In Poland, when the far-right Law and Justice Party attacked the independence of the judiciary, hundreds of Polish lawyers and judges took to the streets. The “1,000 Robes March” in 2020 took the nation by surprise and helped galvanize a broad-based movement that defeated the Law and Justice Party.

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The White House backing away from its freeze on federal grants is a flat out win. As @choosedemocracy.bsky.social wrote in its email blast today: "It doesn't mean we will win every fight. But it does mean that anyone who is telling you it's hopeless is wrong."

Join WNV editor Eric Stoner for a teach-in this Sunday hosted by the Highlander Center that will explore how we can ensure the election’s integrity & the safety of our communities in the coming weeks. He'll be in conversation with Jamila Raqib & other organizers. us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Mediator and author Mike Fraidenberg explains the process of mediation and what people can learn from it. wagingnonviolence.org/metta/podcas...

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