Good vs. Toxic Polarization
Polarization is generally considered a necessary and healthy aspect of democratic societies. In his writing on social change work, Quaker activist and trainer George Lakey compares polarization to “a blacksmith’s forge,” one...
Trauma Healing
Unaddressed traumas pose significant challenges to building a healthy democratic society, exacerbating intra-group and inter-group conflicts and making it difficult to find common cause. Healing individual and group traumas is...
Restorative Movement Building
What does it mean to challenge injustices and address societal harms in ways that strengthen social bonds and encourage longer-term healing? Restorative Movement Building is at the nexus of social...
Author:
Jarvis Williams
Author:
Julia Roig
SENSEMAKING WITH HORIZONS: The Alabama Brawl, August 2023
Jarvis Williams, the Director of Applied Research and Julia Roig, the Chief Network Weaver at Horizons come together in this short video interview to reflect on the “Alabama Brawl” that occurred in...
Author:
Jarvis Williams
Author:
Julia Roig
Welcome to Jarvis Williams, New Director of Applied Research at The...
Enjoy this short interview between our Chief Network Weaver Julia Roig and our new Director of Applied Research Jarvis Williams as he describes his excitement and motivation about joining the...
Author:
Maria J. Stephan
The Global Far-Right Authoritarian Alliance Threatening US Democrac...
Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban sparked widespread outrage a year ago with a speech to members of the Hungarian minority in Romania in which he said Europeans should “not want to become peoples of...
THE PILLARS PROJECT: Veterans and Military Families
Why should veterans and military families care about authoritarianism?
THE PILLARS PROJECT: Labor Unions
Why should labor unions and professional associations care about authoritarianism?