent.
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“A decentralized and empowered civil society is one of the most resilient forms of democratic defense. This moment calls for us to assess wisely, build steadily, act strategically & defend relentlessly.” @wagingnonviolence.org wagingnonviolence.org/2025/11/the-...
The playbook of every successful nonviolent struggle
Nonviolent movements that have toppled oppressive regimes, prevented coups and transformed societies follow these four essential steps.
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A big tent coalition is harnessing the energy surrounding the World Cup to imagine a more free and democratic United States.
Two visions of the US will compete at the World Cup
A big tent coalition is harnessing the energy surrounding the World Cup to imagine a more free and democratic United States.
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When movements are at their most powerful, they not only withdraw cooperation from unjust systems, but build the capacity to live without them. wagingnonviolence.org/2026/06/resi...
Resistance is only half the equation
When movements are at their most powerful, they not only withdraw cooperation from unjust systems, but build the capacity to live without them.
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One city’s success in stopping a data center grew into a regional movement that’s notching wins across the San Gabriel Valley.
The ripple effects of organizing against data centers
One city’s success in stopping a data center grew into a regional movement that’s notching wins across the San Gabriel Valley.
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