Tag: Othering
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 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...
THE VISTA: August 2022
In the Northern hemisphere, August is a quiet month when we try to stay cool, hopefully take time off, and then prepare for the academic year to kick off again....
Rethinking “Polarization” as the Problem
On June 6, 2022 Horizons’ Chief Network Weaver Julia Roig, shared the main stage at Rotary’s 2022 Presidential Conference in Houston with Gary Slutkin, the founder of Cure Violence and Azim Khamisa, the founder...
Healing Resistance: A Conversation with Author Kazu Haga
Nonviolence is a cornerstone of activism and radical change, but less attention has been given to the restorative power of nonviolent resistance. In this recent Horizons Project event, Senior Advisor...
Good vs. Toxic Polarization: Insights from Activists and Peacebuilders
Polarizing narratives are key tools of nonviolent mobilization and social justice activism. But today, deep-seated polarization, exacerbated by a growing faction that rejects basic democratic norms and practices, threatens the...
Democracy Narratives and Sacred Values
What are the common values that underpin US democracy? What is the “big story” we all share about how society should work and how we fit together as citizens? In...
Facilitating and Training in Cross-Sector Movements: Turbo-Charging Efforts for Coordination and Collaboration
On September 14, 2022, The Horizons Project hosted a webinar to bring together movement trainers, facilitators, and organizers to discuss the current state of movement-building support in the US and...