Nonviolent Direct Action Archives

Organising Stories and Lessons from the 350 Organising Story Telling Lab

Collection of different case studies / stories of organising and movements from across the globe collated and presented by 350.org.

Illustration representing goal bars that become the shape of keys at the bottom. The title reads Less Locks More Keys

Understanding and Responding to Repression: Lessons from Peace Brigades International

Lessons from Peace Brigades International and how it can be applied to understanding and resisting repression in an Australian context.

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Beer Strikes: A History of Hotel Boycotts in Australia, 1900-1920

Watch this video presentation about beer strikes and the history of hotel / pub boycotts in Australia in the early 1900s.

a collage of 3 photos. one photo has a sculpture of a metal gun with the barrel tied into a knot. The 2nd photo has people protesting and the third image is a boardwalk leading into the distance surrounded by nature.

Psychology of Change: Evidence Based Strategies to Create Social Change

A video series from the Social Change Lab, University of Queensland explores how to use learnings from psychology to create social change.

three images on front cover of report Civil resistance tactics in the 21st century. First photo of man on bike on road with writing Black Lives Matter in Washington, USA. 2nd photo of protestor with mask covering mouth holding one hand over his eye. 3rd photo is of a mass protest in Belarus with people waving red and white flags.

Civil Resistance Tactics in the 21st Century: Report and Webinar

These new resources (publication and webinar) from the International Center of Nonviolent Conflict ICNC adds new methods of nonviolent action to the list of 198 methods categorized by Gene Sharp in 1973 in his book, The Methods of Nonviolent Action. It inspires, analyzes, and summarises Dr. Sharp’s tactics and updates his work by documenting additional methods of nonviolent action and scholarship.

The front page of a pdf publication called Guide to Organizing your first Protest with a photo of Greta Thunberg sitting on street with a sign next to her that says 'Skolstrejk for Klimatet'

Organising Your First Protest

Learn how to organize your first protest – Resources from the Article 20 Network including a recorded discussion with experience organizers.

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Activist Inspiration and Learning in Lockdown

The COVID-19 pandemic is keeping many of us at home. Without the usual forums, film nights, and other campaign activities how can we connect to inspiration and continue learning? Here are films, podcasts, webinars and online courses.

TED talk: Fighting with nonviolence

Peace activist Scilla Elworthy maps out the skills we need – as nations and individuals – to fight extreme force without using force in return.

TED talk: The success of nonviolent civil resistance: Erica Chenoweth at TEDxBoulder

Chenoweth’s research of campaigns of nonviolent civil resistance revealed they were twice as successful as violent campaigns.

TED talk: Courage is contagious

The “Whose Streets?” documentary tells the story of the protests from the perspective of the activists who showed up to challenge those who use power to spread fear & hate.

TED talk: How the US government spies on people who protest – including you

What’s stopping the American government from recording your phone calls, reading your emails and monitoring your location? Very little, says surveillance and cybersecurity counsel Jennifer Granick.

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