“It's daughters playing soccer with the children of the rival group, sons marrying outsiders, aunts trading with longstanding enemies, and individuals of all backgrounds sharing a market, hospital, school, or art center with the people they've been told to hate. In their day-to-day lives, ordinary people often engage in actions that observers view as banal and unimportant, when in fact these everyday acts help establish relationships that can prevent local outbreaks of violence and, at times, serve as the basis to deal with conflict.” PeaceConflict ResolutionInternational PeacePeacebuildingGrassroots OrganizingBottom Up Book:The Frontlines of Peace: An Insider's Guide to Changing the World Source: The Frontlines of Peace: An Insider's Guide to Changing the World
“Many domestic activists focus their efforts on top-down changes such as national elections and state policies--and despair when they fail to reach their goals....Bottom-up activism can help address the racial, ethnic, religious, and political issues that divide not just places like Congo or Colombia, but also the societies of non-war countries.” ActivismGrassroots OrganizingBottom UpGrassroots Advocacy Book:The Frontlines of Peace: An Insider's Guide to Changing the World Source: The Frontlines of Peace: An Insider's Guide to Changing the World