Civil rights activist and founder of Revolutionary Love Project, Valarie Kaur, discusses how we cultivate the inner strength to see the humanity in others — even those who oppose us.

Latin American peace educator and activist Pietro Ameglio discusses the inner discipline and moral courage that nonviolence requires.

Anthropologist Doug Fry challenges the assumption that humans are programmed for war, offering an alternative story about human nature.

Neuroscientist Dr. Marco Iacoboni discusses both the promise and the limits of empathy, and points toward hope in the brain’s plasticity.

Co-founder of Nonviolent Peaceforce, Mel Duncan, discusses the shared dynamics of nonviolent resistance and organizing community care in the Twin Cities and West Bank.

Visionary scholar and author Riane Eisler discusses what it means to build a world rooted in care, courage, and connection.

Taoist monk and doctor of Chinese medicine John Blue discusses the role of rest, stillness and attentiveness in the work of justice.

Sudanese organizer Mubarak Elamin discusses Sudan’s long history of nonviolent resistance and international complicity.

Meta Peace Team member Sheila McCarthy discusses how unarmed civilian protection teams help Palestinians, especially children, remain safely on their land.

Solutions journalist Sarah Van Gelder discusses what life would look like if we centered love and interdependence as the sources of power.