Women Against the Bomb: Mothers of the Revolution
A new documentary interviews 鈥淕reenham Common Women鈥濃�攖ough, dedicated protesters in the struggle against nuclear weapons and nuclear war.
Activism
修车大队 Media鈥檚 coverage of activism centers on the ways that grassroots mobilization and activism work to change the political zeitgeist around the most pressing social issues we are facing.
Abolitionists and Environmentalists in Atlanta Band Together to 鈥淪top Cop City鈥�
鈥淭he people who are killing us can鈥檛 also be the people who are keeping us safe.鈥�
How to Get Past Despair to Powerful Action on Climate Change
The evidence is clear that people are changing the climate dramatically. But human actions can also affect the climate for the better.
How Ukrainian Civilians Are Resisting Military Force
Unarmed Ukrainians changing road signs, blocking tanks, and confronting the Russian military are showing their bravery and strategic brilliance.
How to Prevent Burnout Among Black Movement Leaders
What would our movement be like if we abundantly supported Black leaders to transition to their next role in our ecosystem, instead of choosing to isolate them in burnout?
When Witnessing Becomes Activism
Witnesses, whether by accident or vocation, help to shape how societies understand social upheaval and respond to social change.
Reforming Laws From Behind Bars
Prison reformists鈥攎any of whom are serving long sentences鈥攈ave united to change the cruel and arbitrary carceral system.
Letting Go of Myths, Embracing Truths
By first transforming and reimagining ourselves, we all have an opportunity before us to truly transform our organizations and reimagine our work.
Activists Working to Defund Baltimore鈥檚 Police Face Roadblocks
The city鈥檚 activists have seen varying levels of success in housing and food justice. But justice for police abuse remains elusive. Here鈥檚 why.
Environmental Education Is Falling Short. Activism Can Help
鈥淲e can鈥檛 afford to let our education systems get in sustainability鈥檚 way.鈥�
How India鈥檚 Farmers Launched a Movement Against Modi鈥檚 Farm Bills鈥攁nd Won
Hundreds of thousands of Indian farmers spent a year relentlessly protesting the Modi government鈥檚 push to corporatize Indian agriculture. Their fight offers a model for social movements worldwide.
MLK鈥檚 Global Vision of Justice
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.鈥檚 philosophy of nonviolence went beyond street protest to include abolishing what he called the triple evils: racism, poverty, and militarism.
60 Years of Intersectional Feminism: An Interview with Selma James
From anti-communist witch-hunts to independence movements to wages for housework and rights for sex workers, 91-year-old Selma James has been in the struggle for a lifetime.
Alicia Garza Talks About the Purpose of Power
By coming together and each finding our own unique way to contribute to the struggle, we can move ever closer to our collective liberation.
On Intergenerational Activism with adrienne maree brown and Fania Davis
鈥淚t feels like the universe is up to something.鈥�
Radicals Go Caroling: The Untold Story of Progressive Choirs
If you are wondering whether a political movement is effective, follow the music.
Sustaining the Chicano Movement Across Generations
In 1970, tens of thousands of people in East Los Angeles marched for equality, identifying themselves as 鈥淐hicano.鈥� Today, the Chicano Moratorium continues as young and old learn from one another.
At COP26, Indigenous, Black, and Brown Activists Offer Radical Solutions for Climate Change
While elites fixate on technological fixes such as 鈥渘et zero鈥� emissions, communities of color fear it will disproportionately impact them and instead demand a just phasing out of oil and gas鈥攁nd a seat at the table.
Immigrants Like Me Experience Two Ends of the Climate Crisis
While my family lives under existential threat from catastrophic cyclones in Mozambique, immigrant communities in the diaspora, like mine in London, also have to face toxic air quality.
Whose Voices Are (and Aren鈥檛) Being Heard at COP26?
鈥淐OP26 is looking like one of the most inequitable, White, and segregated COPs to ever occur.鈥�
Every Fraction of a Degree of Global Warming Matters
鈥淭he climate crisis is here and with 1.2掳C bringing so much suffering already, fighting for 1.5掳C is already a compromise.鈥�
Vanessa Nakate on What Irks and Inspires Her Climate Activism
A conversation with the Ugandan activist about her new book and how it helped her see climate change differently.
The Global South Widens the Frame on Climate
Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate on the necessity of real representation in the climate movement.
10 Years After Occupy Wall Street, Its Legacy Remains Strong
Occupy Wall Street gave the left ideas, skills, and a base in a way no one could have imagined a decade ago. The radicalization of a generation, the ability to easily explain class, the potential for mass nonviolent direct action, and crowbarring politics to let in socialist ideas and elected officials are all invaluable legacies.
Don鈥檛 Let Youth Climate Activists Like Me Burn Out
The COP26 meeting is an opportunity for world leaders to prove me wrong, to show us that they can act boldly on climate change and do more than make empty promises.
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