Experiments with truth: 6/5/09

    • 200 farmers in Australia rallied outside Parliament in Sydney to support a bill that would stop mining on prime agricultural land, an issue they feel government has overlooked for too long.
    • Many Chinese internet sites forced to shut down by the government crackdown on the Tiananmen Square anniversary are staging a inconspicuous protest by saying they are closed for “Chinese Internet Maintence Day” rather than simply have their site fail to load.


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    WNV is hiring an Interviews Writer

    May 26, 2023

    Waging Nonviolence is hiring a writer to interview leading movement figures and analysts and produce one Q&A-style article per week.  The writer will work with our small editorial team to identify the interview subject each week. For the most part, we’ll be looking to hear from activists, organizers and scholars who can shed light on…
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    How protests that double as trainings are growing this fossil fuel divestment campaign

    May 25, 2023

    By melding theory and practice, Philadelphia’s Vanguard S.O.S. are building skills and collective power.

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    How a small activist sailing ship successfully challenged the nuclear arms race

    May 19, 2023

    The 1958 voyage of the Golden Rule offers important strategic lessons on how to confront an overwhelming evil and win.