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Inspired by the anti-Nazi leaflet “10 Commandments for Danes,” here are 10 ways to strip ICE of as many resources as possible — making their work infinitely harder, even impossible. #ICEOut
10 rules of resistance for #ICEOut
Americans can learn from the anti-Nazi leaflet “10 Commandments for Danes” by denying ICE everything it needs to function.
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January 21, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Inspired by the anti-Nazi leaflet “10 Commandments for Danes,” here are 10 ways to strip ICE of as many resources as possible — making their work infinitely harder, even impossible. #ICEOut
General strikes can have a tremendous impact, but to succeed they require an organized majority, networks of solidarity and resources to weather repression, writes Daniel Hunter. #iceout
What’s it going to take to get to mass strikes?
General strikes can have a tremendous impact, but they require an organized majority, solidarity and resources to weather repression.
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January 20, 2026 at 6:05 PM
General strikes can have a tremendous impact, but to succeed they require an organized majority, networks of solidarity and resources to weather repression, writes Daniel Hunter. #iceout
Despite brutal provocation, the people of Minneapolis have been courageous and remarkably nonviolent, embodying the spirit of Martin Luther King Jr.
Nonviolent discipline is helping turn the tide on ICE
Despite brutal provocation, people in Minneapolis have been courageous and remarkably nonviolent, embodying the spirit of Martin Luther King Jr.
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January 19, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Despite brutal provocation, the people of Minneapolis have been courageous and remarkably nonviolent, embodying the spirit of Martin Luther King Jr.
With the Insurrection Act looming in Minnesota, now is the time to learn how it might unfold and the strategic ways to respond — including the power of ridicule.
What to do if the Insurrection Act is invoked in Minnesota
With the Insurrection Act looming, now is the time to learn how it might unfold and the strategic ways to respond.
wagingnonviolence.org
January 18, 2026 at 10:16 PM
With the Insurrection Act looming in Minnesota, now is the time to learn how it might unfold and the strategic ways to respond — including the power of ridicule.
A discussion with labor historian Jeremy Brecher on the strategy, potential and challenges of mass social strikes following ICE's murder of Renee Good. #abolishice
Social strikes are emerging as a defense against ICE and authoritarianism
Labor historian Jeremy Brecher on the strategy, potential and challenges of mass social strikes following ICE's murder of Renee Good.
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January 16, 2026 at 6:55 PM
A discussion with labor historian Jeremy Brecher on the strategy, potential and challenges of mass social strikes following ICE's murder of Renee Good. #abolishice
Patience Nitumwesiga’s new documentary, “The Woman Who Poked The Leopard,” covers the life and resistance of the widely misunderstood Ugandan activist Stella Nyanzi.
An intimate look at legendary Ugandan activist Stella Nyanzi
Patience Nitumwesiga’s new documentary, “The Woman Who Poked The Leopard,” covers the life and resistance of the Ugandan activist Stella Nyanzi.
wagingnonviolence.org
January 15, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Patience Nitumwesiga’s new documentary, “The Woman Who Poked The Leopard,” covers the life and resistance of the widely misunderstood Ugandan activist Stella Nyanzi.
Visionary scholar and author Riane Eisler discusses what it means to build a world rooted in care, courage, and connection.
How we can shift from systems of domination to cultures of partnership
Visionary scholar and author Riane Eisler discusses what it means to build a world rooted in care, courage, and connection.
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January 14, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Visionary scholar and author Riane Eisler discusses what it means to build a world rooted in care, courage, and connection.
After an extreme weather event, climate organizers can seize the opportunity to push for tangible policy change.
How to turn extreme weather tragedies into climate victories
After an extreme weather event, climate organizers can seize the opportunity to push for tangible policy change.
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January 13, 2026 at 9:21 PM
After an extreme weather event, climate organizers can seize the opportunity to push for tangible policy change.
Leaderless uprisings cascaded across 11 countries and shook governments in 2025. Now, Gen Z protesters must find the road to lasting political power.
