1968-2018: The Past, Present and Future of Social Movements
The 50th anniversary of the epic year 1968 seems to have coincided with the potential birth of another student led social movements...
Activism at an Intersection: A Conversation with Angela Davis & Gina Dent
Davis and Dent sat down with La Pietra Dialogues Editing interns, Tia Glista and Katia Taylor, on May 1, to discuss different challenges in
Who Is Angela Davis?
On Monday, April 23 at Spazio Alfieri, activists and scholars Angela Davis and Gina Dent delivered a dialogue about their past and...
What is Prison Abolition and Why Does it Matter?
Understand incarceration in the United States - from for-profit prisons, to human rights abuses, and what is being done to change the system
An Interactive History of Student Activism From the 1960s to Today
Take a look at an interactive map that charts some of the most important student protest movements since from the 1960’s up to now.
5 Fundamentals: Politics in the Middle East Since 2000
From the Iraq war, ISIS, and the Arab Spring, we take a look at some key events in Middle Eastern politics since the early-2000s, and how th
Exposing Prevailing Misogyny, Italy's Reaction to #MeToo is Lacking
In October 2017, several American actresses accused Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment. It was not long before the...
Gun Violence: When Will It End?
A tragedy like the mass shooting at this Florida high school should never be considered commonplace, but in the U.S., mass casualties due to