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Uncovering Decades of Power Right in the Kitchen of Gene Sharp by Liz Shelbred (A22)

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Uncovering Decades of Power Right in the Kitchen of Gene Sharp by Liz Shelbred (A22) Aug 19

One day in early July, I had the chance to visit the home of the late Dr. Gene Sharp, founder of the Albert Einstein Institution (AEI) and life-long scholar of nonviolent action. At the green front door of the quaint, four-story townhouse in East Boston, I was greeted by my supervisor Jamila Raqib, the Executive Director of AEI and mentee of Dr. Sharp. After joking about how crazy it was to finally see each other outside of Zoom and giving me a tour of the house, Jamila showed me a room off the bedroom.

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Jul 20
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Power Plays: Exploring Nonviolent Movements at CANVAS by Frankie Michielli (A22)

by tuftsigl

As a rising senior at Tufts, I have come to realize that the beauty of my education is that, every so often, I take a class that greatly alters my perspective about the relationship between peoples, states, and institutions.

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Jul 15
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Putting People First: How nonviolent action can be the key to liberation by Liz Shelbred (A’22)

by tuftsigl

It is not that I did not believe in the power and potential of nonviolent resistance before this summer.

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Jul 12
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Diving Headfirst into Human Rights Activism: A CANVAS Intern Perspective by Emma Christman (A’23)

by tuftsigl

After being selected as an Oslo Scholar through the Institute for Global Leadership (IGL), I began interning in June at the Center for Applied Nonviolent Action and Strategies (CANVAS) under Serbian human rights activist Srdja Popovich.

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Jan 07
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The CANVAS Summer Academy by Colin Kennedy (A’21)

by tuftsigl

Helping organize, create and eventually participating in the CANVAS Summer Academy was the most meaningful part of my experience with CANVAS, an organization focused on promoting and teaching non-violence globally.

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Nov 04
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The Relevancy of the Albert Einstein Institution by Alessandra Moreno (A’21)

by tuftsigl

Two weeks ago, I began my remote work as an Oslo Scholar with the Albert Einstein Institution (AEI). AEI is a nonprofit that specializes in the study of strategic nonviolent action and communicates nonviolent methodology to movements and activists around the world.

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Sep 02
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Activism during a Pandemic by Colin Kennedy

by KeishaC

Working with CANVAS, a non-violence training center based in Serbia, has given me the opportunity to work on a breadth of issues that relate to activism in the world today, while understanding the impact of the pandemic. Every week, I work on reports that discuss current human rights abuses and protests around the world.

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Aug 18
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Creating a Dialogue Across Borders: Social Media Advocacy with One Day Seyoum by Leah Yohannes (A’21)

by tuftsigl

“There isn’t an avenue to address your qualm and it’s by design. The system was not intended for that, there was never a democratic rule of law. Anyone can be arrested, and you don’t have the right to advocate for your child or family. That’s how they always meant for it to function.”

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Aug 12
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Inspired Activism: The Courage Fund Cambodia by Amelia Miller (A’23)

by tuftsigl

It is mid-July, and I have been working remotely with Courage Fund Cambodia (CFC) for approximately six weeks. With every week that passes, I learn more about not only those I am working with, and CFC as an organization, but also about what it takes to run an organization with a noble mission such as that of CFC.

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Jul 30
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19 Stolen Years: Holding the Eritrean Regime Accountable by Leah Yohannes (A’21)

by tuftsigl

This summer I am interning with One Day Seyoum (ODS), a youth-led organization dedicated to publicizing human rights violations in Eritrea and to speaking out against the current regime.

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