Dear friend,

This year we invite you to re-read Dr. King’s Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech, (or you can watch it on here).

“I conclude that this award which I receive on behalf of that movement is a profound recognition that nonviolence is the answer to the crucial political and moral question of our time – the need for man to overcome oppression and violence without resorting to violence and oppression…. we will know that we are living in the creative turmoil of a genuine civilization struggling to be born…I refuse to accept the cynical notion that nation after nation must spiral down a militaristic stairway into the hell of thermonuclear destruction. I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality.” 

Despite making much progress in alleviating racism, sexism and reducing global poverty, we see violence and injustice growing in wars and occupations that destroy civilian life, in places like Palestine, Sudan, Western Sahara, Burma, Ukraine, Uganda, and the Congo. The world has surpassed 100 million refugees, as militarism and war have accelerated.

We see governments across the world suppress dissent and weaken human rights in the name of “security.” Racialized police violence continues. Mass incarceration that destroys communities. Economic inequality is growing while basic needs go unmet. Voting rights are under attack. Protest is criminalized. Migrants are treated as threats rather than human beings.

In the United States, the home of Dr. King, the US government is abetting genocide, attacking constitutional and international laws and institutions, and throwing the world over the cliff into climate chaos, all for the sake of transferring vast wealth and power to the few.

Nonviolence International exists because we refuse to accept this as normal.

Nonviolence is harder than violence. We are not going to kill or threaten our way to a just and sustainable future. We must use persuasion, nonviolent coercion, the rule of law, global cooperation and governance in order to survive and thrive. And we must bring on board the huge segments of humanity who succumb to greed and cruelty and elect abusive leaders out of fear or coercion.

Nonviolence is a way of resisting violence without becoming it.
It is organized, courageous, and disciplined. It is about telling the truth, confronting power, and standing with those who are most impacted.

Dr. King understood that nonviolence demands commitment. It demands action. And it demands a willingness to be uncomfortable for the sake of justice.

Following Dr. King’s example, we ask you to write or video record your own speech on nonviolence! You can write for the world, but we ask that you do it to your kids, your community, and/or your country and in your native language.

We will help you publish it on our website or tag / collaborate us on Instagram and Facebook!

The arc of the moral universe does not bend by itself. It bends when people choose to act.

Thank you for walking this path with us, today and every day.

In solidarity,
Michael Beer & Sami Awad, Co-Directors

P.S. Register for our upcoming webinar: Beyond Political Illusions: What This Moment Demands of Us, on Jan 21, at 10AM ET / 5PM Jerusalem time. We will have a powerful panel, including Jonathan Kuttab, Huwaida Arraf, and Jeff Halper.

This Webinar on January 21, at 10AM ET and 5PM Jerusalem time, entitled Beyond Political Illusions: What This Moment Demands of Us is a strategic conversation bringing together Jonathan Kuttab, Huwaida Arraf, and Jeff Halper. Building on earlier discussions that focused on NVI’s book “Beyond the Two State Solution” this webinar responds to the current reality of genocide, escalating violence, and deepening impunity across Palestine. Our guests will clarify what international law and moral responsibility require of us now to manifest a new society committed to nonviolence, justice, equality, and the dignity of life. Register here!

Goals:

• Support Jeff Halper’s 1 state campaign

• Encourage worldwide book groups around Jonathan’s book

• Clarify the political reality in Palestine and move beyond dominant political frameworks that have collapsed 

• Explore what international law, nonviolent action and moral responsibility require of individuals and movements

• Challenge all the existent political frameworks and question how individuals and movements can actually push for alternative frameworks to be put in action

Register here!

Nonviolence Must Prevail in Iran

As we write this, the people of Iran are demonstrating in the streets of their cities and towns for the last 3 weeks.. They are calling for change and  demanding to be heard, despite the violence they are facing from their own  government — the death toll may be over 2000 people. The world needs to understand what is happening and why we must respond with urgency and wisdom.

