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65 years ago, the Golden Rule ignited protests that led to a partial ban on nuclear weapons testing. Now it’s back to fight for abolition.

Sound the nuclear alarms. Russian President Vladimir Putin is planning to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appears to be unveiling nuclear warheads capable of fitting on short-range missiles. Given the ruthlessness of both leaders, it would be foolish to suggest they lack the will to drop a nuclear bomb. It would be just as unwise, given our own past actions in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, to think we would not respond in kind.

It’s quite a high hurdle to appeal to a country that’s been militarily invaded — after decades of military defense (and offense) preparations and the

Multinational corporations (MNCs) increasingly create and control markets. In recent decades there has been a striking tendency for MNCs to grow in size, wealth and political influence. They are political actors deeply entangled with states in reciprocal relationships of dependence, which put significant constraints on the ability of states to regulate corporations, e.g. to prevent human rights abuses and environmental degradation. Effective ways to redress power imbalances between MNCs and soci...

BELFAST — The 34th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Candlelight walk will be held on Monday, January 16, 2023. Gather at 4:30 p.m. in front the Belfast Post Office, and walk together to the First Church in Belfast, UCC, 104 Church St for a celebration...

One of Gene Sharp's most widely reproduced publications is his 1973 list of 198 nonviolent methods (or types of action). In 2021 Michael Beer published a

If those events demonstrated anything, it was that even one reported or rumored incident of sexual assault was enough to call students to action.

Remarks in Seattle on September 24, 2022 at https://abolishnuclearweapons.org I am so sick and tired of wars. I’m ready for peace. What about you? I’m

The ouster of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak in February 2011 was brought about using the tools of nonviolent action, including massive protests and nationwide strikes. Yet the transition that followed showed that initiating change through nonviolent action is no guarantee of a peaceful, smooth path to democracy. This report, based on data on 72 political transitions that occurred between 1945 and 2019, provides key insights into the kinds of mobilization, in terms of tactics and actors, that ...

Stories across the world prophesied lessons of the fleeting wilderness, necessity of restraining water and our obligation to care for the natural world.