Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, known also as Badshah, or King, was born in 1890 in India. He was a political and spiritual leader known for his nonviolent opposition to the British Raj in British India. Ghaffar Khan’s early years ran a parallel … Continue reading
Edward Snowden was nominated by Swedish professor Stefan Svallfors for the Nobel Peace prize. Mainstream media organizations in the USA decided to ignore the nomination. After the nomination WikiLeaks tweeted that the Nobel Peace Prize is corrupt, an instrument of foreign … Continue reading
Edward Joseph Snowden delivered a statement to human rights organizations and individuals. The human rights organizations included also Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch. “Accordingly, I did what I believed right and began a campaign to correct this wrongdoing. I … Continue reading
A community called Blank Noise has mounted a variety of actions against sexual violence in India. They went to Bangalore, sat at the tables with male and female volunteers and talked about street sexual harassment. They call this method “Talk … Continue reading
George Lakey moved to suburb in Philadelphia. In that time the place was full of crime and racial aggression. No one could guarantee people’s protection, neither Police, so neighbors took the initiative and the Block Association of West Philadelphia was formed. … Continue reading
Thousands of people went to the streets in the USA to protest the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin. While a jury of six women absolved Zimmerman of any crime with their … Continue reading
Watch the first educational FEMEN video and be better prepared if you want to make an action in FEMEN style! Video featuring two of the members of FEMEN France who are now in a Tunisian jail for the next 4 … Continue reading
As we already know from history, non-violent movements are sometimes oppressed by violence. On the other hand, violence can also often boost a movement to become larger and more powerful. There are many cases all over the world where we see repression propelling the … Continue reading
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People in Germany realize that the ›Spanish Rescue Package‹ will not help the average person, but only will save European banks. Against unemployment, poverty and racism, they fight for social peace and a United Europe for all people! This is … Continue reading
Notre-Dame-des-Landes: It´s just a matter of time before this becomes the new airport of Nantes. Young people start to move onto the land which has been left abandoned. In addition to building treehouses and growing their own vegetables, the activists … Continue reading
On Sunday, the 15th of May 2011, a week before the regional and municipal elections in Spain, non-violent, independent demonstrations started in Madrid and 58 other cities in the country. A camp started growing in the city centre at the … Continue reading
Paolo Pistolesi is a member of the Movimiento 15-M and is primarily responsible for the commission “Audiovisión”. The audiovisual commission has taken responsibility for the distribution of 15-M’s content and the movement’s events since May 2011. The members try to … Continue reading
For more than a year young Parisians have been hitting the city´s real estate scene in a humorous way. Armed with costumes and fake bank notes they undermine apartment viewings and even sometimes create spontaneous flash mobs. They know exactly … Continue reading
Carlos Ernesto Mondada Banda was born in Argentina in the region of Jujuy, close to the Bolivian border. In 1977 he came to Spain where he has lived since then. He is divorced and has a daughter. Before Ernesto retired, … Continue reading
Alex Dende aka Lexxus Légal is one of the Hip-Hop pioneers from Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of Congo). He is one of the founders of the band PNB – Pensée Nègre Brute / Raw Nigger Thought and believes in the power of music and culture … Continue reading
Ruba Al-Bream, born in Palestine, lives and works in Amman – Jordan. She is interested in sustainable development, especially with young people and women in ME. ›I believe and I try that society and the law advocate for justice, dignity, … Continue reading
Trailer Download The movie—as well as the entire Everyday rebellion project—is a tribute to the creativity of non-violent resistance. The cinematic essay portrays movements and activists that fight against new and old borders of political and social paradigms around the … Continue reading
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Femen is protesting to support the Tunesian activist AMINA. The recent call of Tunisian salafist to stone her because of a topless picture which she had posted on the Femen Tunesia Facebook site led to broad protests worldwide with a … Continue reading
Today is the protest day for the Tunesian activist AMINA. The recent call of Tunisian salafist to stone her because of a topless picture that she posted on the Femen Tunesia Facebooksite led to broad protests worldwide with a lot … Continue reading
Ruba Al-Bream kommt ursprünglich aus Palästina und lebt und arbeitet in Amman-Jordanien. Ruba interessiert sich für die nachhaltige Entwicklung, vor allem mit der Jugend und den Frauen in ME. ›Ich glaube und versuche es, dass sich die Gesellschaft und das … Continue reading
Alex Dende aka Lexxus Légal ist einer der Hip Hop-Pioniere aus Kinshasa in der Demokratischen Republik Kongo. Er ist Gründungsmitglied der Band PNB – Pensée Nègre Brute / Raw Nigger Thought und glaubt an die Macht der Musik und Kultur … Continue reading
Am Sonntag, den 15. Mai 2011, eine Woche vor den Regional- und Kommunalwahlen in Spanien, begannen gewaltlose, parteiferne Demonstrationen in Madrid und in weiteren 58 spanischen Städten. Im Zentrum der Hauptstadt, auf der Plaza del Sol, entstand ein Camp. Diese … Continue reading
FEMEN sextremists have thwarted Sunday mass of the Pope in Vatican. They have stripped on the Saint Peter’s Square and were screaming “Shut up!” to the Pope. FEMEN in Vatican have closed the Pope’s mouth. The old eunuch Ratzinger has … Continue reading
The Yes Lab and the Center for Artistic Activism are announcing the launch of Actipedia.org, an open-access, user-generated database of creative activism case studies designed to inspire activists. “We designed Actipedia to inspire activists to more creative and effective actions,” … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
