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Here's @ProfPRogers, Commonweal trustee, hosting the inspirational book launch for Angie Zelter's book Activism for Life, 'a memoir reflecting on a life dedicated to #activism and nonviolent protest'.
Video, 59 mins
#protest #nonviolence #policingbill
Why we need MORE peaceful #directaction:
'It has fallen to our generation to unite & fight for a truly free press, equality, freedom from racism – & above all, the right for our children to have a future...'
#PolicingBill #COP26 #BLM #reclaimthesestreets
Opinion: We must protect our right to hold peaceful direct-action protests
The climate column: The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill is being debated by MPs today and tomorrow – as a member of Extinction Rebellion,...
www.independent.co.uk
By raising the nuclear stockpile ceiling to 260, the British government is increasing its nuclear stockpile by 40% and potentially sparking a new nuclear arms race. This is in complete disregard of the TPNW and a threat to peace. We cannot allow this to go ahead!
RIP Lawrence Ferlinghetti, poet, who has died at the age of 101.
'When guns are roaring ... the Muses have no right/to be silent!'
#LawrenceFerlinghetti #peace #pacifism #poetry
www.washingtonpost.com
For the musical peacemongers among you...
Hope the holidays have been as harmonious as possible for you all.
🎶 🎄❤
'All war is a symptom of man's failure as a thinking animal.' John Steinbeck
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#war #NoMoreWar #peace #progress #solutions #conflictresolution
'...we are living in an economic system that survives and thrives when we are anxious – when we look inward and ask “what’s wrong with me?” rather than taking to the streets in protest...'
#neoliberalism #mentalhealth #economics #socialjustice #activism
This is your brain on neoliberalism
If you can’t afford to buy a new car or pay your rent, it’s your own fault – that’s what neoliberalism tells us. No wonder we̵...
neweconomics.org
'Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons just reached 50 ratifications. On 22 January 2021, the ban on nuclear weapons will come into force. The #nuclearban is here.'
Can we have your attention? 📢 WE GOT IT! 🙌 The UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons just reached 50 ratifications. On 22 January 2021, the ban on nuclear weapons will come into force. The #nuclearban is here.
'Peace and Pandemic is a project that collects stories that document people’s experiences of the lockdown and the ongoing pandemic, and its ongoing effect on peaceful campaigning.'
@PeaceMuseumUK #museums #security #peace #protest #activism #campaigning
New on the Blog: @ShannenJJohnson of the @PeaceMuseumUK reflects on the challenges of curating a digital exhibition devoted to documenting the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on peace and protest in the UK.
https://t.co/IRSFY6bKjI