Skip to content

Social Movement

75 Days Later, The Movement Only Grows

October 27, 2014 DeRay Mckesson, www.ebony.com , , , ,
The power of the movement which has largely come to be known as “Ferguson” is that it started because regular people---young people---armed with smartphones and frustration, came outside their homes and said “Enough is enough.” In those initial days, we learned about Mike Brown's death and the police's response to the manifestation of a community's pain through Antonio French's vines, Brittany Noble's Instagram videos, and the tweets of Tef Poe and Netta Elzie. There was a time when a movement would have required the gloss or veneer of an established activist group to gain traction. Ferguson disrupts this notion that organized struggle requires an organization. Ferguson showed us that there is a way to respect the autonomy of individual actors while maintaining a uniformity of purpose.

Latin American Peace Group Has Persevered Over 40 Years

September 28, 2014 Stephan Brues, www.wagingnonviolence.org , ,
Blas Garcia Noriega, a small man who wears glasses, is thoughtful and vivid, especially when he talks about his activities with Servicio Paz y Justicia, or SERPAJ. Founded 40 years ago in Medellin, Colombia, SERPAJ promotes nonviolent resistance and peaceful conflict resolutions throughout Latin America. “SERPAJ is not an NGO, but a social movement,” Garcia said. “We are doing big things with little resources.” In words like these, it is possible to hear the challenges of this kind of work and the pride he takes in doing it. Peace activists like Garcia who oppose all forms of violence — whether from the state, guerrillas, drug sellers or other militias — are caught between many armed groups in Colombia.

Social Movements Call To Stop Trade With Israel

July 30, 2014 teleSUR, www.telesurtv.net , , , ,
Different social movements are requesting Mercosur foreign relations ministers to suspend the free trade agreement with Israel. The foreign relations ministers of the Souther Common Market (Mercosur) received a letter this Monday from various Latin American social organizations demanding that the bloc suspend its free trade agreement with Israel due to its violent and deadly attacks on Gaza. "We must underscore that our request […] is based on the flagrant violation of Human Rights which the State of Israel is committing in the Gaza Strip, in the State of Palestine, which can be considered war crimes and/or crimes against human humanity," the NGOs wrote. The letter was addressed to the foreign relations ministers of Argentina, Hector Timerman, David Choquehuanca, of Bolivia, Luiz Alberto Figueiredo, of Brazil), Eladio Lozaiga, of Paraguay, Luis Almagro, of Uruguay, Elias Jaua, Venezuela. Over 15 social movements from Argentina, Colombia and Venezuela signed the letter, urging the South American bloc to implement measures against Israel, which has indiscriminately bombed Gaza, destroying over 3,000 homes, displacing close to 200,000 Palestinians, and killing over 1,090 Gazans, mostly civilians and children.
«12»

Urgent End Of Year Fundraising Campaign

Online donations are back! Keep independent media alive. 

Due to the attacks on our fiscal sponsor, we were unable to raise funds online for nearly two years.  As the bills pile up, your help is needed now to cover the monthly costs of operating Popular Resistance.

Donate Here

Urgent End Of Year Fundraising Campaign

Online donations are back! 

Keep independent media alive. 

Due to the attacks on our fiscal sponsor, we were unable to raise funds online for nearly two years.  As the bills pile up, your help is needed now to cover the monthly costs of operating Popular Resistance.

Donate Here
Sign Up To Our Daily Digest

Independent media outlets are being suppressed and dropped by corporations like Google, Facebook and Twitter. Sign up for our daily email digest before it’s too late so you don’t miss the latest movement news.