We live in an era where a single hashtag can spark a global revolution. The way people organize, protest, and demand change has transformed dramatically since the year 2000. What makes a movement ...

John Heffernan wanted to understand why so little progress seemingly had been made through grassroots organizing and protesting in recent years. Until, that is, he had a sort of “epiphany” a couple of ...

Many Western cultures disproportionately value individuality, putting tremendous stock in singular leaders or celebrities (think: Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks, George Washington, Che Guevara, Gandhi ...

Bookstores throughout history have been used for advocacy and safe spaces to galvanize support for social movements. The ...

Other peoples have risen. Other peoples have risen up to defend their rights, their dignity, and their democracies. In the past 50 years, they’ve done it in Poland, South Africa, Lebanon, South Korea, ...

The Black Lives Matter movement is one of the largest social movements in history. In 2020, millions of people marched in racial justice protests across all seven continents—even Antarctica. Companies ...

A few days ago we were all shocked by the revelations about Cesar Chavez and his long history of abusive behavior, both sexual and nonsexual, towards women who were part of the United Farm Workers’ ...

In philanthropy, the word “strategy” gets tossed around a lot. To some, it’s become a bad word, conjuring up images of consultants dressed in business casual who don’t understand nonprofits or the ...