What Is Happening in Iran?

In late December 2025, shopkeepers in Tehran closed their stores. These were not political radicals,these were ordinary business owners who could no longer survive. The cost of food had risen dramatically, after Iran's currency, the rial, lost nearly half its value in 2025. What began as protests about the economy quickly became something much larger. People across Iran, students, pensioners, young people, merchants, took to the streets. They are now calling not just for economic relief, but for fundamental change in how their country is governed. The protests have spread to at least 185 cities. Demonstrations have erupted on university campuses. The chants in the streets express deep frustration: "Death to the Dictator" and "Neither Gaza nor Lebanon, My Life for Iran."

This is not the first time Iranians have risen up. Many remember the Woman, Life, Freedom protests in 2022 after Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman, died in custody after being arrested for not wearing her hijab "correctly." Those demonstrations were met with brutal force—tear gas, mass arrests, and live ammunition. Hundreds died and thousands were imprisoned, but Iranians now state that the morality police are less visible in many urban areas, and many women are openly foregoing the veil without immediate crackdowns. 

But the roots go deeper. For decades, Iranians have lived under a system where one man, the Shah Pahlavi, and then the Religious Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, holds ultimate power over all major decisions. Elections happen, but real power remains concentrated in an unelected official. Young Iranians, who make up a large portion of the population,see no future for themselves. They watch their government spend money supporting armed groups in other countries while they struggle at home. They see corruption, mismanagement, and their voices ignored.

The government blames Iran's economic problems on international sanctions—restrictions placed on Iran by other countries, particularly the United States. While sanctions have certainly contributed to economic hardship, Iran's leaders have begun to admit that their own governance failures share responsibility. President Masoud Pezeshkian, elected in 2024 on promises of economic reform, acknowledged this reality even as the protests spread.

The Violence We Condemn

We are deeply concerned about active violence from all sides. Some protesters have thrown stones and burned government buildings. Government armed actors have been killed. We understand the rage that drives such actions, but we believe that sustainable democratic change comes through disciplined, nonviolent resistance.

Our greatest concern, however, is the violence perpetrated by the Iranian government. The state possesses a complete monopoly on weapons—guns, tear gas, riot control equipment, and the entire security apparatus. Reports indicate that hundreds of protesters have been killed, many shot at close range with live ammunition. Thousands have been arrested. Iran's attorney general has warned that protesters could face charges carrying the death penalty.

The government has shut down internet access in many areas, cutting Iranians off from the outside world and making it difficult to document what is happening. In 2025, Iran executed at least 1,500 people—the highest number in nearly 40 years—as part of what appears to be a deliberate strategy to instill fear. As adherents to Islam, a religion espousing peace, this violence against your own people is haram and unacceptable.

We call on the US and Israel to stop their attacks and continued threats of bombing and regime change. Some desperate Iranians have unwisely called for foreign armed intervention hoping for some miracle. This is more likely to increase government repression.

International sanctions, particularly those imposed by the United States, have for the most part devastated Iran's economy. These sanctions fall most heavily on ordinary Iranians—the same people now protesting in the streets. Sanctions make food more expensive. They restrict access to medicine. They destroy jobs and opportunities. In effect, the international community is punishing the Iranian people for the actions of a government they did not choose and cannot change through normal democratic means.

What the World Must Do

The United States and the international community must lift economic sanctions on Iran. Sanctions strengthen authoritarian governments by giving them an external enemy to blame, by forcing citizens to depend on the state for survival, and by creating a siege mentality that makes reform more difficult. Lifting sanctions would empower the Iranian people. It would improve their economic conditions and give them breathing room to organize and demand change. It would remove the government's favorite excuse for economic failure. And it would demonstrate that the international community stands with the Iranian people, not against them. A best outcome would be for the US and other nations to pay reparations for unwarranted suffering. The US and the UN should call for and enforce a Nuclear Weapons Free Middle East (West Asia).

