How Film Captures the Roles of Women in War and Peace, USIP, 3/8/18

Ten years ago, the film Pray the Devil Back to Hell premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Documentary for its powerful depiction of the nonviolent women’s movement that helped bring an end to Liberia’s bloody civil war. Since its release, producers and directors have taken up the challengeContinueContinue reading “How Film Captures the Roles of Women in War and Peace, USIP, 3/8/18”

Yet Another School Shooting

As a parent, it’s unimaginable loosing a child to gun violence.  The violence yesterday at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High in Broward County, FL continues to confound us as a society.  Frankly, policies and laws need to change to restrict the use and sale of automatic weapons and small arms. I think this op-ed in yesterday’s ContinueContinue reading “Yet Another School Shooting”

ICNC High School Curriculum Fellowship, Application due 3/25/18

ICNC is issuing the third call for its civil resistance education grant for innovative high school educators from around the world. The Fellowship grant is in the amount of $1,200 per fellow and will be offered to up to 6 motivated educators who will work with ICNC to develop and teach a curriculum on nonviolent civil resistance to high school studentsContinueContinue reading “ICNC High School Curriculum Fellowship, Application due 3/25/18”