16 hours. 24 hours. 120 hours. These hours mark the period of time that the PSU Disarm and Divest Coalition activists have committed to going on hunger strike. Hunger strikes…
This Week Around the World
March 8 Bogota: Colombia: Social activist Jorge Macana was shot multiple times before dying from his injuries in his home. Many public shops in the area surrounding his home were…
Nadia Murad’s Call to Action Against Human Trafficking
Nobel laureate Nadia Murad discuses the effects of genocide by ISIS on the Yazidi’s at USIP. Courtesy U.S. Institute of Peace
This Week Around the World – Oct. 7–13
Oct. 7 Lampedusa, Italy: A boat carrying approximately 50 migrants and refugees capsized and killed at least 13 people, but 15 are still missing, according to The New York Times….
Nonviolent freedom activist Reverend Lawson brings historical perspective to revolutions
Portland State’s Students United for Nonviolence hosted Reverend Dr. James Lawson, associate and friend of Martin Luther King Jr., on April 24 to provide insight on nonviolent practices of protest,…
Female Saudi activists temporarily released
Nearly a dozen Saudi women appeared in front of a three-judge panel on March 27 to recount the stories of torture and sexual harrassment they experienced while imprisoned for the…