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Amid U.S. threats, Canada’s national security plans must include training in non-violent resistance
For Canada, nonviolent civilian resistance is the least devastating and most effective response to deter and defeat potential aggression.
Richard Sandbrook
Mar 265 min read
Freedom is Not Free: Canada and Nonviolent Resistance
The Views expressed in this article are those of the author. They should not be attributed to Science for Peace. Image by Niek Verlaan on...
Richard Sandbrook
Feb 2810 min read
TOWARDS A DEMOCRATIC STATE FOR ALL BETWEEN THE RIVER AND THE SEA
While our attention and hearts are focused on Gaza, civil society cannot abandon the wider fight for Palestinian rights and a better...
Science for Peace
Jul 9, 20241 min read
Palestine: Is there a Role for Non-Violent Action?
A lecture by Jonathan Kuttab Jonathan Kuttab is an international human rights attorney and author who lives in East Jerusalem. He was the...
Science for Peace
Mar 16, 20241 min read
The United Nations: Systemic and Individual Flaws and Failures
Judith Deutsch Contributed article for the Nonviolent Resistance Working Group. Judith Deutsch is former president of Science for Peace,...
Judy Deutsch
Feb 12, 20249 min read
Dr. Jill Carr-Harris: Nonviolent Social Action
Sharing Experiences in War, Conflict and with Climate Change Jill, an International Peace Specialist at the International Gandhi...
Science for Peace
Dec 14, 20231 min read
The “Earth for All” Report: Good Policies, Inadequate Politics
Richard Sandbrook is professor emeritus of Political Science at the University of Toronto and President of Science for Peace Contributed...
Richard Sandbrook
Dec 12, 20235 min read
Dr. Vladimir Zhagora: The Challenges of Forging Peace in Sudan
Vladimir worked on Sudan for over 14 years, with the Department of Political Affairs, United Nations, mainly in mediation efforts. He...
Science for Peace
Nov 27, 20231 min read
Remember your Humanity: How Can the Cycle of Violence in Gaza Ever End?
Arnd Jurgensen teaches international relations at the University of Toronto and is a director on the Science for Peace board. Contributed...
Arnd Jurgensen
Oct 23, 20236 min read
Science for Peace Statement on the Israeli-Hamas War
IDF Spokesperson's Unit via Wikimedia Commons Members of Science for Peace, along with worldwide communities and organizations, are...
Science for Peace
Oct 23, 20233 min read
Psychological Complexities of Violence and Revenge: Israel/Palestine
Judith Deutsch Contributed article for the Nonviolent Resistance Working Group. Judith Deutsch is former president of Science for Peace,...
Judy Deutsch
Oct 22, 20238 min read
The Tactics and Strategies of Non-violence: Chile and the Defeat of a Dictator
In 1983, Chilean workers initiated a wave of nonviolent protests against the military dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet. Severe...
Science for Peace
Apr 11, 20231 min read
Disinformation, or Debating with a Bot
Richard Sandbrook is professor emeritus of Political Science at the University of Toronto and President of Science for Peace Contributed...
Richard Sandbrook
Apr 5, 20234 min read
Non-violent Action: The Case of Nashville and the Civil Rights Movement
In the 1960s, Gandhi’s nonviolent weapons were taken up by black college students in Nashville, Tennessee. Disciplined and strictly...
Science for Peace
Apr 3, 20231 min read
Non-violence: The Tactics and Strategies of Winning Campaigns: The case of Gandhi and the Salt March
India: Defying The Crown In India in the 1930s, after Gandhi had returned from South Africa, he and his followers adopted a strategy of...
Science for Peace
Mar 8, 20231 min read
Nonviolence and the Quest for Democracy: How to Resist Authoritarianism Everywhere
A conversation with Maria Stephan How do we resist authoritarian tendencies in countries throughout the world in a nonviolent manner?...
Science for Peace
Nov 17, 20221 min read
In a Time of Crisis, how Can Science for Peace Be Effective?
Richard Sandbrook is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at University of Toronto and the Vice-President of Science for Peace....
Richard Sandbrook
Nov 11, 20226 min read
Civil Resistance Tactics in the 21st Century: A Conversation with Michael Beer
Michael Beer, the Director of Nonviolence International, is a long-time global peace and human-rights activist. He has trained activists...
melisakuc6
Oct 19, 20221 min read
Non-Aggressive Defence in Sweden? An Assessment of ‘Total Defence’
Alfie Hoar, a Blumenfeld Junior Fellow at Science for Peace, is completing his Masters in Physics and Philosophy at Oxford University....
Alfie Hoar
Sep 28, 20226 min read
10 Essential Things to Know about Nonviolent Resistance
Richard Sandbrook is professor emeritus of Political Science at the University of Toronto and President of Science for Peace Contributed...
Richard Sandbrook
Aug 2, 20225 min read
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