Tag: Faith
Argentine Catholic Clergy Oppose Javier Milei
*By Adam FeferTime Period: 2023-presentLocation: ArgentinaMain Actors: Catholic clergy, especially Curas Por la Opción Por Los Pobres (Priests for the Option for the Poor)Tactics - Letters of opposition or support...
Buddhist Monks Defect from Myanmar’s Military Dictatorship
*By Adam FeferTime Period: 2007Location: MyanmarMain Actors: Buddhist monks, All Burma Monks Alliance (ABMA)Tactics - Withholding or withdrawal of allegiance - Slogans, caricatures, and symbols - Assemblies of protest or...
Nonviolence in Action: Why Civil Resistance Works and the Role of Religion
Horizons Chief Organizer, Maria J. Stephan delivered this keynote address at the American Academy of Religion Annual Conference on November 24, 2024. Special thanks to Jin Y. Park, Professor and...
South African Clergy Support Early Defections from Apartheid
*By Adam FeferTime Period: 1948-1968Location: South AfricaMain Actors: Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa (DRC), Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cape Town, Anglican Church of Southern Africa, Christian Institute of Southern...
Brazilian Religious Leaders and Democratic Backsliding
*By Adam FeferTime Period: 2019-2023Location: Brazil, especially Rio de JaneiroMain Actors: Brazilian Catholic Church, Brazilian Evangelical pastors (e.g., Henrique Vieira) and civil society groups (e.g., Novas)Tactics: - Declarations by organizations...
The Quakers Advance Democracy in the US Civil Rights Movement
*By Adam FeferTime Period: 1956-1968Location: Montgomery & Birmingham, AL; Prince Edward County, VA; Washington, DC; Cape May, NJ; New Delhi, IndiaMain Actors: American Friends Service Committee, Bayard Rustin.Tactics - Publishing...
Sensemaking with Horizons: Shun Tucker-Allen, Senior Faith Partnerships Coordinator of Fair Count
The Horizons Project Director for Race & Democracy, Jarvis Williams, has a conversation with Shun Tucker-Allen, Senior Faith Partnerships Coordinator at Fair Count about her work organizing with faith communities...
Sikh Langars Feed Protests for Farmers’ Rights
*By Claire TrillingTime Period: November 2020 - December 2021Location: Delhi, IndiaMain Actors: Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee & other Sikh organizationsTactics - Protest camps, nonviolent occupation - Declarations by organizations...
Hungarian Evangelicals Resist Democratic Backsliding
*By Adam FeferTime Period: 2010-2019Location: Budapest, HungaryMain Actors: Hungarian Evangelical Fellowship (HEF), Pastor Gábor Iványi.Tactics - Declarations by organizations and institutions - Selective social boycott - Protective presence - Signed...
Polish Bishops Refuse to Support Authoritarianism
*By Adam FeferTime Period: 2016-2023Location: Poland, especially WarsawMain Actors: Polish Episcopal ConferenceTactics - Declarations by organizations and institutions - Public speeches - Boycotts of social affairs Poland became less free...