David Andersson
We Only Need 12 million Americans for Transformative Change.
By David Andersson On a recent podcast entitled “How Only 3.5% of a Population Can Change Society, ” Sonali Kolhatkar interviewed Erica Chenoweth, co-author of the book Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict. The book describes a study of worldwide mass campaigns of nonviolent resistance… »
Photos: IV Latin American Humanist Forum, Day 1
Opening Day, May 10 2019 in Santiago de Chile… »
By Working to Free Julian Assange We are Fighting for Justice…
Remarks at the Ecuadorian Consulate in Queens on Friday, January 18, 2019 Thank you to the New York chapter of the Ecuadorian Confederation of Journalists for organizing this celebration of journalism and thanks to the consulate for hosting this event. It is an honor to have been invited and to… »
Ecuadorian Journalists Confederation Forum focusing on migrants and the Caravan
Speech given by David Andersson on Friday November 9, 2018 at National-Spanish Benevolent Society First let me thank the Ecuadorian Journalists Confederation in New York for organizing this forum focusing on migrants and the Caravan. This issue of the caravan is a reflection of our dehumanized society. People are fleeing… »
European Humanist Forum: the first day in pictures
In this case, almost fifty pictures are worth a thousand words…… »
Voting Will not Be #Enough
By David Andersson After the March for Our Lives rallies that mobilized millions of people the main focus for gun control activists is gaining political power. This a great direction, seeking to engage people in the democratic process, and was really the missing piece of the Occupy Movement a few… »
The Humanists are Supporting Students and the March For Our Lives
As we approach the March For Our Lives in Washington DC on March 24th, the issue of gun control and school security remains at the forefront of public debate. A month after the Florida School shooting which killed 17 people, however, not much has happened. The political establishment (Democrats… »
A Special Day in America
By David Andersson Everything started as usual. The morning cold made me move quickly to the train. When i got to work, i went through my usual routine of checking my email, getting updated for the day. One email, titled ”17 minutes walkout, ” had been sent by our head… »
Face 2 Face with Jim Costanzo
On this show we speak with Jim Costanzo of the Aaron Burr Society. Employing quotes from Mussolini, Hannah Arendt, George Orwell, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jim clearly illustrates the fascist underpinnings of the Trump administration. »
The Democrat should Build a Human Shield to Protect the DREAMers
In a few days, the Trump’s administration will announce whether it will choose to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which would put in jeopardy the future of thousands of undocumented immigrant youth. President Obama created DACA as an executive order to protect young adults who came… »