Why We Need to Shift from Protest Power to People Power
Nonviolent movements must go beyond marching in the streets in order to build truly transformative change for a post-pandemic future.
Stellan Vinthagen, April 12, 2021
Myanmar’s protesters have achieved significant victories — now is the time to double down on nonviolent resistance
The military’s brutal attack on peaceful protesters has understandably sparked calls for armed insurgency. But such a move could set the movement back.
Maria J. Stephan March 24, 2021
People Power: COVID-19 and Beyond
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American Jews Demand the Israeli Government Ensures that all Palestinians Living Under Military Occupation Have Access to a COVID Vaccine
This week the media has repeatedly praised the Israeli government for its rapid vaccine rollout — totally ignoring the fact that these robust plans do not include the millions of Palestinians under Israeli military control. It is medical apartheid.
Untangling Post-Election Uganda
Sharp losses by the long-ruling NRM party reveal a shifting political landscape in Uganda, reflecting the will of a younger and more energized electorate looking for change.
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PEOPLE POWER: COVID-19 AND BEYOND
April 2021 – June 2021
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“Historically, pandemics have forced humans to break with the past and imagine their world anew. This one is no different. It is a portal, a gateway between one world and the next...
We can choose to walk through it, dragging the carcasses of our prejudice and hatred, our
avarice, our data banks and dead ideas, our dead rivers and smoky
skies behind us. Or we can walk through lightly, with little luggage, ready to imagine another world. And ready to fight for it.”
ARUNDHATI ROY
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