How Gen Z movements around the globe shared tactics and challenges
Leaderless uprisings cascaded across 11 countries and shook governments in 2025. Now, Gen Z protesters must find the road to lasting political power.
wagingnonviolence.org
January 9, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Leaderless uprisings cascaded across 11 countries and shook governments in 2025. Now, Gen Z protesters must find the road to lasting political power.
Demanding people “remain calm” after ICE's killing in Minneapolis misses the point — the task is not to extinguish anger, but to channel it in defense of life, writes Daniel Hunter.
Honoring the many responses to Renee Nicole Good’s murder
Demanding “calm” after ICE's killing in Minneapolis is misguided. The task isn't to extinguish anger, but to channel it in defense of life.
wagingnonviolence.org
January 8, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Demanding people “remain calm” after ICE's killing in Minneapolis misses the point — the task is not to extinguish anger, but to channel it in defense of life, writes Daniel Hunter.
With Palestinian history censored by the Israeli occupation, youth programs preserve collective memory through traditional music and dance.
Dance and music are potent forms of cultural defiance in Palestine
With Palestinian history censored by the Israeli occupation, youth programs preserve collective memory through traditional music and dance.
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January 6, 2026 at 5:50 PM
With Palestinian history censored by the Israeli occupation, youth programs preserve collective memory through traditional music and dance.
In a year of rapid authoritarian backsliding, Waging Nonviolence empowered readers and lifted up the historic protest movements rising to meet the moment. Check out our most read stories of the year.
Our top stories of 2025
In a year of rapid authoritarian backsliding, Waging Nonviolence uplifted the historic protest movements rising to meet the moment.
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December 31, 2025 at 3:51 PM
In a year of rapid authoritarian backsliding, Waging Nonviolence empowered readers and lifted up the historic protest movements rising to meet the moment. Check out our most read stories of the year.
In the face of rising authoritarianism, creativity is an enduring movement superpower that helped us break through the stranglehold of fear this year.
Inflatables, rainbow crosswalks, flooding snitch lines — creative action was off the charts in 2025
In the face of rising authoritarianism, creativity is an enduring movement superpower that helped us break through the stranglehold of fear this year.
wagingnonviolence.org
December 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
In the face of rising authoritarianism, creativity is an enduring movement superpower that helped us break through the stranglehold of fear this year.
Frontline communities telling their own stories is essential for holding world leaders accountable to commitments made at COP30.
After COP30, Indigenous narratives are more important than ever
Frontline communities telling their own stories is essential for holding world leaders accountable to commitments made at COP30.
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December 22, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Frontline communities telling their own stories is essential for holding world leaders accountable to commitments made at COP30.
No strangers to the perils of war, Ukrainian activists and journalists are connecting their struggle to Gaza.
Palestine solidarity in Ukraine is all about shared experiences
No strangers to the perils of war, Ukrainian activists and journalists are connecting their struggle to Gaza.
wagingnonviolence.org
December 19, 2025 at 9:13 PM
No strangers to the perils of war, Ukrainian activists and journalists are connecting their struggle to Gaza.
Taoist monk and doctor of Chinese medicine John Blue discusses the role of rest, stillness and attentiveness in the work of justice.
Taoism and the inner practice of nonviolence in winter
Taoist monk and doctor of Chinese medicine John Blue discusses the role of rest, stillness and attentiveness in the work of justice.
wagingnonviolence.org
December 19, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Taoist monk and doctor of Chinese medicine John Blue discusses the role of rest, stillness and attentiveness in the work of justice.
Genocide in Gaza, raids on immigrants and attacks on DEI have spurred urgent calls to boycott companies like Home Depot, Target, Chevron and Microsoft.
#BoycottAmazon #BoycottMcDonald #BoycottCocaCola #BoycottChevron #BoycottTarget #BoycottHomeDepot
#BoycottAmazon #BoycottMcDonald #BoycottCocaCola #BoycottChevron #BoycottTarget #BoycottHomeDepot
Holiday shoppers are flexing political power through big boycott campaigns
Genocide in Gaza, raids on immigrants and attacks on DEI have spurred calls to boycott companies like Home Depot, Target and Microsoft.
wagingnonviolence.org
December 18, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Genocide in Gaza, raids on immigrants and attacks on DEI have spurred urgent calls to boycott companies like Home Depot, Target, Chevron and Microsoft.