A Nonviolent Path Forward

We call on the Iranian government to recognize the legitimate grievances of its people, and to engage in dialogue and compromise rather than violence. When a government responds to peaceful protest with bullets, it reveals its own weakness and desperation.

The best outcome we can envision is a referendum on Iran's constitution and genuinely free elections where Iranians can choose their own path forward. The current constitution concentrates power in the hands of unelected religious authorities. The previous constitution did so with an unelected monarch.

Iranians deserve the opportunity to decide what kind of country they want to live in.

What matters is that the Iranian people are the ones who determine their future. Not foreign governments, not military intervention, not external pressure. The people themselves, through their courage and their commitment to justice. We have witnessed people power transform nations—from the Philippines to Poland to Chile to South Africa. We have seen ordinary citizens, armed only with their conviction and their willingness to stand together, overcome seemingly invincible authoritarian systems. The path is never easy. The cost is often high. But change is possible.

Our Message to the People of Iran

You are not alone. The world sees you and our courage inspires us. Your determination to build a better future for yourselves and your children gives us hope.

As part of developing any nonviolent strategy in any situation, certain issues are important to take into account. We urge you to remain disciplined in your protests. We understand that the government uses violence out of desperation, but we encourage Iranians to continue to use measures that sometimes lowers the violence and in some cases improves effectiveness:

• Protest primarily during the day time.
• Invite all people, including women, elderly and children to participate.
• Support the creation of a national network of Mothers and Families of the Martyrs. 
• Video record everything.
• Denounce attacks on mosques or Islam, even though many see that the religion has been corrupted and misused by state power.
• Look to the medical community for emerging and credible alternative leadership.
• Build mutual aid networks
• Use of non-cooperation techniques such as boycotts and merchant strikes.
• Use of tactics dispersed over a large area.
• Build unity with the diaspora in spite of its extreme elements.

Nonviolent resistance is not passive, it is strategic. It builds broader support, both within Iran and internationally. It withdraws support for the pillars of power, particularly if society uses tax resistance and general strikes.We know that many of you are feeling desperate and wanting revenge for the suffering. But feelings and violent revolution without modern weapons will likely not achieve your goals. You are welcome to get more ideas on possible tactics from our catalogue of 346 tactics in our huge global database and also explained in our Farsi language downloadable book, Civil Resistance Tactics of the 21st Century.

To the international community: Do not abandon the Iranian people in their hour of need. Sanctions are not solidarity. Lift the economic restrictions that make their lives harder. Support their right to determine their own future. And make clear that the world is watching how their government responds.

The road ahead for Iran is uncertain. But in the streets of Tehran, Isfahan, Tabriz, and hundreds of other cities, the Iranian people are writing a new chapter in their long history. They are reclaiming their voice and demanding their dignity. They are showing the world that the human spirit cannot be crushed, no matter how heavily the boot presses down.

History will remember this moment. Let us ensure that history records not just the suffering, but the courage. Not just the violence, but the resistance. Not just the crisis, but the possibility of transformation. The people of Iran are crying out for justice. The question is whether the world will listen—and whether we will respond with wisdom, compassion, and solidarity.

Dear friends,

I am writing to you from Bethlehem, a place many associate, especially this time of year, with hope, good tidings, and comfort. If you are expecting that kind of message from me today, this is not quite it.

Santa Klaus, often mistaken for me, in a Christmas nonviolent protest against illegal Jewish settlement expansion in 2014.

What Bethlehem offers today is not reassurance, but clarity. People here are celebrating not because the “war in Gaza” is over or we are ignoring our reality but because it is what we have left in our resilience. 

You need to know that from Bethlehem to Gaza, from the West Bank to Palestinian communities everywhere, we continue to witness the steady devaluation of our life. At times it erupts with devastating intensity, as we see now in Gaza. At other times it unfolds more quietly, in ways that are easier to ignore. But it follows the same trajectory.

