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California's unprecedented prisoner hunger strike
By guest author Dr. Nancy Arvold
Thirty thousand prisoners across California began a hunger strike on July 8, 2013. This desperate, life-threatening measure was led by a multiracial coalition of prisoners in solitary confinement who have been fighting for prison reform for decades. (Organizations such as Amnesty International, the United Nations, and Center for Constitutional Rights have declared that solitary confinement is torture.)
The California Department of Corrections (CDC) had failed to respond in good faith after two hunger strikes in 2011. In fact, the "pilot program" they proposed would have resulted in more men receiving... Read more...
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Fundamentalism vs. extremism
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Mural by Frank Vincentz
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By guest author Emmanuel C. Mbaezue
Though intertwined with many beliefs and purposes, religious fundamentalists and extremists depart significantly from each other in their basic operations. Typically, it is the fundamentalist who creates the vision of the group and their religious and moral legitimization for action. While the leaders provide the concept, the followers design the practice or action. It is usually in the process of implementing those designs that discrepancies between the original ideas held by the group leaders and subsequent actions arise... Read more...
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Gandhi's recipe for nonviolence: Stir in women's voices
By Dr. Kathie Malley-Morrison
Born on October 2, 1869, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi) is probably best known for his promotion of nonviolence.
What is less well known is his conviction that achievement of nonviolence rests more on the shoulders of women than on men.
According to Cindy Ness in a 2007 article in Daedalus, Gandhi viewed men as: lacking the discipline needed to carry out a nonviolent protest; arrogant by nature, easily angered, and prone to retaliate when insulted.
By contrast, Gandhi viewed women as: intuitively superior... Read more...
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 Featured comment on Engaging PeaceBy Liz
There is no question that keeping prisoners in a solitary confinement unit permanently is torture. From what was heard in the video it's clear that this form of punishment is brutal and psychologically damaging when prolonged.
As I listened to people's descriptions of the SHU it began to sound more and more like a case of neglect. I think when most people hear the word abuse they immediately jump to physical or sexual abuse but neglect is just as big a problem and one of the most severe forms... Read more...
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Children and youth peace corner
Girl Rising
A film review by Anna Samkavitz
Girl Rising is a film and campaign for girls' education in the developing world. The film narrates the lives of nine girls who overcame challenges such as child slavery, human trafficking, and arranged marriage through the transformational power of education.
Visit 10X10's website to watch the trailer, learn the facts, and join the mission.
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