'Just World News' with Helena Cobban

Good recent resources on Palestinians and nonviolence

Ten days ago I had the pleasure of attending a book event for Mary E. King, in connection with the recent publication of her book A Quiet Revolution: The...

Nonviolent actions growing in Burma

I have been so moved to read of the determined and well-disciplined pro-democracy activities of the Buddhist monks (and nuns) in Burma. The Boston Globe has a good picture, along...

Ebola in the DRC; Nonviolence events suspended

The people of the chronically conflict-riven Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) now have another assailant to face: the ultra-deadly Ebola virus, which has erupted in Kasai Occidentale province in the...

Introducing the "Right to Dry Movement"

In the category of the "completely different," let's hang-out for a moment with the burgeoning "right to dry" movement. That's right, the right to dry -- one's clothes on an...

Announcing: The Global Network on Nonviolence!

Attentive JWN readers might recall that last fall I wrote about having taken part in an amazing, four-day course/conference on Leadership for Nonviolence at the UN University's International Leadership Institute...

'Justice' and war: A conundrum

Have you ever stopped to ask yourself this: How come, in all the long history of warfare, very, very few leaders engaging in a war have ever done so on...

Soldiers and clowns in Tuwani, Palestine

This, from Art Gish, with the Christian Peacemakers Teams in At-Tuwani, Palestine: 18 January 2007 Israeli peace activists brought four clowns to the Palestinian village of At-Tuwani this morning to...