8 Jul, 2019
Nonviolence and trust
“This week I joined others from my town in a State Department initiative called City Pair; in this case, “pairing”...
24 May, 2019
The bottom line: Go for the money
“It’s rare to hear business magazines admit the power of nonviolent action…” Author: Rivera Sun Published in: Yolo County Enterprise,...
1 May, 2018
Making Change Nonviolently
“Since Donald J. Trump was inaugurated as president, many Americans have carried out a wide variety of collective nonviolent actions...
11 Jan, 2018
The Year of “Nonviolence or Non-Existence”
“It was early 1968. Since the previous spring Martin Luther King, Jr. had been pursuing a course that for many...
10 Dec, 2017
Leave it on the table again?
““You can’t fight City Hall.” Well…turns out City Hall is a minor obstacle these days. Trump and his autocratic buds...
17 Aug, 2017
Should I go that Neo-Nazi rally to fight back?
“When we hear that the Neo-Nazi movement is coming to our town, most of us naturally feel called—or pushed– to...
24 May, 2017
A Call to Mobilize the Nation over the Next 18 Months
“While the media and the nation sit transfixed over the Trump scandals and attacks on democracy, those of us who...
22 Apr, 2017
Happy Earth Day
“It was 21 years ago today I awoke in the middle of the night, got my co-actor up, then roused...
9 Feb, 2017
Resistance gone mainstream
“When reality show celebrity Donald Trump won the 2016 Presidential election, many of us who professionally and passionately work for...
3 Feb, 2017
Nonviolent Resistance to Trump: Creative, Powerful . . . and Growing
“The rise of Donald Trump has been infuriating, horrifying, and ridiculous all at once. Meanwhile, what we, the People, are...
29 Jan, 2017
Divest from War, Invest in People
“All Trump, all the time. With a punishing, disorienting barrage of executive orders, President Trump is reversing hard fought gains...
15 Jan, 2017
“Where Do We Go from Here?”
“That question was a touchstone for The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during the last year of his life....
12 Dec, 2016
Pope Francis Calls Us to Practice Nonviolence
“Pope Francis now released the annual World Day of Peace Message for January 1, 2017, called “Nonviolence—A Style of Politics...
2 Dec, 2016
Focus on the Silver Lining
“The election is over and Trump won. In a country with a sane election system, he would not have, but...
22 Nov, 2016
When Darkness Meets Light
“I am not sure anyone who was not here at Standing Rock could fully grasp the magnitude of inhumanity…” Dena...