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Each webinar has important lessons for teaching us how to tune in to what is going on in the world, and to learn from others movements.
Each panel features activists from diverse geographic areas united through their similar struggles for democracy, anti-corruption, women’s rights and gender justice, environmental justice and climate crisis, racial and ethnic rights and identity, land rights, religious rights, and self-determination struggles. Extensive time is given for audience participation including Q&A and sharing ideas and solutions, resources, and networking.
Improving Transitional Justice With People-Powered Transformational Justice
December 8, 2022
- This webinar, co-sponsored by Waging Nonviolence and Solidarity 2020 and Beyond, is composed of frontline conflict victims/survivors from South Africa, Nepal and Syria working for transitional and transformative justice in their own countries. The panelists are founding members of the International Network of Victims and Survivors (INOVAS), a global solidarity network for victims and survivors of violent conflicts and human rights abuses.
Breaking A Siege in Occupied Western Sahara
April 20, 2022
- Hear updates from the UCP field volunteers and from Sultana Khaya herself, gain knowledge of this little-reported area of the world and hear about the power of UCP as a tool of nonviolent resistance. You’ll also learn about US-based advocacy organizations and ways you can get involved to further advocate to keep the family safe and continue working on the three main demands of our project.
Civil Resistance Against Exploitation of Natural Resources in Latin America
March 16, 2022
- Acción Noviolenta en las Américas, Waging Nonviolence, and Solidarity 2020 and Beyond highlight various civil resistance organizing efforts to stop destructive natural resource projects in Latin America, which are too often supported by wealthy elites, governments, and corporations at the expense of the lands, rights, health, and livelihoods of the grassroots people impacted.
Political Prisoners and Colonized Peoples:
The Solidarity Imperative
February 21, 2022
- Despite decades of calls for an end to all colonialism, many peoples still struggle for sovereignty and liberation. From well-recognized occupied territories like Western Sahara and Palestine, to contested lands like Puerto Rico, freedom movements have shifted strategies and new methods arise. Our webinar co-organized by the new Occupied Peoples Forum, S2020B, Waging Nonviolence, Resistance Studies Initiative, the International Peace Research Initiative, and the U.S.-based, Black-led, Spirit of Mandela coalition as they examine Human Rights in an international context as it relates to political prisoners and colonized peoples.
Human Rights in Palestine: An ongoing struggle for peace with justice
December 21, 2021
- This webinar will focused on a broad range of peacebuilding and organizing for change including environmental justice in Western Asia as a key to peace and sustainability; importance of diversity and inclusion of Palestinian voices in media and technology for advocacy and change; peacebuilding and nonviolent action initiatives involving Palestinian women, youth and refugee camp residents; and anti-militarism and nonviolent resistance to Israeli occupation and Palestinian oppression involving Israeli Jewish activists.
Acting in Good Faith: Religion, Peacebuilding, and Nonviolent Action
October 27, 2021
- Some people of faith support oppression, division, and violent conflict, but many others are searching for ways to make a positive contribution to broader movements for rights, freedom, and justice through the practice of peacebuilding and nonviolent resistance. The goal was to explore two key questions: how can peacebuildings and civil resisters reach out to sympathetic religious people to build stronger coalitions for positive change, and how might people of faith make useful contributions to such nonviolent initatives?
Countering Violence and Building People Power in Afghanistan
October 14, 2021
- Based on Afghan history and context, as well as case studies in similar countries, the panelists shared their perspectives on the history, present, and future of grassroots organizing, peacebuilding, everyday resistance, and strategic nonviolent action in Afghanistan. Webinar participants also had ample time to contribute to the discussion and ask questions of the panelists.
Feminist Futures: Why Women's Leadership in Movements is Critical for Success
October 7, 2020
- Research has shown that women-led and women majority movements have a higher chance of success due to nonviolent discipline and key skills and roles women bring to the table. This webinar will delve deeply into women’s rights and gender justice campaigns, as well as the importance of a feminist lens for all movements through the insight and shared experience of frontline activists from around the world.
Struggles for Environmental Justice and Against Extractives in Africa
September 22, 2020
- Social and environmental justice movements in Africa are engaged in a range of struggles for sustainable livelihoods and against the ravages of resource extraction. Activists from Kenya, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa will share their experience in mobilizing community power. Panelists and participants will learn from each other how to achieve the change they seek by sharing strategies and tactics and ways of organizing and mobilizing.
How People Power is Countering the COVID-Corruption Nexus
September 16, 2020
- Corruption is hampering responses to COVID-19 and responses to the pandemic are increasing corruption risks. Caught in the middle are people whose lives, livelihoods and futures are jeopardized. What happens when they mobilize to tackle the COVID-corruption nexus? How are they wielding power and what are their objectives?
Nonviolent Uprisings Happening Now: Fighting for Dignity, Equality and Justice
September 8, 2020
- News reports are following ongoing major civilian uprisings around the world against authoritarian, repressive, and non-democratic regimes. Experienced grassroots leader activists speak on anti-corruption and democratization struggles in Lebanon; labor and teacher union uprisings in Zimbabwe; student-led movement for change in Thailand; and transition from authoritarian rule in Sudan.
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