Civil disobedience | Democracy | Human rights
The United States has a rich history with effective uses of nonviolent resistance. It’s time to become familiar with it |
| Nonviolent resistance works not by melting the heart of the opponent but by constraining their options.’
Photograph: Frank Franklin II/AP
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Many people across the United States are despondent about the new president – and the threat to democracy his rise could represent. But they shouldn’t be. At no time in recorded history have people been more equipped to effectively resist injustice using civil resistance.
Today, those seeking knowledge about the theory and practice of civil resistance can find a wealth of information at their fingertips. In virtually any language, one can find training manuals, strategy-building tools, facilitation guides and documentation about successes and mistakes of past nonviolent campaigns.
Material is available in many formats, including graphic novels, e-classes, films and documentaries, scholarly books, novels, websites, research monographs, research inventories, and children’s books. And of course, the world is full of experienced activists with wisdom to share. Read more...
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