PEACE & JUSTICE

A fair world lays the foundations for peace.

Weapons of Mass Democracy

by Stephen Zunes

posted Sep 16, 2009

Here’s evidence that nonviolence is the most powerful tool to promote democracy and overthrow tyranny.

Youths Face the Holocaust

by Lynsi Burton

posted Sep 09, 2009

Facing History connects students to people who have witnessed injustice, like artist and Holocaust survivor Ava Kadishson Schieber.

Healing Power of Prison Poetry

by Eli Hastings

posted Sep 09, 2009

Writers help teens in jail learn to express difficult truths by putting pencil to paper.

Climate Activists Dream a New Future

by Madeline Ostrander

posted Sep 09, 2009

The Pachamama Alliance encourages a re-examination of the values and assumptions that have led our society into social and environmental crises.

Episcopal Church Repudiates Doctrine of Discovery

by Gale Courey Toensing

posted Sep 01, 2009

Tackling an injustice enshrined in international law for centuries.

Signs of Life :: Tribes Approve Same-Sex Marriage

by Heather Purser

posted Aug 28, 2009

Same-sex marriage is not legal in Oregon, but an Oregon tribe has exercised its sovereignty to recognize same-sex marriages on its 10-square-mile reservation.

Signs of Life :: Amazon Tribes Win Against Big Oil

by Lisa Gale Garrigues

posted Aug 28, 2009

In the Amazon rainforests of Peru and Ecuador, indigenous groups are on the front lines of the climate change battle.

Fierce Light :: Film Trailer

by Velcrow Ripper

posted Aug 14, 2009

Velcrow Ripper's latest documentary portrays examples of spiritual activism: political actions focusing on compassion and interconnection.

Cultural Renewal to Improve Health

posted Aug 14, 2009

The Tohono O'odham Nation turns to native recipes and local foods to tackle diabetes.

Registering for Peace

by Tobin Jacobrown

posted Aug 06, 2009

To register as a conscientious objector, Toby Jacobrown had to sue the federal government.

Navajo Nation Council Votes For Green Jobs

posted Jul 31, 2009

The first green jobs bill from America's First Nations promises much needed, culturally appropriate jobs.

People We Love :: Agnes Pareyio

by Heather Purser

posted Jul 07, 2009

Creating choices for women.

Vandana Shiva on Gandhi for Today’s World

by David Barsamian, Vandana Shiva

posted Jul 07, 2009

Some say terrorism makes Gandhi irrelevant. Vandana Shiva, farmer, seed saver, and global justice activist, says we need him more than ever.

Age-Old Wisdom for the New Economy

by Sarah van Gelder, Rebecca Adamson

posted Jul 07, 2009

Indigenous peoples have learned a few things about making it through hard times. Rebecca Adamson discusses what traditional economies did to foster abundance, sharing, and harmony with Mother Earth.

Iran's Stolen Election Has Sparked an Uprising—What Should the U.S. Do?

by Stephen Zunes

posted Jun 15, 2009

Stephen Zunes feels that the Iranian election was stolen. Robert Naiman feels there is evidence that it was actually not stolen. But they both say the U.S. should not get involved, but should leave it to the Iranian people.