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Gandhi, King and the Power of Nonviolence: Alternatives to Force in the 21st Century

Jonathan Schell and Taylor Branch in Conversation





On April 21, The Nation Institute presented a public conversation in New York on the strategies of using nonviolence in the contemporary world with Senior Fellow and nuclear scholar Jonathan Schell and Pulitzer Prize-winning author and MLK biographer Taylor Branch. The discussion was moderated by Suzannah Lessard.

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Eight O'Clock Ferry to the Windward Side

Seeking Justice in Guantánamo Bay

By Clive Stafford Smith

"The best analysis so far of the erosion of civil liberties in America and Britain and the consequences for individuals and society, by the lawyer who has represented more prisoners in Guantánamo than anyone else."

—Clive Stafford Smith is the winner of the 2008 Cultural Freedom Award, presented by the Lannan Foundation.

Read the author's testimony before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs in May 2008. Find out more about Clive Stafford Smith. More


A Procession of Them: Photo Exhibition

November 26 - January 18 | 401 Projects, New York
Watch Institute Fellow Eugene Richards' photographic exhibition, A Procession of Them, at 401 Projects in New York City.

January 15 | 8:30 am
Deepa Fernandes Wins North Star News Prize
(4 Times Square, NYC)
Institute Fellow Deepa Fernandes is one of three winners of the North Star News Prize, which recognizes people of color who have made outstanding contributions to journalism, media and communications, and public understanding of the struggle for social justice. MORE

January 24 - May 16
Out of the Global City: An Uncommon Dialogue Series
(St. Mark’s Church Parish Hall, NYC)
Join us for this free lecture series as we explore what living in the global city of New York means. Through it, we hope to nurture deeper engagement between the arts and social justice sectors to imagine and work toward a more just city (and world). Speakers include artists, activists, organizers, academics, writers, media makers and more! MORE

February 6 | 7:30 pm
Eugene Richards Presents His Two Latest Books
(Fotovision, San Francisco)
Listen to Institute Fellow Eugene Richards present his two latest books of photography, A Procession of Them and The Blue Room. Richards will be signing books after the event. MORE

February 18
Lecture/Signing at the ICP
(New York City)
Renowned photographer and Institute Fellow Eugene Richards will give a lecture at the International Center of Photography in New York City, after which he will sign copies of his two latest books, A Procession of Them and The Blue Room. MORE


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