The Golden Gate 26 Defense Committee is urging the Golden Gate Bridge Board of Directors to withdraw its unprecedented $162,554 restitution claim against 26 Palestine solidarity protesters facing criminal charges for a Tax Day protest in 2024.| Davis Vanguard
The legal policy fellow talks to Michael E. Hartmann more about the concept of civil terrorism and—in the nonprofit context—existing and potentially strengthened anti-racketeering and -conspiracy, anti-riot, and foreign-agent-registration laws, as well as the effects and potential reforms of regulations permitting fiscal sponsorship of projects and activities. The post A conversation with the Manhattan Institute’s Tal Fortgang (Part 2 of 2) appeared first on the Giving Review.| the Giving Review
Are you feeling overwhelmed by rising oppression and autocracy around the world? Whether you’re fighting a dictator or just trying to improve your neighborhood, Blueprint for Revolution is a worthw…| Unsolicited Feedback
This article The 6 superpowers that faith communities bring to nonviolent struggle was originally published by Waging Nonviolence. While religion has far too often been a tool of authoritarianism, faith institutions and communities have also been the life force of so many freedom movements. This article The 6 superpowers that faith communities bring to nonviolent struggle was originally published by Waging Nonviolence.| Waging Nonviolence
After a five day sit-in starting on Monday, student protesters concluded their occupation of the Main Quad Friday morning by holding a rally for full divestment from fossil fuels. Later in the day, students met with President Hennessy to discuss their cause. The night before the rally organized by Fossil Free Stanford (FFS), the participants had received another warning from the University, this time with a more clear timeline for punishment as well as an extended threat to suspend investment...| The Stanford Daily
In the largest single day of deliberately disruptive protest activity in the United States since at least 2020, activists responded to the call for a global “coordinated economic blockade to …| Counting Crowds
"Christians are taking on this role of witnessing publicly---even paying the cost of being arrested---in order to witness to compassion for refugees."| Bearing Witness
