Kenya’s 2024 Finance Bill protests sparked a youth-led movement that challenged corruption, won key reforms and reshaped civic activism amid state repression—powerful insights from the frontlines.
Topic: Nonviolent Direct Action
Nonviolent Direct Action
Strategic nonviolence is a rich tradition within social change movements, generating theoretical exploration, research, different group formations and tactical innovation. In this topic you’ll find case studies, manuals, inspiring quotes, training materials, and practical how-to-guides.
Insider Outsider Activism: Films to Inspire
A curated list of films and documentaries about insider-outsider activism.These strategies can reinforce each other and drive lasting impact.
Tactic: Sit-Ins
What are sit-ins? Here is a curated collection of resources about what they are, how to do a sit-in, and examples from around the world.
Case Study: Organising in Rising Tide, 2022-24
How Rising Tide organises and mobilises to achieve broad movement appeal in the current activist landscape.
Organizing Occupy Wall Street: This is Just Practice
Read a reflection and lessons learned from Marisa Holme’s 2023 book, Organizing Occupy Wall Street: This is Just Practice.
Authoritarianism to Democracy: The Story of Mongolia
Learn about the story and the tactics (protests, hunger strikes) that led to Mongolia’s change from authoritarianism to democracy.
Cheeky and Disorganized: Nannagogy and the Knitting Nannas
Learn about the 6 characteristics of the Knitting Nannas, groups of cheeky, disorganised, supportive older women activists against fracking.
The Effect of Protests and Media Reporting on Public Opinion Impacts: A Case Study
Research from the UK on the effectiveness of disruptive animal rights protests and media reporting on UK public attitudes towards animals.
Green Bans Timeline: 1971-74
A timeline of the Green Bans implemented by NSW Builders Labourers Federation (BLF) in the early 1970s.
Working Tirelessly for Peace and Equality: Civil Resistance and Peacebuilding in Liberia
Examining approaches of the various actors involved in civil resistance and peace building throughout each phase of conflict in Liberia.
Insights from the Frontlines of Kenya
Kenya’s 2024 Finance Bill protests sparked a youth-led movement that challenged corruption, won key reforms and reshaped civic activism amid state repression—powerful insights from the frontlines.
Insider Outsider Activism: Films to Inspire
A curated list of films and documentaries about insider-outsider activism.These strategies can reinforce each other and drive lasting impact.
Tactic: Sit-Ins
What are sit-ins? Here is a curated collection of resources about what they are, how to do a sit-in, and examples from around the world.
Case Study: Organising in Rising Tide, 2022-24
How Rising Tide organises and mobilises to achieve broad movement appeal in the current activist landscape.
Organizing Occupy Wall Street: This is Just Practice
Read a reflection and lessons learned from Marisa Holme’s 2023 book, Organizing Occupy Wall Street: This is Just Practice.
Authoritarianism to Democracy: The Story of Mongolia
Learn about the story and the tactics (protests, hunger strikes) that led to Mongolia’s change from authoritarianism to democracy.
Cheeky and Disorganized: Nannagogy and the Knitting Nannas
Learn about the 6 characteristics of the Knitting Nannas, groups of cheeky, disorganised, supportive older women activists against fracking.
The Effect of Protests and Media Reporting on Public Opinion Impacts: A Case Study
Research from the UK on the effectiveness of disruptive animal rights protests and media reporting on UK public attitudes towards animals.
Green Bans Timeline: 1971-74
A timeline of the Green Bans implemented by NSW Builders Labourers Federation (BLF) in the early 1970s.
Working Tirelessly for Peace and Equality: Civil Resistance and Peacebuilding in Liberia
Examining approaches of the various actors involved in civil resistance and peace building throughout each phase of conflict in Liberia.