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How to Blockade a Military Base
Simon Moyle – Waging Nonviolence
November 26th, 2012 ( Comments Off on How to Blockade a Military Base)
Five Reasons to Go to Jail Like You Mean It
Nadine Bloch – Waging Nonviolence
November 19th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Five Reasons to Go to Jail Like You Mean It)
Occupy Sandy – From Relief to Resistance
Yotam Marom – Waging Nonviolence
November 19th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Occupy Sandy – From Relief to Resistance)
Bradley Manning Deserves Americans’ Support for Military Whistleblowing
Nobel Peace Laureates Desmond Tutu, Mairead Corrigan-Maguire and Adolfo Pérez Esquivel – The Guardian
November 19th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Bradley Manning Deserves Americans’ Support for Military Whistleblowing)
Occupy Wall Street Activists Buy up Debt to Abolish It
Allison Kilkenny – The Nation
November 19th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Occupy Wall Street Activists Buy up Debt to Abolish It)
Message from Brian Terrell As He Prepares to Begin His 6 Month Prison Term for Protesting Drone Warfare
Brian Terrell – Voices for Creative Nonviolence
November 19th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Message from Brian Terrell As He Prepares to Begin His 6 Month Prison Term for Protesting Drone Warfare)
TransCanada Transforms Tar Sands Blockade Area into Police State
Kevin Gosztola, The Dissenter – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 15th, 2012 ( Comments Off on TransCanada Transforms Tar Sands Blockade Area into Police State)
In Quebec It’s Official: Mass Movement Leads to Victory for Students
Common Dreams – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 24th, 2012 ( Comments Off on In Quebec It’s Official: Mass Movement Leads to Victory for Students)
Remembering Sister Anne Montgomery
Rev. John Dear – Common Dreams
September 3rd, 2012 ( Comments Off on Remembering Sister Anne Montgomery)
Gazprom Arctic Oil Rig Blockaded By Greenpeace
Pratap Chatterjee - CorpWatch
September 3rd, 2012 ( Comments Off on Gazprom Arctic Oil Rig Blockaded By Greenpeace)
118 Days in Captivity — A Peacemaker’s Account
Ken Butigan – Waging Nonviolence
September 3rd, 2012 ( Comments Off on 118 Days in Captivity — A Peacemaker’s Account)
Peace Activists Close Nuclear Facility, Cause Historic Security Breach
Nathan Schneider – Waging Nonviolence
August 6th, 2012 ( 1 Comment »)
Occupy the Dam: Brazil’s Indigenous Uprising
John Perkins – Toward Freedom
July 30th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Occupy the Dam: Brazil’s Indigenous Uprising)
Northern Light
Chris Hedges - Truthdig
June 11th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Northern Light)
Quebec’s Conflict of Contrasting Social Visions
Stefan Christoff – Al Jazeera
June 4th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Quebec’s Conflict of Contrasting Social Visions)
It Starts In Quebec: Our Revolution of Love, Hope and Community
Ethan Cox, rabble.ca – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 4th, 2012 ( Comments Off on It Starts In Quebec: Our Revolution of Love, Hope and Community)
We Know Active Nonviolence Works – Because They Are Making It Illegal
Silvia Swinden – Pressenza International Press Agency
May 28th, 2012 ( Comments Off on We Know Active Nonviolence Works – Because They Are Making It Illegal)
Marching For a World without War and Poverty
Nicole Colson – Socialist Worker
May 28th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Marching For a World without War and Poverty)
Digging Deeper Into Who Controls the World
Susan Jennings - Activist Post
February 13th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Digging Deeper Into Who Controls the World)
Compassion Is Our New Currency: Notes on 2011’s Preoccupied Hearts and Minds
Rebecca Solnit - TomDispatch
December 26th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Compassion Is Our New Currency: Notes on 2011’s Preoccupied Hearts and Minds)
Moving from a War Economy to a Peace Economy
Mary Beth Sullivan – The Humanist
December 26th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Moving from a War Economy to a Peace Economy)
Thank You, Anarchists
Nathan Schneider – The Nation
December 26th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Thank You, Anarchists)
A Man in Tunisia, a Movement on Wall Street, and the Soldier Who Ignited the Fuse
Michael Moore – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 19th, 2011 ( Comments Off on A Man in Tunisia, a Movement on Wall Street, and the Soldier Who Ignited the Fuse)
Meet the Financial Wizards Working With Occupy Wall Street
Josh Harkinson – Mother Jones
December 19th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Meet the Financial Wizards Working With Occupy Wall Street)
La Via Campesina Durban Declaration
La Via Campesina – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 12th, 2011 ( Comments Off on La Via Campesina Durban Declaration)
Arundhati Roy: ‘The people who created the crisis will not be the ones that come up with a solution.’
