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…Francis MesinaOctober 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…Francis MesinaOctober 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…Francis MesinaSeptember 20, 2022
#GivingTuesdayAngela King 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…Francis MesinaNovember 12, 2021
#GivingTuesdayExitUSA 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…Francis MesinaNovember 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…Francis MesinaNovember 12, 2021
Boston MarathonFundraising 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…Francis MesinaSeptember 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…Francis MesinaAugust 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…Francis MesinaJuly 29, 2021
ExitUSAWhite Supremacy What to do when a loved one sides with white supremacists Since publishing our guide, What to do when a loved one sides with white supremacists,…Francis MesinaJune 24, 2021