Waging Nonviolence is a non-profit media platform providing original reporting and expert analysis of social movements around the world.

Waging Nonviolence is a nonprofit media organization dedicated to providing original reporting and expert analysis of social movements around the world. With a commitment to accuracy, transparency and editorial independence, we examine today’s most crucial issues by shining a light on those who are organizing for just and peaceful solutions.

Dec 23, 2024 · WNV’s most-read stories of 2024. 10. How to make sure your disruptive protest helps your cause By Mark Engler and Paul Engler Five key factors determine whether controversial protests are more likely to spark backlash or create positive outcomes.

Jan 8, 2025 · The few hundred initial protesters quickly became 70,000, then 120,000, then 320,000, all participating in the weekly demonstrations. Organizers published a pamphlet outlining their vision for a unified German democracy and turned it into a petition.

Jan 10, 2025 · Outside of a synagogue in West Orange, New Jersey, a hundred people with PAL-Awda NY/NJ, a local Palestinian rights organization, gathered to protest an Israeli real estate event taking place there on Nov. 13. The protesters accused the realtors from My Israel Home, an Israeli real estate company ...

Nov 9, 2024 · This time around, we must be more clear than ever that our goal is to win over a majority of Americans. Movements should not be afraid to engage in polarizing protest, but they should be mindful of the challenge of producing positive polarization that reaches out to include more people in the fight for justice, while minimizing negative polarization that pushes away potential supporters.

Nov 4, 2024 · During Campaign Nonviolence Action Days, Sept. 21 to Oct. 2, tens of thousands of people in hundreds of cities and towns took a public stand for peace and active nonviolence.In a world reeling from war and violence, it’s a much-needed effort. It’s easy to overlook its importance. When more than 40,000 people have been slaughtered in Gaza this past year, what good does it do to hold peace ...

Oct 12, 2024 · Since October, Waging Nonviolence has taken readers inside the worldwide nonviolent struggle to end the atrocities in Gaza, while also elevating tangible paths to long-lasting peace and justice for Palestinians and Israelis. We have published stories on a wide range of campaigns and alternatives to war that are ignored or undercovered by other media.

Jul 18, 2024 · Democracy hangs in the balance this year — not just in the United States, but around the world, where a record number of people are heading to the polls in more than 60 countries.

Dec 27, 2022 · WNV’s most-read stories of 2022. 10. There’s no place for burnout in a burning world By Charlie Wood Climate activists can start to build a stronger culture of care by taking burnout seriously and understanding its root causes.