Advocacy
Technology Against Genocide
The Tech for Palestine business incubator is dedicated to strengthening pro-human rights projects within the technology industry, starting with the rights of Palestinians.
Tag: Protests
Civic Engagement
The Whirling Protest
“The act of protest, particularly when embodied through rituals such as the whirling of the dervish, exposes a deep tension between the autonomy of the individual and the forces of control exerted by the state.”
Collaboration
Powerful, Not Powerless: Emerging Approaches to Massive Action
Mass mobilization to combat authoritarianism dates back millennia. New methods can harness the power of the people and advance causes for justice.
Civic Engagement
The Foreign Stain on Protests
Accusations that protest movements are receiving foreign support are effective at reducing their public appeal.
Civic Engagement
Why Organizers Need Mobilizers and Mobilizers Need Organizers
In an “ecosystem” approach, different theories of change reinforce and strengthen each other.
Business
Protests Matter to Companies
Women’s March protests convinced companies to select more female board members.
Collaboration
The 10 Most Popular SSIR Articles of 2022
Highlights from the magazine and website cover ESG, leadership, systems change, and more.
Philanthropy & Funding
Protest Movements Could Be More Effective Than the Best Charities
To do as much good as possible with limited resources, funders should look to woefully underfunded protest movements.
Civic Engagement
What Kinds of Protests Work?
Protest actions seen as extreme and highly disruptive diminish popular support.
Human Rights
The Struggle to Overcome Racism
The killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers has ignited protests and focused the national discourse on institutional racism and how to eradicate it. SSIR's editors have assembled a list of resources to help leaders of social change and activists trying to put an end to this intractable American scourge.