Resources
Fascism and Isolation vs. Democracy and Interconnection: The Narrat...
By Mónica Roa, Puentes One way to understand our time is as a battleground of intense narrative disputes. On one side, the climate emergency, the impact of artificial intelligence on...
Shifting Pillar Loyalties: A Guide for the Pro-Democracy Community
This toolkit is intended to help Americans of all backgrounds navigate this crisis and defend democracy, which we define in terms of safeguarding our political institutions, holding elected leaders accountable,...
Korean Clergy and Monastics Resist Martial Law
When scripture becomes strategy: lessons from Korean clergy resisting authoritarianism through faith.
Author:
Jarvis Williams
Reimagining Masculinity: Reevaluating the Aspirations of All Boys a...
Across philanthropic, academic, and policy landscapes, a growing national discourse is emerging around the well-being of men and boys. What was once seen as a peripheral concern is now gaining...
Salvadoran Catholic Clergy Condemn Bukele’s Attack on Freedom
Time Period: 2020-2025Location: El SalvadorMain Actors: Catholic clergy, Cardinal Gregorio Rosa ChávezTactics– Letters of opposition or support– Signed public statements– Prayer and worship Nayib Bukele was elected president of El Salvador in...
From Interconnection to a “Larger Us”: Expanding Circles of Identit...
By Mónica Roa, Puentes In the first part of this blog, I explored how the narrative of interconnection can serve as an antidote to authoritarianism by challenging fear-based stories that...
From Interconnection to a “Larger Us”: Expanding Circles of Identit...
By Mónica Roa, Puentes In a world where public spaces for social interaction are vanishing and digital platforms promote isolation through hyper-personalized consumption of entertainment and services, at Puentes, we...
Inspirational Examples of Principled Collective Action and Loving D...
Across the country, groups are using creative forms of collective action and nonviolent defiance to challenge abuses of power and attacks on fundamental freedoms. Key pillars, including faith organizations, unions,...