Resources

Combatting Authoritarianism: The Skills and Infrastructure Needed t...

As the United States celebrated Martin Luther King Day this January, Americans also confronted the reality of the recently failed attempt to pass voting rights legislation and the ongoing dysfunction of the...

How Domestic Civic Movements Could Reshape US Foreign Policy

President Joe Biden’s early reversals of Trump policies have included at least three that were the direct or indirect result of grassroots movements. The administration froze the extraction of oil and gas...

Seven Foreign Policy Issues to Watch In 2022

As the Biden-Harris administration enters its second year in office, it will grapple with formidable foreign policy challenges that affect the wellbeing of Americans and global citizens alike. Seven members...

Good vs. Toxic Polarization: Insights from Activists and Peacebuilders

Polarizing narratives are key tools of nonviolent mobilization and social justice activism. But today, deep-seated polarization, exacerbated by a growing faction that rejects basic democratic norms and practices, threatens the...

Democracy Narratives and Sacred Values

What are the common values that underpin US democracy? What is the “big story” we all share about how society should work and how we fit together as citizens? In...

The Freedom Struggle in Florida

The situation in Florida clearly represents a threat to American democracy.

MAPPING THE ECOSYSTEM OF SOCIAL CHANGE

This overview was created after a convening of organizations and networks who are endeavoring to map the larger “ecosystem of social change,” including social justice, bridge-building, and democracy organizations, practitioners,...

Watching the January 6th Hearings through the Lens of both Accounta...

“How did we get to this point?” was how the third day of the January 6th hearings began on June 16th. Many Americans are asking the same question, with a mix of exhaustion,...

Facilitating and Training in Cross-Sector Movements: Turbo-Charging...

On September 14, 2022, The Horizons Project hosted a webinar to bring together movement trainers, facilitators, and organizers to discuss the current state of movement-building support in the US and...