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During the past week, Kazakhstan has seen the rapid spread of demonstrations and violence across the country after protests first emerged in western regions on January 1, 2022 as a result of the sudden rise in the price of gas.

These books are perfect gift for the activist in your life to sustain the progressive and racial justice movements into the next year.

by Maurice Rafael Magaña, author of Cartographies of Youth Resistance: Hip-Hop, Punk, and Urban Autonomy in MexicoDespite the COVID-19 pandemic and global stay-at-home orders, 2020 has been a year of historic mass mobilizations. The most spectacular constellation of actions has emerged from the

In their new book, Human Shields: A History of People in the Line of Fire, scholars Neve Gordon and Nicola Perugini chronicle the chilling global history of human shields. From Syrian civilians locked in iron cages to veterans joining peaceful indigenous water protectors at the Standing Rock Sioux R

by Randy Shaw, author of The Activist's Handbook: Winning Social Change in the 21st Centuryphoto by Chris Henry on UnsplashBlacks Lives Matter (BLM) has become the broadest, most diverse social movement of our time. Having written The Activist’s Handbook and other books on the strategies and

by Carolyn McLaughlin, author of South Bronx BattlesLast year, I released South Bronx Battles, a chronicle and tribute to the South Bronx as a community that has worked to create a vibrant, diverse culture while remaining a safe haven for poor families. Resisting the ravaging forces of syste

The work of addressing society’s core challenges—whether they be persistent inequality, a failing education system, or global climate change—can be accelerated when scholarship assumes its role as an agent of engagement and democracy. The books on the following reading list help provide context on t

By Jana K. Lipman, author of In Camps: Vietnamese Refugees, Asylum Seekers, and RepatriatesOn World Refugee Day, the UNHCR estimates that there are over 25 million refugees around the world. Although the United States has always accepted refugees selectively based on its political prioritie