Let us be honest: If Jesus were alive today, he would likely not be celebrating his birth in the ways we have grown accustomed to. He would not be participating in rituals that allow us to feel at peace while others live under siege, displacement, and violence. He would be standing with those under attack, challenging leaders who use sacred language to avoid moral responsibility, and calling for action that costs something.

Hope, when it is not accompanied by action, has become something Palestinians cannot afford.

What continues to happen in Gaza is not happening in isolation. It is the most extreme expression of long-standing political choices, sustained impunity, and a global willingness to tolerate Palestinian suffering. This will not change simply because we are moved or disturbed. It will change when enough people refuse silence, refuse normalization, and insist on accountability.

At Nonviolence International, we work to apply pressure, support nonviolent resistance, and stand with communities insisting that Palestinian life has value. But nonviolence is not symbolic. It requires participation.

This is where you come in. Act now:

• Demand an immediate and real ceasefire, the complete lifting of the siege, and the right of Palestinians to self-determination (along with all other occupied peoples).
• Pressure decision-makers — call, write, organize, to stop our taxes, governments, and corporations from supporting malign domination here and everywhere.
• Support nonviolent frontline work — protective presence, documentation, and community defense rely on real support, including your donations.
• Refuse normalization — do not accept Israeli occupation, mass displacement, starvation, or mass killing as inevitable or “too complex.” Join the divestment and boycott efforts where you live.

 This is not a message meant to inspire false comfort.

It is a message meant to invite responsibility. To work for that day when we all, no matter how we identify ourselves, celebrate real peace, equality and freedom for all. 

From Bethlehem, we are asking you to give birth to renewed action.

In solidarity,
Sami Awad
Co-Director

P.S. If you want to help and still don’t know where to start, please increase your annual or monthly donation to NVI, and/or donations to support our partners. And as bad as things are in Bethlehem, please don't forget Gaza.

Nonviolence International
https://www.nonviolenceinternational.net/

Webinars 2025

If you missed out on any of our webinars from this year, you can find them below and on our Youtube channel.
Stay tuned for more webinars next year!

Nonviolence International is proud to share this inspiring piece from Northern Spirit Radio, featuring Sami Awad, NVI Co-Director’s reflections on living out faith through nonviolent resistance. The interview, based on Sami's recently published book, entitled The Sacred Awakening: Reclaiming Christ Consciousness, explores the spiritual and practical dimensions of following Jesus while standing in solidarity with Palestinians advocating for justice and peace.

"What if Jesus didn’t start a religion, but sparked a revolution of consciousness? The Sacred Awakening invites us to embody Christ’s radical path—not worship him. Through history, scripture, and lived experience, Sami Awad reveals a hidden power of love and presence that can heal, transform, and awaken our true humanity."

Through stories of courage, persistence, and moral conviction, this interview, along with Sami's book, invites readers to consider how nonviolent action can be a powerful expression of faith and humanity in the face of oppression.

You can listen to the full conversation on Northern Spirit Radio's website here.

Dear friends,

As we honor Human Rights Day, we recall Dr. King's statement that humanity MUST choose between nonviolence or nonexistence. We need to build global movements that use the tools and values of nonviolence now more than ever. 

Below are 17 leading groups that inspire, train or mobilize nonviolent resistance and social change. Most work multi-nationally and across multiple social movements. Given the rise of dictatorship in the US, this year we are emphasizing US groups. Please consider becoming a consistent donor and ask yourself if you can devote 1% of your income to the global nonviolence movement. Please also contact or visit them and see how you can volunteer.

The groups are listed in no particular order.

Backbone Campaign - 150 Solidarity Brigades nationwide doing overpass banner actions almost weekly, along with light projections and other artful activism. They deployed giant We the People banners to major cities for the No Kings marches. 

Africans Rising - envisions Africa-wide activism, solidarity and unity and that the Peoples of Africa will build the future they want, with a right to justice, peace, dignity and shared prosperity.

Nonviolent Peace Force - Does unarmed civilian protection in Ukraine, Sudan, Philippines, and performs much training in conflict de-escalation. 

