Tag: nonviolence
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Students tour Mariner East 2 pipeline
Twenty-five students from the Peace and Conflict Studies / Environmental Studies course “Climate Disruption, Conflict, and Peacemaking” toured the route of the Mariner East 2 pipeline (ME2) construction that runs near Swarthmore College. The ME2, a Sunoco project, runs through highly populated neighborhoods in Delaware and Chester counties and beyond. It will carry compressed propane, ethane,…
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“Half-Mile, Upwind, on Foot” film screening and panel
Please join us for a film screening of Half-Mile, Upwind, on Foot, with the filmmaker and anti-pipeline activists featured in the film. This film documents the efforts of two communities challenging fossil fuel pipeline projects in Pennsylvania, including the Mariner East 2 pipeline that cuts through Delaware County, not far from Swarthmore College. Wednesday, 13…
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Webinar on the Paradox of Repression and Nonviolent Movements
On November 15, 2018, Prof. Lee Smithey joined his co-editor and colleague, Prof. Lester Kurtz (George Mason University) to talk about their new edited book, The Paradox of Repression and Nonviolent Movements (Syracuse University Press). The webinar was recorded, and you are welcome to view it here. The Communications Office, also published a piece on…
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Pipelines and Nonviolent Civil Resistance
On Wednesday November 7, Malinda Clatterbuck, a co-founder of Lancaster Against Pipelines and a staff member at the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund will speak in our “Climate Disruption, Conflict, and Peacemaking” course in Science Center room 183 at 10:30-11:20. You are welcome to attend to hear more about the Atlantic Sunrise pipeline and local…
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Meet Tiffany Easthom, Nonviolent Peaceforce Executive Director
Meet and greet Tiffany Easthom Nonviolent Peaceforce Executive Director When: Friday, October 12, between 4:30 and 6:00 PM Where: The Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility Ms. Easthom directed NP’s work in South Sudan before becoming Executive Director. She has made presentations on unarmed civilian protection at the United Nations. Contact: Clarkson Palmer ctpalmer…
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Gene Sharp has died and the world has lost a global educator
We join with so many scholars and activists around the world who appreciate the life and work of Gene Sharp, who died on January 28, 2018 at the age of 90. His impact on our work is hard to express. We are so grateful. Jørgen Johansen has offered a beautiful and informative orbituary that we…
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Animating Resistance: Live Cinema Explorations of the Global Nonviolent Action Database
Animating Resistance: Live Cinema Explorations of the Global Nonviolent Action Database Prof. Ali Momeni, Carnegie Mellon University 19 April: 5:00 p.m. Artist’s Lecture in Science Center Room 101 20 April: 12:30-6:30 pm and 8:00-10:00 pm Workshop in Kohlberg 326 Language Center 21 April: 8:00 pm Outdoor Performance (Pearson Hall Lawn. Rain Location: LPAC Lobby) More…
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King, Women’s March, Swarthmore College, and Quakers
A message from Chris Densmore, Curator of the Friends Historical Library at Swarthmore College: A few years ago, I was looking for documentation of Martin Luther King Jr. and the early days of the Civil Rights Movement in the records of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Society of Friends. It seemed like something for the Race Relations…
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Redefining Revolution & Nonviolence: Re-imagining Solidarity Across Race
As part of Black History Month activities, Matt Meyer, organizer, author, and editor of We Have Not Been Moved: Resisting Racism and Militarism (PM Press) discussed revolutionary nonviolence, privilege, solidarity, and alliance building in higher education. Wednesday, February 10, 2016 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Scheuer Room in Kohlberg Hall at Swarthmore College This event was free…