The New Voice at CIVICUS Leading Peaceful Citizen Action
As civic freedoms rapidly decline, Mandeep Singh Tiwana steps into leadership at CIVICUS with a message of resistance — and argues civil society activism won’t back down
As civic freedoms rapidly decline, Mandeep Singh Tiwana steps into leadership at CIVICUS with a message of resistance — and argues civil society activism won’t back down
After years of conflict, Juba’s youth take to the streets with theater to bridge ethnic divides — placing culture at the heart of nation-building in South Sudan
Monacensia Hildebrand’s house in Munich was a place for intellectuals, later swept out by the Nazis — it rebounded as the literary memory of the city and a refuge for writers
Chess activist Kineke Mulder shows us in Vienna how playing chess could help stem the tide of individualism and polarization in other cities too
As productivity-free conversations in cities are dwindling, people need ‘third places’ for communication and listening like the Zuhörraum in Munich
A longing music scene has risen from the underground in Saudi cities, poised to create noise for Saudis to be themselves and inspire future generations
In a male-dominated profession, Rania Moualla is the female force behind the first Saudi Culinary Arts Academy, training male and female chefs and using food as a vehicle for change
Social entrepreneur Leila Ben Gacem runs two boutique hotels in the Medina of Tunis, supporting young Tunisians and restoring the old city to its past glory
“Libraries are more than repositories. They are sites of heritage and action.”
“As those spaces were filling up with people, it was evident that people wanted to see another type of comedy.”
“Religious property is actually working against our religious objectives.”
“Through my art, I am trying to transmit a positive message to other women to wage war with nonviolent alternatives.”
“A settler right winged Israeli and a Palestinian, right?”
“When hotels subcontract chambermaids, they pay them around forty percent less than the regular hourly salary.”
“While cycling, I realized that mostly only whites were using bikes.”
“It’s the result of the pressure that has been put on banks to clean up their portfolio.”
“There are lots of talents in the community. Let’s show everybody what we’ve got.”
“Well I thought, if you make a house pretty, that’s public art.”