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Check out our feature about how music has historically worked to bolster resistance and about how traditions of musical defiance are taking root in countries such as Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, and Palestine.

As one of the most powerful mediums of our time, film has been and continues to be a powerful tool for opposing war, promoting peace with justice, and building international understanding.

For many years, the Cultures of Resistance Network has been committed to the movement for Palestinians’ right to self-determination. We have been proud to work with leading organizations, activists, musicians, and filmmakers who are taking courageous stands for Palestinian human rights.

For the better part of the past two decades, the deadliest conflict since World War II has been unfolding in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Out of the poverty and violence of Brazil’s favelas has evolved some remarkable music.

The First Lady of Arab hip hop speaks out against occupation.

Language is an essential means of transmitting cultural identity and educating future generations about indigenous knowledge and traditions.

Recognizing that music can be a powerful tool for social change, we’ve collaborated with a number of artist-activists who are both producing inspring music and are taking courageous stands for human rights.

Despite unified international opposition to the use of child soldiers in armed conflicts, the phenomenon remains a serious problem today and hundreds of thousands of children are being denied their right to education.

Cultures of Resistance is proud to have created a network of scholar-activists from conflict-ridden countries throughout the world who are emerging as leaders in addressing human rights in their home countries.