Arun Gupta – The Guardian
December 5th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Arundhati Roy: ‘The people who created the crisis will not be the ones that come up with a solution.’)
We Are the One Per Cent
John Kenney – The New Yorker
November 28th, 2011 ( Comments Off on We Are the One Per Cent)
Pulling Accounts from the Unaccountable
Amy Goodman – Nation of Change
November 28th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Pulling Accounts from the Unaccountable)
Occupy Movement: Two Texts in Solidarity
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 21st, 2011 ( Comments Off on Occupy Movement: Two Texts in Solidarity)
War Is a Force That Pays the 1 Percent: Occupying American Foreign Policy
J.A. Myerson - Truthout
November 21st, 2011 ( Comments Off on War Is a Force That Pays the 1 Percent: Occupying American Foreign Policy)
The Brave New World of Occupy Wall Street
Amy Goodman – truthdig
November 21st, 2011 ( Comments Off on The Brave New World of Occupy Wall Street)
Here’s the Risk: Occupy Ends Up Doing the Bidding of the Global Elite
Patrick Henningsen – The Guardian
November 21st, 2011 ( Comments Off on Here’s the Risk: Occupy Ends Up Doing the Bidding of the Global Elite)
The 99%: A Community of Resistance
Angela Davis – The Guardian
November 21st, 2011 ( Comments Off on The 99%: A Community of Resistance)
Two Occupations
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 14th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Two Occupations)
Protest Planet
Juan Cole – TomDispatch
November 14th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Protest Planet)
The Globalization of Protest
Joseph E Stiglitz, Nobel Economics laureate – Project Syndicate
November 14th, 2011 ( 1 Comment »)
Occupy Demands: Let’s Radicalise Our Analysis
Robert Jensen – Al Jazeera
November 7th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Occupy Demands: Let’s Radicalise Our Analysis)
Occupy Wall Street’s Elegant Message
Danny Schechter - Consortium News
November 7th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Occupy Wall Street’s Elegant Message)
Occupy first. Demands come later.
Slavoj Žižek – The Guardian
November 7th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Occupy first. Demands come later.)
Don’t Diss the Drum Circles: Why Hippie Culture Is Still Important to Our Protests
Danny Goldberg - Dissent Magazine
October 31st, 2011 ( 1 Comment »)
‘Occupy’: A Path to Non-Violent Revolution?
Nikolas Kozloff – Al Jazeera
October 31st, 2011 ( 1 Comment »)
Bank Transfer Day: A Guide to Closing Your Account
FearLess Revolution – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 31st, 2011 ( Comments Off on Bank Transfer Day: A Guide to Closing Your Account)
Meeting Violence with Nonviolence: Why the Occupy Movement Will Succeed
Jake Olzen – Waging Nonviolence
October 31st, 2011 ( Comments Off on Meeting Violence with Nonviolence: Why the Occupy Movement Will Succeed)
Rediscovering Civil Disobedience
George Goehl – The Nation
October 24th, 2011 ( 2 Comments »)
#OccupyMarines Are Preparing to Occupy America Nationwide
Anomaly 100 – PoliticusUSA
October 24th, 2011 ( Comments Off on #OccupyMarines Are Preparing to Occupy America Nationwide)
Letter to a Dead Man about the Occupation of Hope
Rebecca Solnit - TomDispatch
October 24th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Letter to a Dead Man about the Occupation of Hope)
Occupy Wall Street and “The American Autumn”: Is It a “Colored Revolution”? (Part I)
Michel Chossudovsky – Global Research
October 17th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Occupy Wall Street and “The American Autumn”: Is It a “Colored Revolution”? (Part I))
The Fight against Climate Change Is Down To Us – The 99%
Naomi Klein – The Guardian
October 17th, 2011 ( Comments Off on The Fight against Climate Change Is Down To Us – The 99%)
Don’t Sleep Through the Revolution
Rev. Jesse Jackson - Reader Supported News
October 17th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Don’t Sleep Through the Revolution)
Why No Demands – Occupy Wall Street is a Rebellion, Not a Protest
Michael Levitin – Nation of Change
October 17th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Why No Demands – Occupy Wall Street is a Rebellion, Not a Protest)
