Author:
Claire Trilling
Ukrainian Veterans Save Lives Through Quiet Diplomacy
During the “Orange Revolution” in Ukraine, a network of veterans organized by former General Volodymyr Antonets played a crucial role in preventing a violent crackdown against the nonviolent occupation of...
Author:
Claire Trilling
Sikh Langars Feed Protests for Farmers’ Rights
The pinnacle of the Indian Farmers’ Protests was a mass nonviolent blockade of the four main highways going into New Delhi, India’s capital, by hundreds of thousands of farmers, which...
Hungarian Evangelicals Resist Democratic Backsliding
One key actor organizing against democratic backsliding in Hungary is Pastor Gábor Iványi of the Hungarian Evangelical Fellowship (HEF). HEF’s primary impact has been raising awareness about the state of...
Polish Bishops Refuse to Support Authoritarianism
While Christianity played a key role in the rise of authoritarianism in Poland, many bishops leveraged their positionality and religious rhetoric to oppose the Law and Justice party’s (PiS) more...
Author:
Lucianne Nelson
Activating Faith: The Southern Christian Leadership Conference Figh...
Following the success of the Montgomery bus boycotts, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) was established to coordinate and support nonviolent direct action. The initial concept of leveraging Black churches’...
Author:
Lucianne Nelson
Southern Baptist Leaders Condemn the January 6th Insurrection
The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) has struggled with responding to attacks on American democracy. The internal denominational culture of the SBC conditioned the rise of Christian nationalism among its members,...
Author:
Lucianne Nelson
Latter-Day Saints Speak Out to Protect Democracy
In the lead-up to President Biden’s inauguration, conflicting views of democracy within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints emerged, reflecting existing challenges within the Church and its history...
Author:
Lucianne Nelson
Going Pro (Bono): Lawyers Provide Support Against the Muslim Ban
Amongst the wide array of concerned Americans protesting the Trump administration’s “muslim ban” were hundreds of lawyers who gathered in airports across the nation, conducting legal research and writing motions...
Author:
Lucianne Nelson
“Ask your Doctor if Voting is Right for You!” American Doctors Spea...
After the American Medical Association (AMA) identified voting as a social determinant of health, doctors have been making voter engagement a part of whole-person health care, helping nearly 50,000 Americans...