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Announcing the 24th Moving Walls Exhibit, Here We Are: Visual Resistance and Reclaiming Narratives
September 18, 2017 |Here We Are is an exhibition that celebrates 10 individual and collective artists, journalists, documentarians, and advocates who engage with art and documentary practice as forms of resistance.
On Migrants and Refugees, Global Mayors Show the World What Works
September 18, 2017 |Cities and towns are in the vanguard when it comes to receiving and integrating new migrants and refugees. They have vital lessons to pass on to world leaders.
How Attorneys in Ukraine Can Use Health Law to Save Lives
September 13, 2017 |In Ukraine and other parts of the world, attorneys who understand how laws governing justice and health intersect have a much better chance of protecting their clients—both literally and legally.
The Reform U.S. Drone Policy Really Needs
September 1, 2017 |As the new administration continues to adjust U.S. national security policy to its strategy, it is essential that regulations placed on drone strikes in order to protect civilians are strengthened—not weakened—for the future.
Q&A: The Promise of Resistance in Puerto Rico
August 31, 2017Amid the island’s worst financial crisis ever, a fiscal control board has proposed deep cuts to Puerto Rico’s university system. Here’s how students on campus are battling back.
“Gender Ideology” Is a Fiction That Could Do Real Harm
August 29, 2017 |Political forces opposed to the rights of women and LGBTI people have a new rhetorical weapon. But even if “gender ideology” is a made-up concept, it could still be used to undo many recent and hard-won gains.
Ripples of Hope in the Fight Against Hate
August 17, 2017 |The United States is stronger when it shares messages of inclusion, and when people of all backgrounds are welcome in their own communities and treated with respect and dignity.
The Deep Roots of the U.S. Ban on Trans Soldiers
August 17, 2017 |A proposal to exclude trans people from the U.S. military was greeted with widespread disapproval. But a new report reveals how often hatred of trans and gender-nonconforming people is not only tolerated, but encouraged.
Muslim American Women Are Finding Their Voice and Confronting Islamophobia
August 16, 2017 |Standing down a rising wave of discrimination and hate, Muslim American women in the United States are working together, learning how to defend themselves, and reclaiming their rightful place in American society.
Sri Lanka’s New Right-to-Information Law Could Save Lives
August 9, 2017 |For too long, government secrets held Sri Lanka’s democracy back. Now, the law is already shifting power back where it belongs—in the hands of the people.