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Shakespeare Behind Bars

2005

Twenty male inmates in a Kentucky prison form an unlikely Shakespearean acting troupe.

93 min

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Finding Freedom: Writings from Death Row

Incarcerated in San Quentin at the age of 19 for armed robbery, Jarvis Masters was accused four years later of participating in a conspiracy that resulted in the death of a prison guard.

Jarvis Jay Masters

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The Subtle Power of Nonviolent Activism

Violent responses to social justice protests require protesters to be even more focused on peaceful tactics.

The Monitor’s Editorial Board

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The Buddhist on Death Row: How One Man Found Light in the Darkest Place

Jarvis Jay Masters’s early life was a horror story whose outline we know too well. Born in Long Beach, California, his house was filled with crack, alcohol, physical abuse, and men who paid his mother for sex.

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Public Power in the Age of Empire

An inspiring exegesis on the roles of democracy and activism in a violent times.

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Beyond Good and Evil

It sounds simple, yet it’s more than a technique for resolving conflict. It’s a different way of understanding human motivation and behavior.

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Interview with Marshall Rosenberg: The Traveling Peacemaker

Whether he’s working in a war-torn area or an inner-city slum, Rosenberg’s goal is the same: to teach and encourage compassionate communication.

Margaret Cullen, Ronna Kabatznick

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A Conversation with Marshall B. Rosenberg

People can change how they think and communicate. They can treat themselves with much more respect, and they can learn from their limitations without hating themselves.

Michael Mendizza, Marshall Rosenberg

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Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story

MLK’s classic account of the first successful large-scale act of nonviolent resistance in America: the Montgomery bus boycott. A young Dr. King wrote Stride Toward Freedom just 2 years after the successful completion of the boycott.

Martin Luther King Jr., Clayborne Carson (introduction)

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Connecting Civil Resistance and Conflict Resolution

Research finds that nonviolent action and peacebuilding tactics can achieve a more just and sustainable peace when they are combined strategically.

Maria J. Stephan

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The Global Pandemic Has Spawned New Forms of Activism—and They’re Flourishing

We’ve identified nearly 100 distinct methods of non-violent action that include physical, virtual and hybrid actions.

Erica Chenoweth, Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick, Jeremy Pressman, Felipe G Santos, Jay Ulfelder

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