CANVAS - with an HQ in Belgrade, Serbia, they operate a network of international trainers and consultants with expertise in building and running successful nonviolent movements. They work to build a more just, democratic, and responsible society.” Srda Popovich and Slobodan Djinovic are brilliant people-power coaches.

DC Peace Team - Provides some of the best and most affordable and frequent online trainings. Led by Eli McCarthy, and operated on a modest budget. 

Beautiful Trouble - great online resource center for creative nonviolent action and training, and a leader in support of artistic activism and social change. It's co-led by the extraordinary Nadine Bloch.

Metta Center & Nonviolence Radio - wonderful podcasts and many Gandhian inspired resources. Michael Nagler and Stephanie Van Hook are a treasure.

Pace e Bene - founded in 1989, the name is an Italian greeting from St. Francis and St. Clare of Assisi meaning “Peace and all Good.” The organization coordinates Campaign Nonviolence with the help of the indefatigable Ken Butigan and many others.

Acción Noviolenta en las Américas - provide education, training, leadership development and research in the Americas in Spanish, French and Portuguese.

Nonviolence News - each week, this newsletter brings 30-50 stories of nonviolence in action to readers, illuminating the scope of how nonviolence is actively shaping our world. It is the best site for nonviolent action news and movements, thanks to the superstar Rivera Sun.

Waging Nonviolence - is a nonprofit media organization dedicated to providing original reporting and expert analysis of social movements around the world. NVI fiscally sponsored WN for years before they spun off under the inspired leadership of Eric Stoner and others.

Detention Watch Network - immigrant rights group in the USA doing nonviolent action and training.

Training For Change - training and capacity building organization for activists and organizers. They believe strong training and group facilitation is vital to movement building for social justice and radical change. Founded by none other than our dear friend George Lakey.

Nonviolence Education and Research Center in Turkey - primary resource center for Turkish language speakers supporting all kinds of marginalized communities. Training, research, activism in a challenging environment, based in Istanbul. 

Federal Workers For Democracy - a newly formed coalition of federal workers and allies, mobilizing the federal workforce to directly defy dangerous, illegal orders. They are building networks across every federal agency, from executive to frontline worker, in every state and across the globe. They provide training and support resources to federal workers to equip them to resist, together, and mobilize the public to have their backs. 

International Peace Bureau - global non‑governmental network founded in 1891 that works for disarmament, non‑violent conflict resolution and a “world without war.” 400 member organisations in 100 countries, together with individual members, form a global network, bringing together knowledge and campaigning experience. They do great work with a small staff, led by Sean Conner. 

Rete Pace e Disarmo - coalition of numerous civil‑society associations, trade unions and movements in Italy united since 2020 to promote peace, nuclear and conventional disarmament, restrict arms exports and oppose military escalation.

In peace,
Sami Awad & Michael Beer,
Co-Directors

P.S. Please let us know of more groups that we could highlight next year. If you are really wanting to focus on Palestine, please look at NVI's remarkable partners who are supporting Israelis and Palestinians who seek to build a shared future together.

Standing with Western Sahara: Highlights from the 2025 EUCOCO 49th Conference  

At the end of November 2025, Nonviolence International participated, together with a U.S delegation from the Western Sahara Solidarity Committee, in the 49th EUCOCO Conference in Paris. EUCOCO is one of the most significant annual gatherings dedicated to advancing solidarity with the Sahrawi people and their long-denied right to self-determination. The conference brought together European, Algerian, French, Spanish, Latin American, and African parliamentarians, alongside Sahrawi leadership, civil society organizers, trade unions, youth activists, and human rights defenders.

Representatives of the Polisario Front, including Bouchraya Hamoudi Bayoun, Sidi M. Omar, Oubi Bachir Bouchraya, and others, emphasized a unified message:

The struggle of Western Sahara remains the last unresolved decolonization process in Africa, and the international community has a legal, political, and moral responsibility to act.

