Hope Burns Bright for 77 Venezuelan Children
Christmas lunch at school. Photo by Jonathan Lanza for Preemptive Love. You know how hard it is to concentrate when you’re hungry. Your stomach growls. Your head aches. Your mind blanks. All you can think about is food! Food! Food! In Venezuela, where over 75% of people live in extreme…
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5 Takeaways from the Change in US Canada Border Policy
Smiles at a shelter during our food distribution in Juarez. Photo by Haniel Lopez for Preemptive Love. Yesterday, the US and Canada announced changes to the immigration policy at their shared border. If you’re confused about what this means, read on. The 2004 Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA), signed by…
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Investing in Families; Changing the Story
Seniors in Venezuela did everything they were “supposed to do” throughout their lives as responsible adults. They worked hard and supported their families. They sacrificed and saved for retirement, to make sure they would have what they needed when they were older. A wise way to live, surely. But then…
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Common Ground USA Announces Executive Director Nealin Parker
Nealin Parker will lead Common Ground USA as its inaugural Executive Director.
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World leader in preventing, recovering from war turns attention to the United States
Common Ground USA offers realistic hope for preventing violence and healing divides.
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“The Need We Live In Is Intense. It Breaks Me.”
“I try to find work on the street,” Felipe confesses. “That’s why I grab a broom to sweep my neighbors’ houses. I pick up their garbage, and they give me some food in exchange.” Being a father and grandfather in Venezuela these days can be crushing. “My son left the…
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Research Report – Handling Harmful Content Online: Cross-National Perspectives of Users Affected by Conflict – April 2021
Search for Common Ground undertook a study to examine how users in conflict-affected societies handle harmful content online, and to identify barriers that they face in using existing mechanisms such as content reporting to make their online spaces safer. The study was possible with financial support from Facebook. We spoke…
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Mexico: The Border Crisis Is Surging, But Not Where You Think
So many refugees are fleeing the Mexico border right now, the government is unable to cope. That’s their take on the crisis. And that was even before the number of people seeking asylum skyrocketed by 77%. But this particular crisis isn’t about Mexico’s northern border with the US. This is…
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Drowning in Hunger No More
Nobody knows how difficult this is, how difficult it is to go out and beg for food. But even more difficult is that my family goes to bed without eating anything for a whole day.” We arrived at Aurora’s door at 6:00 pm, when she would normally prepare the daily…
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Common Ground Book Club: books from a peacebuilding perspective
In this inaugural edition of Common Ground Book Club, meet Dr. Peter T. Coleman—renowned author and professor at Columbia University.
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