Public Domain Image, Creative Commons CCO Support the Commons! An Essay of The Man From the North A smoothly functioning society is created and maintained by the people. Children go…
Read more »…compelling power holders to rise out of complacency, silence, and avoidance of the issues, movements can pressure power holders to use their leverage for tangible social justice changes. When people…
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…Global Nonviolent Action Database reports, “In early December, Communist leader Gustav Husak appointed the first largely non-Communist government in Czechoslovakia since 1948, and eventually resigned. Two weeks later, Alexander Dubcek…
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“Seeking human kindness” by Enver Rahmanov – Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons – As I’m riding the overnight train from Chicago to New Mexico, an…
Read more »…older you grow wiser.” Boggs eventually adopted Dr. King’s nonviolent strategies and fostered Dr. King’s vision of “beloved communities,” in Detroit. She started food cooperatives and community groups to support…
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This is an excerpt from The Roots of Resistance, the sequel to The Dandelion Insurrection. You can order a copy here: https://riverasun.com/the-roots-of-resistance/ The roots of resistance run deep through time…
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…idea for this book come from? A: Where does any story come from? It’s a deep mystery. Mostly, I sit down and listen until an idea flashes past like a…
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…the water workers was a thick pill to swallow, even if it was good for them. “I’ve got most of ’em seeing sense and the rest’ll come around. Now, I…
Read more »…are fighting the prison industrial complex through renovated space dedicated to restorative justice and community building. Read more >> Whistleblower reveals MIT Epstein scandal. Read more >> In the United…
Read more »“Badshah Khan” (pictured with Gandhi) by Unknown – http://www.peaceworkmagazine.org/pwork/0209/020912.htm. Licensed under Public Domain via Commons Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan was born on Feb 6th, 1890 in the Peshawar Valley of…
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