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- Rio de Janeiro and Medellín have long been two of the most violent places on Earth, but innovative young leaders in both cities have found new ways to create peace, even the the most marginal of neighborhoods. Trincheiras Cidadãs (The trenches of peace), a three year long investigation of these programs, puts the knowledge developed by these grass-roots peacemakers in dialogue with contemporary social theory to suggest paths for peacemaking in other violent urban areas. (Coming in July, 2007)
- Many educators working with homeless children are struck by their tendency toward masochism and self-multilation. Agony Street, based on long conversations with dozens of street children in the United States and Latin America, sees latent masochism in the attitude of most people subject to capitalism, people who find their joy more in the growth of capital than in their own lives. Hurting oneself can be one path to break the libidinal bonds that tie people to a system that is destroying them.
- From 2000-2003, Shine a Light Director Kurt Shaw traveled to 49 cities in 12 different countries, meeting with NGOs, educators, and homeless children. Toward a General Theory of the Street documents his findings, showing what works and what does not in services for homeless and working children.
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