Human Rights
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Desperation in Gaza: A Call for Global Action
In Gaza, the children are starving. They live in a land transformed by the unrelenting and inhumane bombing of Israel’s war on the militant group Hamas. At this moment, action is required from us. Continue reading
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Pride Month: A Beacon of Hope and Inclusion
Amid the increasing drumbeat of anxiety and ideological movements favoring power, privilege, and othering, Pride Month is a light shining through the darkness of societal uncertainty. Continue reading
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The Rise of Hate and Antisemitism: How to Cultivate Hope and Change
Accusing and silencing people groups based on their identity, beliefs, politics, nationality, or race will always fail to promote lasting peace. We have seen this story before. Instead of hate and violence, we need a unified movement of healing, peace,… Continue reading
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Responding to Domestic Extremism Through Nonviolent Resistance
Today, we face new threats of extremism that threaten to disrupt and erode personal freedom and peaceful coexistence. These growing dangers require alternative approaches to the use of force with a new generation of brave soldiers. In time, their quiet… Continue reading
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From Gaza to Washington: Political Violence Versus Peaceful Action
Yesterday’s shooting in Washington D.C. is yet another example of how global events impact every one of us. When evil and injustice are left unaddressed, anger and hatred grow, stifling hope with further despair. Continue reading
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Rehumanizing Our World: The Path to Lasting Peace
As peace remains elusive in the Middle East and Ukraine, friendships are broken, foes are made, and anxiety grows. Like a viral contagion, injustice and conflict affect everyone, regardless of where they occur. Continue reading
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The Urgent Need for Global Peace
To the informed observer it’s clear we are increasingly in dangerous times. This isn’t alarmist thinking, it is the reality we collectively face. Continue reading
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Why the Civil Rights Movement Matters Today
Today, we are at risk of losing the social equity and institutional reforms necessary to make segregation, discrimination, and racism a true reality of the past. Contrary to common misconceptions that presume the Civil Rights movement is “over” or “settled… Continue reading
Matt Till 