Resources Practice Framework: Formers as Peer Mentors We are thrilled to share our practice framework for Former Violent Extremists as Peer Mentors.…H ThomasMarch 30, 2023
Resources Life After Hate Releases White Paper Revealing Mental Health Realities of Exiting Violent Far-Right Extremism CHICAGO – Life After Hate, the first organization founded to help people leave the violent…H ThomasOctober 20, 2022
Resources WHITE PAPER: Confronting the Mental Health Realities of Successful Exit from VFRE Confronting the Mental Health Realities of Successful Exit from VFRE October 2022 Who are those…H ThomasOctober 18, 2022
Resources Life After Hate Launches Free Course to Support Law Enforcement Community’s Understanding of Violent Far-Right Extremism “This course was created by many who were previously involved in violent far-right extremism so…H ThomasSeptember 20, 2022
Angela KingDeradicalization There is a peaceful army at the ready Angela King, one of Life After Hate’s co-founders, reflects on the last 10 years of…H ThomasNovember 12, 2021
ExitUSA Violent extremism is a social process: And that’s exactly how we fight it Joining the violent far-right is a social process. Once in, it’s the underlying social compacts…H ThomasNovember 12, 2021
ExitUSAJeanette Manning How I finally learned what reconciliation really means The mother of a former white supremacist shares the lessons she learned as she supported…H ThomasNovember 12, 2021
Boston MarathonFundraisingResources Peer-to-peer humanitarian diplomacy’ Q&A with One World Strong Foundation founder Dave Fortier Dave Fortier–who was injured in the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013–founded the One World Strong…H ThomasSeptember 9, 2021
DeradicalizationDisengagementExitUSA Charlottesville convinced me to help other people defect from white supremacy Lauren Manning, one of our Exit specialists, reflects on the anniversary of Charlottesville: “I had…H ThomasAugust 12, 2021
Formers Formers have put in the work to change. Those who haven’t aren’t formers yet. Formers are the frontline ambassadors helping guide others away from violence. Occasionally, self-identified formers break…H ThomasJuly 29, 2021