Steve Chase, Manager of Academic Initiatives

Steve Chase, a long-time activist, educator, and writer, is ICNC’s Manager of Academic Initiatives and a Regular Contributor to ICNC’s...... Continue Reading

Steve Chase

Steve Chase is a long-time activist, educator, and writer. He was an editor at South End Press for many years,...... Continue Reading

Civil Resistance for Environmental Justice

From international summits on the climate emergency to rural-based direct action to end deforestation, environmental justice is capturing growing attention... Continue Reading

Interviews & People

Martin Luther King’s Little-Known Journey to Civil Resistance

Before December 1, 1955, Martin Luther King did not know Rosa Parks. He was 26 years old and still new...... Continue Reading

Interviews & People

Criminalizing Boycotts: Reflections on the BDS Movement (Video Interview)

Since 2013, advocating boycotts on behalf of Palestinian rights has been illegal under Israeli law. Supporters and lobbyists for the...... Continue Reading

Ideas & Trends

Another Inconvenient Truth: Normal Channels Are Not Enough

A few weeks back, I sat in a movie theater watching Al Gore’s new movie about his efforts to avert...... Continue Reading

Ideas & Trends

Marketing Violence: A Closer Look at the “Diversity of Tactics” Slogan

After my July 18 article on agents provocateurs was posted, I heard from a young activist who wrote, “Loved your...... Continue Reading

Ideas & Trends

Let’s Get Ethical! Nonviolent Resistance and Morality

In my June 2017 “Let’s Get Strategic” post, I explained my disagreement with the conclusion of Ben Case’s “Beyond Violence...... Continue Reading

Ideas & Trends

Let’s Get Real! Facing Up to the Agent Provocateur Problem

In my June 20 post, “Let’s Get Strategic,” I critique the argument for mixing violent and nonviolent tactics in our...... Continue Reading

Ideas & Trends

Let's Get Strategic! Why Moving "Beyond Violence and Nonviolence" Is Flawed

I recently read Ben Case’s article “Beyond Violence and Nonviolence,” published in ROAR Magazine on June 5, 2017. In it, Case...... Continue Reading

Ideas & Trends

How “Movement Halfway Houses” Can Increase Activist Learning

January 21 is a national holiday in the United States that honors Martin Luther King, Jr. As I’ve written elsewhere,...... Continue Reading

The problem with saying movements must be ‘totally nonviolent’ to succeed

Steve Chase of ICNC critiques a claim within Bill Moyers’ classic 2001 book ‘Doing Democracy: The MAP Model for Organizing... Continue Reading