This panel discussion on artivism for human rights and against police brutality took place as part of the exhibition and performances event “Shadow to Strength: Resilience in the Face of Adversity”, which took place at Kenya National Theatre in Nairobi in December 2024. It is an output of the project “Nonviolent Artivism Against Police Brutality […]
This series of short videos captures some of the artistic highlights from the exhibition and performances “Shadow to Strength: Resilience in the Face of Adversity”, which took place in Nairobi, Kenya, in December 2024. Nile Dawta Event participants experienced Nile Dawta’s transformative Neo-Reggae sound as she performed tracks from her celebrated projects, blending art and […]
This documentary captures highlights of “Shadow to Strength”, an exhibition and performance event on human rights advocacy against police brutality in Kenya, held at the Kenya National Theatre Nairobi in December 2024. “Shadow to Strength” showcased the power of artivism (art + activism) in the face of police brutality, reflecting experiences from Nairobi and Kisumu […]
The documentary mini-series “Shared Knowledge on Community Self-Protection” sought to promote knowledge exchange between representatives of communities involved in various projects supported by the Creating Safer Space network in Colombia. It is an outcome of the Creating Safer Space regional meeting in Colombia in 2024, which found that Colombia has a wealth of nonviolent community […]
The documentary mini-series “Shared Knowledge on Community Self-Protection” sought to promote knowledge exchange between representatives of communities involved in various projects supported by the Creating Safer Space network in Colombia. It is an outcome of the Creating Safer Space regional meeting in Colombia in 2024, which found that Colombia has a wealth of nonviolent community […]
These videos document four distinct methodologies for Participatory Action Research developed between communities and researchers in Buenaventura, Colombia. The videos accompany the brochure “Buenaventura: Metodologías sentipensantes de resistencia y re-existencia”, the second of two publications on Participatory Action Research (PAR). They are an output of the project project “Community strategies for Unarmed Civilian Protection in South-West […]
The team of the project “Community strategies for Unarmed Civilian Protection in South-West Colombia: local experiences and lessons learned“ has published a Volume 2 of its Participaroty Action Research Semillero (Seedbed) titled, The brochure discusses four PAR methodologies that build on the cultural richness of the Colombian Pacific region and are an expression of the […]
Team members Clinton Gwako and Selline Korir of the project Strengthening Local Capacities for Unarmed Civilian Protection in Uasin Gishu, Kenya have published a new REPORT on their project findings. The report summarises the research approach and the project’s most important findings regarding civilian protection mechanisms and related challenges in Usain Gishu, and reflects on […]
Team members of the project Art that Protects, phase 2: Networks as strategies for self-protection in the context of urban conflict in the city of Medellín, 2023 have published a new article (in Spanish), under the title “El papel del arte en el conflicto armado urbano en Medellín. David contra Goliat: redes vivas y autoprotección“. […]
The team of the project “Visualising early warning and preparedness in civilian protection“, Chas Morrisson, Haji Elias Hillary, and Diria Vicky Thomas, have published a new article titled “Cultures and practices of local civilian self-protection in South Sudan” in the journal Peacebuilding. The article explores South Sudanese cultural practices used for civilian self-protection, early warning […]