From Tahrir Square to Times Square: Demonstrations Erupt in Over 1,500 Cities Worldwide
OccupyWallStreet.org – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 17th, 2011 ( Comments Off on From Tahrir Square to Times Square: Demonstrations Erupt in Over 1,500 Cities Worldwide)
Occupy Wall Street: The Most Important Thing in the World Now
Naomi Klein – The Nation
October 10th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Occupy Wall Street: The Most Important Thing in the World Now)
Occupy Comes To Your Town
Socialist Worker – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 10th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Occupy Comes To Your Town)
Anti-Wall Street Protests Spreading to Cities Large and Small
Erik Eckholm and Timothy Williams – The New York Times
October 10th, 2011 ( 1 Comment »)
U.S.: “Leaderless” Protest Movement Continues to Snowball
Kanya D'Almeida – Inter Press Service-IPS
October 10th, 2011 ( Comments Off on U.S.: “Leaderless” Protest Movement Continues to Snowball)
13 Ways to Look at the Occupation of Wall Street
Charles M. Young – Nation of Change
October 3rd, 2011 ( Comments Off on 13 Ways to Look at the Occupation of Wall Street)
October 1-8, 2011: Keep Space for Peace Week
Antonio C. S. Rosa, editor - TRANSCEND Media Service
October 3rd, 2011 ( 1 Comment »)
Behind the Scenes of #OccupyWallStreet
Danny Schechter – Al Jazeera
October 3rd, 2011 ( Comments Off on Behind the Scenes of #OccupyWallStreet)
The Best among Us
Chris Hedges - Trughdig
October 3rd, 2011 ( Comments Off on The Best among Us)
99 Percenters Occupy Wall Street
Amy Goodman - Truthdig
September 26th, 2011 ( Comments Off on 99 Percenters Occupy Wall Street)
Activism Anthem
Bhuchung Sonam – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 26th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Activism Anthem)
The Call to Occupy Wall Street Resonates Around the World
Micah White and Kalle Lasn – The Guardian
September 26th, 2011 ( Comments Off on The Call to Occupy Wall Street Resonates Around the World)
Showdown in Peru
Benjamin Dangl – The Dominion
September 26th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Showdown in Peru)
India: Massive Hunger Strike at Idinthakarai on September 11, 2011
Peoples' Movement against Nuclear Energy – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 5th, 2011 ( 3 Comments »)
‘In Defence of Anarchy’
Boff Whalley – The Independent
August 15th, 2011 ( Comments Off on ‘In Defence of Anarchy’)
From the Arab Spring to Liverpool?
Yasmine Ryan – Al Jazeera
August 15th, 2011 ( Comments Off on From the Arab Spring to Liverpool?)
A Rebellion against Racism and Poverty
James Illingworth – Socialist Worker
August 15th, 2011 ( Comments Off on A Rebellion against Racism and Poverty)
Drilling Deep Mistakes in the Arctic
Kumi Naidoo – TerraViva Europe
June 27th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Drilling Deep Mistakes in the Arctic)
Bahrain’s Dictatorship and the Pentagon
Jacob G. Hornberger – Future of Freedom Foundation
June 20th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Bahrain’s Dictatorship and the Pentagon)
From Civil Disobedience to Civil Defiance
Ed Kinane - Truthout
June 6th, 2011 ( Comments Off on From Civil Disobedience to Civil Defiance)
Marine Radiation Monitoring Blocked By Japanese Government
Ike Teuling - Greenpeace
May 2nd, 2011 ( Comments Off on Marine Radiation Monitoring Blocked By Japanese Government)
Activists Occupy Oil Rig in Fight to Prevent Arctic Drilling
John Vidal in Sarkoy, Turkey – The Guardian
April 25th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Activists Occupy Oil Rig in Fight to Prevent Arctic Drilling)
War Is Not Peace
Christa Hillstrom – Yes! Magazine
April 11th, 2011 ( Comments Off on War Is Not Peace)
Our Lives Are under Threat from Some of the Most Powerful and Richest Entities — Here’s How We Can Fight Back and Win
Naomi Klein and Bill McKibben - AlterNet
April 11th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Our Lives Are under Threat from Some of the Most Powerful and Richest Entities — Here’s How We Can Fight Back and Win)
10 Everyday Acts of Resistance That Changed the World
Steve Crawshaw & John Jackson – Yes! Magazine
April 11th, 2011 ( Comments Off on 10 Everyday Acts of Resistance That Changed the World)