Below are key takeaways from both days of the conference, including legal advances, civil society strategies, growing European engagement, and emerging campaigns that will shape solidarity efforts in 2026.

The Plundering of Natural Resources and the Landmark CJEU Ruling

The opening panel examined the October 2024 ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), a historic affirmation that:

• Western Sahara is a non-autonomous territory
• Morocco has no sovereignty over Western Sahara
• The Polisario Front is the legitimate representative of the Sahrawi people
• EU-Morocco trade agreements cannot include Western Sahara without Sahrawi consent

Professor Carlos Ruiz Miguel outlined the legal foundations of the ruling, stressing that any EU trade activity involving goods from the territory must state “Western Sahara” as the country of origin, and must demonstrate real, traceable benefits to the Sahrawi people.

As Oubi Bachir Bouchraya detailed, Morocco continues to operate in the “third phase” of its occupation: economic expansion, after demographic and military control. Around €800 million in fisheries and resource exploitation continues to flow through agreements that violate international law. Participants drew parallels with similar strategies used to market goods from Israeli settlements, suggesting the need for strong consumer-focused campaigns.

The Responsibility of the UN, Spain, and France

Panelists emphasized that the Western Sahara issue remains an unfinished decolonization process, with Spain still holding the legal status of the administrating power. MEP Estrella Galán called attention to Spain’s unfulfilled historic obligations and announced coordination between the Spanish Parliament and the European Parliament to:

• Affirm support for Sahrawi self-determination
• Expose human rights violations in the occupied territories
• Pressure EU institutions to respect CJEU rulings

French deputies, including Jean-Paul Lecoq, criticized France’s role in blocking progress at the UN Security Council and expressed concern about the erosion of democratic debate within French institutions, while commending Algeria’s principled role in defending international law.

Fundamental Rights: The Human Impact of Occupation

The second day began by centering the human cost of the conflict:

• Drone attacks on civilians in occupied territories
• Systematic demographic engineering
• Disappearance and detention of political prisoners
  Exploitation of natural resources (phosphates, fisheries, agriculture, sand, renewable energy)
• Lack of international monitoring, including the absence of human rights components in MINURSO

As the conference closed, participants highlighted upcoming milestones, including the protest with all participants in the Place de la République right after the closing of the event, and the demonstration scheduled for December 10, in Brussels, in front of the European Parliament, which is mobilizing people from all over Europe.

The message of EUCOCO 2025 is clear:

Political will, not technical barriers, is what stands between the Sahrawi people and their right to freedom. The world must finally complete the decolonization of Western Sahara.

Nonviolence International remains committed to supporting Sahrawi nonviolent resistance, amplifying their demands for justice, and building global solidarity that turns legal victories into political and material change on the ground.

If you would like to get more involved in supporting our work on this issue, please contact us through the Western Sahara Solidarity Committee we

Dear friends,

We invite you to join us on December 13, at 10AM ET / 3PM Western Sahara, for an important webinar that sheds light on one of the world’s least-known yet longest-standing occupations: Western Sahara.

The event will begin with a clear and concise political–historical overview of the illegal and brutal occupation, providing the essential grounding needed to understand the resistance movement led by the Saharawi people. From there, our speakers will explore how Saharawi communities have nonviolently organized, documented abuses, and sustained resilience in the face of deepening repression.

You’ll hear directly from long-time Saharawi human rights activists Salka Barca, from the Western Sahara Solidarity Committee (WSSC) and Karama Sahara, Nayua Aduh, from the Committee Against the Exploitation of the Saharawi People, and Mulay Sid Ahmed, from the Saharawi Association in the USA (SAUSA). We will also be joined by David Wildman, who will share his experience joining divestment campaigns that combine Palestine and Western Sahara. The conversation will be hosted by Susan Smith, Director of Operations and Community Engagement at the Fellowship of Reconciliation - USA (FOR - USA).

