Tag: Education

Calling in Calling Out
Building powerful movements for a just and democratic society requires tearing down the walls separating people and welcoming new people into the movement. It takes recognizing that individuals, shaped by...

THE PILLARS PROJECT: The Business Community
*This article was written by former Director of Applied Research Jonathan Pinckney. Why should business leaders care about authoritarianism? There is a long-standing recognition among many American business leaders that...

THE HORIZONS PROJECT’S TOP INSIGHTS & LEARNINGS FROM 2022
Since our official launch in January of 2022, the Horizons’ team has spent the bulk of our time building relationships with the many inspiring organizers, network leaders, researchers, and funders...

How to rise above partisan politics to uphold our democracy
Recent polls have revealed that “threats to democracy” are a top priority for many of us living in the United States. On the one hand, this is good news. Acknowledging the...

Violence and the Backfire Effect
*This article was written by former Director of Applied Research Jonathan Pinckney. Any movement that seeks to stand up against powerful opposition and advocate on important political issues must be...

Authoritarianism: How You Know It When You See It
What is democracy? Forms of rights-based representative government in which: elected government leadership is constrained by constitutionalism, the rule of law, the separation of powers, the free expression of the...

Forgiveness, Accountability, and Societal Healing
The Horizons Project is partnering with Rotary International to explore how to embed concepts and practices of forgiveness, accountability, and societal healing within Rotary clubs and their partners around the world.Forgiveness is often...

Combatting Authoritarianism: The Skills and Infrastructure Needed to Organize Across Difference
*This article was written by co-Leads Julia Roig and Maria J. Stephan and was first published on Just Security. As the United States celebrated Martin Luther King Day this January,...

How Domestic Civic Movements Could Reshape US Foreign Policy
*This article was written by Chief Organizer Maria J. Stephan and was first published on Just Security. President Joe Biden’s early reversals of Trump policies have included at least three...

Seven Foreign Policy Issues to Watch In 2022
*This article contains contributions from Director of Partnerships and Outreach Tabatha Pilgrim-Thompson and was first published on InkStick. “We Didn’t Start the Fire” is a column in collaboration with Foreign Policy...