#BoycottAmazon #BoycottMcDonald #BoycottCocaCola #BoycottChevron #BoycottTarget #BoycottHomeDepot
#BoycottAmazon #BoycottMcDonald #BoycottCocaCola #BoycottChevron #BoycottTarget #BoycottHomeDepot
To counter the march toward militarism at home and abroad, we need a movement with a winning message and broad coalition willing to engage in institutional politics.
The American peace movement we need today
To counter the march toward militarism at home and abroad, we need a winning message and broad coalition engaged in institutional politics.
wagingnonviolence.org
December 16, 2025 at 7:01 PM
To counter the march toward militarism at home and abroad, we need a movement with a winning message and broad coalition willing to engage in institutional politics.
Widespread protests across Germany are a sign that the new military conscription legislation will face fierce noncooperation.
Germans are not falling in line for the new military draft
Widespread protests across Germany are a sign that the new military conscription legislation will face fierce noncooperation.
wagingnonviolence.org
December 15, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Widespread protests across Germany are a sign that the new military conscription legislation will face fierce noncooperation.
To build a powerful movement for peace and justice, ordinary people must first understand that we are in an emergency. Jim Douglass's new book “Martyrs to the Unspeakable” makes this crisis clear.
Those in power are terrified of peace
To build a powerful movement for peace and justice, ordinary people must first understand that we are in an emergency.
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December 15, 2025 at 8:23 PM
To build a powerful movement for peace and justice, ordinary people must first understand that we are in an emergency. Jim Douglass's new book “Martyrs to the Unspeakable” makes this crisis clear.
The famed educator and Highlander Folk School founder Myles Horton offers insights on living through the ups and downs of movement cycles.
Learning from Myles Horton’s legendary career in social movements
The famed educator and Highlander Folk School founder offers insights on living through the ups and downs of movement cycles.
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December 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
The famed educator and Highlander Folk School founder Myles Horton offers insights on living through the ups and downs of movement cycles.
From Kenya to Nepal, Gen Z movements sweeping the globe are joyfully defying authoritarianism with memes, stunts and dance videos.
How memes and humor are fueling Gen Z’s global uprisings
From Kenya to Nepal, Gen Z movements sweeping the globe are joyfully defying authoritarianism with memes, stunts and dance videos.
wagingnonviolence.org
December 10, 2025 at 6:42 PM
From Kenya to Nepal, Gen Z movements sweeping the globe are joyfully defying authoritarianism with memes, stunts and dance videos.
Veteran organizer Marshall Ganz diagnoses how we hit rock-bottom and identifies where we must go next, pointing to Zohran Mamdani's campaign as a model.
Veteran organizer Marshall Ganz sees a path to power under Trump
The lifelong organizer diagnoses how we hit rock-bottom and identifies where we must go next, citing the Mamdani campaign as a model.
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December 9, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Veteran organizer Marshall Ganz diagnoses how we hit rock-bottom and identifies where we must go next, pointing to Zohran Mamdani's campaign as a model.
Student activists have already won important victories over Trump’s authoritarian agenda and they’re just getting started.
Inside the student resistance to authoritarianism on campus
Student activists have already won important victories over Trump’s authoritarian agenda and they’re just getting started.
wagingnonviolence.org
December 4, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Student activists have already won important victories over Trump’s authoritarian agenda and they’re just getting started.
In response to systematic censorship by Meta and other platforms, Palestinians and their allies have built an innovative new playbook of tactics to beat the algorithm.
How the pro-Palestine movement is outsmarting the algorithms
In response to systematic censorship by social media, Palestinians and their allies have built a playbook of tactics to beat the algorithm.
wagingnonviolence.org
December 2, 2025 at 4:47 PM
In response to systematic censorship by Meta and other platforms, Palestinians and their allies have built an innovative new playbook of tactics to beat the algorithm.