Tag: Civil Resistance
How you can more effectively advance multi-racial democracy
On March 3, 2024, Maria J. Stephan, co-lead of the Horizons Project, discussed her work to strengthen multi-racial democracy in the US and globally to the Forum at All Souls...
Can Multiracial Democracy Survive?
*This article was written by Chief Organizer Maria J. Stephan and was first published on Sojourners. Racial justice and pro-democracy advocates share a common agenda. DEMOCRACIES OFTEN DIE by a...
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...
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...
SENSEMAKING WITH HORIZONS: The Alabama Brawl, August 2023
https://youtube.com/watch?v=Sf6npTNF8gs 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...
THE PILLARS PROJECT: Veterans and Military Families
What is the connection between democracy and veterans and military families? Upon entering their military service, veterans swore an oath of office to support and defend the Constitution of the United...
THE PILLARS PROJECT: Labor Unions
What is the connection between unions and democracy? Democratic backsliding in the United States is a particular threat to labor unions. The research is clear: democracy is good for labor. Democracies...
THE PILLARS PROJECT: The Business Community
What is the connection between business leaders and democracy? A strong, healthy, and dynamic democratic political environment is key to economic resilience in the United States. American industry, corporate America, and small businesses...
Exploring Narrative Practices for Broad-based Movements in Contexts of Democratic Decline
*This piece was originally published on March 1, 2023 on OpenGlobalRights by Chief Network Weaver Julia Roig and James Savage. Versión en Español The rise in authoritarianism and democratic decline around the...
How Can Funders Support Pro-democracy Movements?
*This article was written by Chief Network Weaver Julia Roig and was first published on Alliance Magazine. As the United States celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day on 16 January, it...