April M. Short

April M. Short is an editor, journalist and documentary editor and producer. She is a writing fellow at Local Peace Economy, a project of the Independent Media Institute. 

The Double Edge Theater’s Project to ‘Rematriate Land’

The Inspiring Movement to Build for Climate Resiliency

Outdated Narratives Have Humanity in a Downward Spiral

How Three New Museums Are Teaching the World About a Paradigm Shift in Our Understanding of Human Origins

 “Practices for Care and Endurance” Support Those Organizing for Ceasefire in Gaza

The Growing Movement to Bring Back Community Grief and Ritual

How People Are Fighting the World’s Reliance on the War Economy

Exploring Community Care Systems in Boston Inspired by bell hooks

It’s Time to Cultivate a Local Peace Economy

Our Bodies, Societies and Planet Are Inflamed for the Same Reasons

How Small Farms Are Reclaiming Culture in Palestine

Societies Can Prevent Wars From Starting and the Future of Humanity Requires Peace

Why the U.S. Culture of Colonial Extraction Is Making People Sick and Destroying the Planet

How a Cooperative Run by the Formerly Incarcerated is Reshaping Chicago’s Food Industry

People in LA Are Feeding Each Other the Food That Would Be Wasted

Climate Crises Can Lead to Improved Social Cooperation and Economy

How Humanity Can Realistically Prevent New Wars: an Interview With Anthropologist Douglas P. Fry

War is Not Innate to Humanity: A More Peaceful Future is Possible