A stunning exploration of how to heal a nation reeling from extremist violence from a viral TED speaker and onetime white-supremacist leader who now work as a peace activist disengaging hateful radicals.
Christian Picciolini Livres
Christian Picciolini, un ancien extrémiste violent, travaille aujourd'hui comme producteur de télévision, conférencier, auteur et défenseur de la paix. Après avoir quitté le mouvement extrémiste qu'il a contribué à créer dans les années 1980 et 1990, il a consacré sa vie au démantèlement de la haine et à l'aide aux autres pour se désengager des cercles extrémistes. Son travail se concentre sur la prévention de l'extrémisme et la facilitation du désengagement par l'empathie et la compassion. À travers ses livres et le réseau mondial Free Radicals Project, il partage ses vastes connaissances, enseignant comment construire la paix et surmonter la haine.
Romantic violence. Memoirs of an American skinhead
- 329pages
- 12 heures de lecture
At 14, Christian Picciolini, a bright boy from a good family, was drawn into a violent racist agenda, quickly rising to a leadership role in America's first neo-Nazi skinhead gang. How did this suburban teen, seemingly with everything going for him, become engulfed in extremist ideologies? This gripping cautionary tale chronicles his indoctrination as a lonely outsider seeking belonging. A chance encounter with a charismatic figure exploited Christian's deep need for connection, propelling him into a dangerous lifestyle. When his mentor was imprisoned for a hate crime, Christian, at just 18, took charge of brutal extremist skinhead cells nationwide. He immersed himself in the culture of violence, from street brawls to white power rallies, and even recruitment efforts for foreign terrorist groups. However, over time, he recognized that his hate-filled existence was based on lies. After years of grappling with the monster he had become, Christian transformed his life. He emerged as an advocate for peace, inclusion, and racial diversity, co-founding Life After Hate, a nonprofit dedicated to helping individuals disengage from hate groups and embrace love and acceptance, regardless of race, religion, or sexual orientation.
White American Youth
- 275pages
- 10 heures de lecture
WHITE AMERICAN YOUTH is a stunning look inside the world of violent hate groups by a onetime white supremacist leader who, shaken by a personal tragedy, realized the error of his ways and abandoned his destructive life to become an anti-hate activist.
Romantické násilie
- 307pages
- 11 heures de lecture
Pálčivý a strhujúci varovný príbeh o Christianovi, osamelom outsiderovi, ktorý túžil patriť. Osudné stretnutie s charizmatickým mužom, ktorý zneužil jeho potrebu, viedlo k nebezpečnému smerovaniu jeho života. Po zatknutí jeho učiteľa za zločiny z nenávisti Christian prevzal vedenie najbrutálnejšej extrémistickej skupiny v krajine. Zúčastňoval sa pouličných potýčok, zrazov white power, sledoval nacistickú rockovú hudbu a bol verbovaný zahraničnými teroristami. Plne sa ponoril do kultúry rasistických skinheadov, nenávistnej propagandy a násilia. Nakoniec si uvedomil, že život plný nenávisti je postavený na lži. Po rokoch boja s vlastným monštrom sa rozhodol začať nanovo. Opustil skinhedské hnutie, vyštudoval na univerzite DePaul a začal úspešne podnikať. Jeho produkcia zahŕňala druhý najdlhšie vysielaný hudobný program v Amerike a založil Goldmill Group, firmu v oblasti zábavy. V roku 2010 sa podieľal na založení neziskovej organizácie Life After Hate, ktorá pomáha ľuďom uniknúť zo združení šíriacich nenávisť a nájsť lásku k sebe samému, prijímať ostatných bez ohľadu na farbu pleti, náboženstvo alebo sexuálnu orientáciu. Žije s rodinou v Chicagu.
