Resistance Studies on Waging Nonviolence
- For educators grappling with student protests, here’s how to play a supporting role May 17, 2024From mentoring to monitoring to joining in, there is much faculty can do to foster constructive outcomes and help young people confront the injustices of the world they are inheriting. The post For educators grappling with student protests, here’s how to play a supporting role appeared first on Resistance Studies.Lee Smithey
- 4 lessons from the Palestine solidarity student encampments May 13, 2024For the encampments to alter America’s “common sense” on Palestine, they must center solidarity, speak to the majority and popularize an alternative to Zionism. The post 4 lessons from the Palestine solidarity student encampments appeared first on Resistance Studies.Karim Safieddine
- Turning walls into bridges — the transformative power of ‘unruly’ migration May 1, 2024When we allow ourselves to consider struggles over the Mediterranean border as resistance, a clearer picture of border abolition emerges. The post Turning walls into bridges — the transformative power of ‘unruly’ migration appeared first on Resistance Studies.Maurice Stierl
- How Māori activists are using radical protest to dismantle colonial narratives March 25, 2024By defacing a museum exhibit, Māori activists successfully disrupted and fractured hegemonic understandings of the history of colonialism. The post How Māori activists are using radical protest to dismantle colonial narratives appeared first on Resistance Studies.Kyle R. Matthews
- Two years after Russia’s invasion, the power of Ukrainian nonviolent civilian defense cannot be ignored February 22, 2024Hundreds of nonviolent actions by Ukrainian civilians have weakened several pillars of support for Putin’s regime, showing that defense is not only about military resistance. The post Two years after Russia’s invasion, the power of Ukrainian nonviolent civilian defense cannot be ignored appeared first on Resistance Studies.Daniel Petz
- Climate activists in Australia are learning how to protect their protest rights February 7, 2024Australian climate activists have successfully navigated years of increasing protest criminalization, revealing strategies for all to follow. The post Climate activists in Australia are learning how to protect their protest rights appeared first on Resistance Studies.Robyn Gulliver
- How my cell mate helped me adapt to prison life December 8, 2023I was worried and did not know how to behave on my first day in prison for protesting nuclear weapons. Thankfully, I got help from another inmate. The post How my cell mate helped me adapt to prison life appeared first on Resistance Studies.Stellan Vinthagen
- Meet the Māori activist revitalizing his community’s legacy of nonviolence November 30, 2023Māori scholar, tribal leader and artist Tonga Karena is working to restore Indigenous peace traditions of Aotearoa, New Zealand. The post Meet the Māori activist revitalizing his community’s legacy of nonviolence appeared first on Resistance Studies.Ryan Rybka
- A Native-led future — ‘Healing Turtle Island’ from genocide and colonialism November 2, 2023Reflections from a healing ceremony for Native Americans and allies that aims to visit all corners of North America over a period of 21 years. The post A Native-led future — ‘Healing Turtle Island’ from genocide and colonialism appeared first on Resistance Studies.Stellan Vinthagen
- An Israeli military refuser reflects on his journey of resistance and the country’s recent protests October 4, 2023Elik Elhanan on his decades of anti-occupation activism and what the current protests mean for Israel’s future. The post An Israeli military refuser reflects on his journey of resistance and the country’s recent protests appeared first on Resistance Studies.Ben Case