Category: News

Defending Democracy by Expanding the Agenda
*By Research Assistant Sivahn Sapirstein and Director for Race and Democracy Jarvis Williams. As 2024 continues, all eyes are on the Presidential election. Many Americans are focused on the colossal...

THE VISTA: February 2024
February is the month of St. Valentine and so it’s a perfect time to reflect on the courageous power of love to sustain our relational organizing and care for each...

THE VISTA: January 2024
Happy 2024 from Horizons! A year when half the population of the world will be going to the polls. One of the main lessons from recent electoral successes - like...

Understanding Pillars of Support
Horizons has been focusing on how various Pillars of Support, notably faith-based organizations, businesses, unions & professional associations, and veterans/military groups, have contributed to authoritarian systems and how they have...

THE VISTA: December 2023
As we close out the year, the team at Horizons would like to extend our gratitude to all our partners and colleagues for the much-appreciated collaboration, learning, and commitment to...

THE VISTA: November 2023
This fall was a busy month of convenings for the Horizons’ team, making us particularly aware of the need to make time for building deep community when we are in...

THE VISTA: October 2023
This has been an emotionally heightened month worldwide as we confront the violence in Israel and Palestine and a rise of hate speech and violence in the US and globally....

Faith in Democracy: Mobilizing Religious Communities for Democratic Change
*By former Research Assistant Sama Shah Promoting Democracy, Protecting Faith The importance of a robust democracy in safeguarding the rights and fostering the civic participation of the religious cannot be...

THE VISTA: September 2023
September is a busy month for those working at the intersection of democracy and peacebuilding, as several important days of commemoration are celebrated while the United Nations gathers for its...

THE VISTA: August 2023
As summer ends and we kick off the academic year here in the US, Horizons continues to grapple with the inherent tensions of different approaches taken within the broad ecosystem...