Fifteen years ago this month, the French sheep farmer Jose Bové revved up his bulldozer and dismantled a McDonald’s. No matter how you slice it, this is one of the most memorable instances of a worker using the tools of … Continue reading
Lisa Fithian ist eine US-amerikanische Aktivistin und Trainerin aus New York. Seit Mitte der 1970er-Jahre setzt sie sich für gewaltlose soziale Veränderungen ein. Über die Jahre hat sie sich als Studentin, Gewerkschaftsaktivistin und Bürgerrechtlerin mit verschiedenen Themen beschäftigt: von Umweltschutz … Continue reading
Check out Srdja Popovic, director of Canvas People-Power, with his TEDx speech “The Power of Laughtivism”. Learn from one of the masters of Nonviolence! The Power of Laughtivism
Srdja Popovic is a cofounder and key figure of the Serbian resistance movement “Otpor!”, whose led Slobodan Milosevic in 2000 to the resignation in a non-violent way. After the revolution, the activist became a member of the Serbian National Assembly … Continue reading
John Jackson is a writer, commentator, founder and director of several human rights campaigns. Together with Steve Crawshaw, he wrote “Small Acts of Resistance”, a collection of stories that show how courage, perseverance and ingenuity can change the world. For … Continue reading
FEMEN movement. Women Power is a controversial collective of Ukrainian activists that attracts public attention with provocative actions. Created in 2008, FEMEN fights for the self-determination of women in Ukraine. Under the maxim “Our God is woman, our mission is … Continue reading
“Waging Nonviolence – People-Powered News and Analysis” is an online source for nonviolent resistance. The two editors Eric Stoner and Bryan Farrell, who work as journalists in New York, have the objective to tell and to diffuse the stories of … Continue reading
“Sextremism is the new weapon of feminism” by FEMEN FEMEN movement. Women Power is a controversial collective of Ukrainian activists that attracts public attention with provocative actions. Created in 2008, FEMEN fights originally for the self-determination of women in Ukraine. … Continue reading
For every student looking for housing, Thursday is a booked day, reserved for the accommodation ads. The housing is more and more expensive and lessors are even more demanding. Students also think about other solutions: share their own flat and … Continue reading
