On November 12, 2020, the Nonviolent Action Lab convened a summit featuring scholars and practitioners of nonviolent action. The event featured a keynote speech from the Rev. Stephen Green of Faith for Black Lives, several panels featuring new research on nonviolent resistance, and focused discussion among dozens of scholars, practitioners, and Topol Fellows from Harvard, Tufts, Brandeis, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, University of Massachusetts-Boston, Boston Latin School, and elsewhere.
This Summit, convened by the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, is made possible...
Apply now for the Human Trafficking Study Group, which will explore the mental health impacts of human trafficking, as well as promising practices for strengthening rights-based approaches to addressing the mental health needs of survivors.
The Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University has launched a new interactive map that catalogs mass uprisings, drawing from research by Erica Chenoweth and Carr Fellow Christopher Shay.
According to Erica Chenoweth, relatively high female participation in protests correlates with success in overthrowing a government or achieving territorial independence because it suggests widespread support and an openness to different strategies.
Technology & Human Rights Fellows Laurin Leonard & Teresa Hodge explain their path to creating an algorithm that provides an inclusionary and human rights approach when applying for employment and loans.
Gordon McKay Professor of the Practice of Computer Science, James Waldo, sits down with the Harvard Gazette to outline that although we have seen tremendous technological advances, the transition to remote work in wake of the Coronavirus pandemic will stress test the internet to limits we have not seen before.