DeChristopher Guilty of Placing Bogus Bids
Brandon Loomis & Aaron Falk - The Salt Lake Tribune
March 7th, 2011 ( Comments Off on DeChristopher Guilty of Placing Bogus Bids)
Tim DeChristopher: Civil Disobedience on Trial
Brooke Jarvis – Yes! Magazine
March 7th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Tim DeChristopher: Civil Disobedience on Trial)
Brazil’s ‘Lessons’ For Arab Rebels
Chris Arsenault – Al Jazeera
March 7th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Brazil’s ‘Lessons’ For Arab Rebels)
Lessons Learned from Nepal’s People’s Victory 2006
Bishnu Pathak, PhD – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 7th, 2011 ( 3 Comments »)
Democracy Is No Panacea
Lev Grinberg – Al Jazeera
March 7th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Democracy Is No Panacea)
An Open Letter to the Peoples of Middle East and North Africa
S. P. Udayakumar, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 7th, 2011 ( Comments Off on An Open Letter to the Peoples of Middle East and North Africa)
Anonymous and the Global Correction
Anonymous – Al Jazeera
February 21st, 2011 ( Comments Off on Anonymous and the Global Correction)
It’s Not Radical Islam That Worries the US – It’s Independence
Noam Chomsky – Information Clearing House
February 14th, 2011 ( Comments Off on It’s Not Radical Islam That Worries the US – It’s Independence)
Egypt’s Joy as Mubarak Quits
Tariq Ali – The Guardian
February 14th, 2011 ( 1 Comment »)
Egypt Crisis: The Young Revolutionaries Who Sparked the Protests
Jon Swaine – The Telegraph
February 14th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Egypt Crisis: The Young Revolutionaries Who Sparked the Protests)
The West and the Revolution
Vera Macht – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 14th, 2011 ( Comments Off on The West and the Revolution)
Young Activist Faces 10 Years in Prison After Trying to Save Public Lands From Oil and Gas Companies
Tina Gerhardt - AlterNet
February 14th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Young Activist Faces 10 Years in Prison After Trying to Save Public Lands From Oil and Gas Companies)
Remembering Howard Zinn on the Anniversary of His Death and Germinating the Seeds of Truth
Mark Karlin, Buzzflash editor – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 7th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Remembering Howard Zinn on the Anniversary of His Death and Germinating the Seeds of Truth)
Wars Will Cease When We Refuse to Fight
Scott Tucker – Truthdig
October 25th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Wars Will Cease When We Refuse to Fight)
WikiLeaks and Hacktivist Culture
Peter Ludlow – The Nation
September 20th, 2010 ( 1 Comment »)
Mounting Opposition to GMO Crops: The World’s People Reject Genetic Pollution of Food and the Environment
Rady Ananda – Global Research
August 23rd, 2010 ( 1 Comment »)
Catholic Activists Arrested at Kansas City Nuclear Weapons Facility
Joshua J. McElwee – National Catholic Reporter
August 23rd, 2010 ( Comments Off on Catholic Activists Arrested at Kansas City Nuclear Weapons Facility)
Some of the Last Words of Rachel Corrie to Her Mother
Submitted by Dr. Zarni – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 16th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Some of the Last Words of Rachel Corrie to Her Mother)
Activists Storm Field, Crush GM Maize
ANSA/Italy – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 16th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Activists Storm Field, Crush GM Maize)
Compassion Comes First
Rabbi Ted Falcon – Yes! Magazine
May 10th, 2010 ( 1 Comment »)
Making a Difference Makes You Happy
Tim Kasser – Yes! Magazine
May 10th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Making a Difference Makes You Happy)
ON THE DUTY TO CONSCIENTIOUSLY OBJECT
Camillo "Mac" Bica - Truthout
March 26th, 2010 ( Comments Off on ON THE DUTY TO CONSCIENTIOUSLY OBJECT)
THE WORLD SOCIAL FORUM ON THE MOVE
Boaventura de Sousa Santos - CETRI
March 23rd, 2010 ( Comments Off on THE WORLD SOCIAL FORUM ON THE MOVE)
TIME TO BE IMPOLITE ABOUT AFGHANISTAN: PROTEST THE NON-WAR
Ron Jacobs
September 15th, 2009 ( Comments Off on TIME TO BE IMPOLITE ABOUT AFGHANISTAN: PROTEST THE NON-WAR)
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