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Transformation publishes great writing at the intersection of the personal and political, believing that deep change is possible where love meets social justice.
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As James Baldwin once said, “I can’t believe what you say because I see what you do.”
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Published in:TransformationThe road beyond McMindfulnessWhat can we learn from 22 articles on mindfulness and social change?
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Published in:Transformation: OpinionBlack Lives Matter is also a reckoning for foreign aid and international NGOsTalking about racism is not enough. We can’t afford another 50 years of apathy in the international system.
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Published in:TransformationFour ways to redesign democracy for future generationsA new movement of time rebels is challenging the myopia of conventional politics.
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Published in: Transformation: OpinionThe limits of inclusivity: Islamophobia in higher educationCan universities be part of the solution to racism instead of part of the problem?
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Published in: Transformation: OpinionPoverty is a political choiceA UN Rapporteur has just delivered a withering critique of the international system.
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Published in: TransformationAll you need is love?A review of Rutger Bregman’s new book on human kindness.
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Published in: TransformationPandemic CapitalismPervasive inequality is a chosen catastrophe. It’s time for a rethink.
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Published in: TransformationWhen savoring a pleasant moment is a radical actSmall joys are essential for resilience and resistance.
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Published in: TransformationNonviolence and the new story of human natureHow do we get from the world of now to the society we long to live in?
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Published in: TransformationTrapped: why George Floyd’s death resonates so deeplyShared archetypes can be immensely powerful in the struggle to uproot racism.
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Published in: TransformationWhite urgency to end racism: why now?How can whites work against racism while also ensuring that we don’t re-center white supremacy in the process?
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Published in: TransformationApocalypse, restoration and emergence: three myths to help us navigate a crisisDuring protests and pandemics, the shared stories we use to make sense of the world become even more important.
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Published in: TransformationPsychotherapy as activismHow effective is a therapeutic intervention that only asks survivors to change in the aftermath of sexual violence?
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Published in: TransformationThe Gift: rebuilding society after coronavirus“A revolutionary moment in the world’s history is a time for revolutions, not for patching.”
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Published in: Transformation: OpinionDegrowth and the emerging mosaic of alternativesAfter decades on the defensive, the left has once again started to embrace positive visions of the future.
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Published in: Transformation: OpinionWho’s afraid of vulnerability?Reframing vulnerability as a strength is what makes transformation possible.
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Published in: TransformationThirty articles on nonviolent protestEven under aggressive provocation, nonviolence remains the key to success in the struggle against injustice.
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Published in: TransformationCan a pandemic dislodge us from privatized parenting?This is the perfect opportunity to bring wisdom from social movements into our families and vice-versa.
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Published in: TransformationCan we really change the tech sector?A review of Wendy Liu’s ‘Abolish Silicon Valley’
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Published in: TransformationCovid-19 and global warming: two good reasons to eat fewer animalsShifting to a flexitarian diet will help to prevent pandemics, fight climate change, and feed the world sustainably.
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Published in: TransformationFear: the emotion whose time has comeA psychological perspective on Covid-19.
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Published in: Transformation: OpinionIs there a role for NGOs in the transformation of society?In the last five years we’ve published 30 articles on NGOs and social change. What do they reveal?
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Published in: TransformationStop narrating the pandemic as a story of warStories inspire action, so let’s tell ones that emphasise solidarity and care.
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