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, the...... 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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

Blog - Minds of the Movement

Let's Get Strategic! Why Moving "Beyond Violence and Nonviolence" Is Flawed, By Steve Chase

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Activists and Organizers

How We Win: Reflections on Nonviolent Direct Action Campaigning

Webinar Summary In this webinar, George Lakey, a long time social movement organizer and the author of How We Win:...... Continue Reading