Nonviolence

In Europe, Ukraine, Russia and all over the world, people want peace, while governments demand more and more weapons and human resources for war. We demand the right to health, education, work and a liveable planet, but governments are dragging…

A major step could be taken by the U.S. government through the simple abolition of one little rhetorical practice: hypocrisy. You want to be part of a “rules-based order”? Then join one! There is one out there waiting for you,…

In the framework of the #ObjectWarCampaign (Russia, Belarus, Ukraine: Protection and asylum for deserters and conscientious objectors to military service), the International Fellowship of Reconciliation (IFOR), War Resisters’ International (WRI), the European Bureau for Conscientious Objection (EBCO), and Connection e.V. (Germany), call for actions at the Ukrainian and Russian embassies…

It’s quite a high hurdle to appeal to a country that’s been militarily invaded — after decades of military defense (and offense) preparations and the accompanying cultural indoctrination in the supposed necessity of military defense — to appeal to said…

Are we incapable of imagining nonviolent alternatives? First, we invite you to watch the following video about monkeys, bananas and the ladder. It makes us think that many of the basic issues that we accept without any questioning or verifying,…

On the anniversary of the outbreak of war in Ukraine, we believe it is fitting to take a moment to remember all the victims of this umpteenth catastrophe. More, we believe it is important to take a moment and clarify…

The suffering that has befallen them is unbearable. Yet, in the rubble, next to the corpses that are still buried under the ruins, with nothing to eat or drink, the victims of the earthquake in Syria will have to endure…

Building on the long legacy of activist entertainers, here are five ways movements for justice and famous supporters can partner to promote change. By Paul Engler Today there exist significant numbers of celebrities with progressive politics and a desire to…

The presence of Rafael De La Rubia, promoter of the first two world marches for peace and nonviolence, made it possible to organize a series of meetings in Italy to launch the third world march for peace and nonviolence, scheduled…

“We shall overcome”. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. On the occasion of the anniversary of the birth of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (15-1-1929) and the World Day for African Culture and People of African Descent, the Costa Rican Wesleyan…