Upcoming:
Supporting Activist Writing: A Conversation with Social Justice Editors – Join us on Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 9:00 AM (EDT) for a conversation with social justice editors about best practices in supporting activist writing. Are you an activist-writer or are aspiring to do more writing about your activism? This webinar will be an exclusive, REACT-only virtual event and a unique opportunity to exchange directly editors who run news/writing outlets focused on movements, social justice and human rights. We will explore the themes of power asymmetries in writer/editor relationships, best practices for supporting activist-writers, and many other pressing questions.
Activism in Exile: Lived Experiences, Challenges and Opportunities– Join us on Thursday, June 6, 2024 at 9:00 AM (EDT) to hear activists present their writing about lived experiences, opportunities and challenges of living in exile. Webinar presenters Sarah Elsheik and Mostafa Fouad are co-founders of Humena, co-facilitators of a vast network of activists in exile, and are activists in exile themselves. Other speakers will include contributors to their guest-edited REACT blog series (forthcoming this spring).
Note: This webinar will be in ARABIC. Register for the webinar if you would like to receive the recording with English subtitles.
Past Webinars:
Past webinars from 2010 to the present can also be viewed by browsing below. These webinars are a convenient way to learn more about civil resistance and integrate it into your work, whether you are:
- An academic looking to incorporate educational videos on civil resistance into your classes and cite them in your research;
- A movement activist and organizer trying to increase your strategic understanding of civil resistance strategy and tactics;
- A journalist looking for insights into civil resistance movements around the world;
- A member of the general public interested in learning about specific 20th and 21st century movements and campaigns in an informed and engaging way.
Resisting Violence & Dictatorship in Africa Webinar
Speakers: Steward Muhindo, Abdou Khafor Kandji, Eliane Feza
Date: April 4, 2024
Webinar with Steward Muhindo, Abdou Khafor Kandji, Eliane Feza, and an anonymous speaker from Cameroon, April 4, 2024.
Note: Recording is French with English Translation.
Webinar description: Listen to the authors present on their contributions to the blog series, “Resilience, Perseverance, Innovation: Resisting Violence and Dictatorship in Africa”.