This webinar is a rare opportunity to learn from voices deeply rooted in the struggle.
What we will explore together:

• The political and historical roots of the current occupation
• How Saharawi communities organize and resist through nonviolent means
• Firsthand testimonies from human rights defenders
• How international allies can play a meaningful and ethical role
• Recent developments on the ground, including rising repression and documentation efforts
• Practical advocacy tools and ways to support Saharawi-led initiatives
• Live dialogue and Q&A with speakers

Don’t miss this opportunity to deepen your understanding and stand in solidarity.
Register now to be part of this important conversation.

This webinar is sponsored by the Western Sahara Solidarity Committee, and hosted by the Fellowship of Reconciliation - USA and Nonviolence International.

Please share this webinar invitation with your networks. As with many NVI events, we welcome your active participation. A recording will be shared with all who register and also be posted on our Youtube channel.

Peace,
Michael Beer & Sami Awad
NVI Co-Directors 

P.S. We still have a few slots open in our Nonlinear Leadership Training, beginning January 10th. Join us with participants from all over the world.

Dear friends,

Amidst the flood of emails for giving Tuesday, we ask that you consider giving to more of our amazing partners. We have so many and don’t know where to start, but please consider giving to as many of them as you can. 
                                                   Working Together the People Can Prevail! 

Photo by Nayef Hashlamoun

For starters, our Palestinian Justice partners are just incredible:

• Dignity for Palestinians: delivers humanitarian aid into Gaza led by the heroic doctor Musallam Abukhalil.
• Center for Jewish Nonviolence: has been on the front lines accompanying Palestinian and modelling what a Jewish society should be: Compassionate, Courageous, and Respectful.
• Holy Land Trust: (HLT) based in Bethlehem and founded by NVI Co-Director Sami Awad, continues its mission of nonviolent resistance and focus on trauma resilience.
• Unarmed Civilian Protection in Palestine: With NVI and HLT support, Amira Musallam and Mel Duncan have organized some of the elite peacemakers in the world to come to the West Bank and help ameliorate Israeli violence against Palestinians. This is growing fast and needs much support.
• We Are Not Numbers: led by Walaa Sabah, continues to give voice to heroic Gazans. They also have an eponymous new book which is a must read and holiday gift.
• US Boat to Gaza and the Freedom Flotilla: For 17 years we have fiscally sponsored this effort and raised a few million dollars. Unfortunately, David Heap, Canada’s Gaza Boat leader was disgracefully arrested 4 days ago. We are never giving up. Please dig deep because we will return until the siege of Gaza is lifted.
• Villages Group: Led by Tamar Almog and Ehud Krinis. Israeli activists have been supporting and protecting Palestinians in Masafer Yatta every week for 24 years! This amounts to thousands of visits. Incredible.
• Hebron International Resource Network: Provides crucial humanitarian support and programs for Palestinians facing ethnic cleansing in the West Bank.
• Mennonite Action: A new powerful solidarity movement that is lighting up Christians in the US and Canada to support Palestinians. Listening to them sing is a must.

Wait, there is more! Please support our global partners!

• Western Sahara Solidarity Committee, 
• Ploughshares (direct action against nuclear weapons) program called Isaiah Project, 
• the Syrian nonviolence movement Sullam, and 
• Andre Kamenshikov’s anti-war work for Russians.

If you are feeling overwhelmed, feel free to email or call us and we can talk with you and advise. Feeling overwhelmed is a good thing. It shows that people-power is on the march and together we can move boulders and mountains.

The bottom line is that one of the powerful nonviolent people-power resources is your money. Please invest a percentage of your income or wealth and hit that benchmark every year. Together with a discipline of boycotting malign actors, you can have a powerful impact with your money.

Peace,
Mubarak Awad, NVI Founder

P.S. There are so many amazing groups highlighted here, that we ask you to flag and star this email so that you can return again later when you feel despair and want to move the boulder another centimeter!

Photo by Nayef Hashlamoun