Minds of the Movement
An ICNC blog on the people and power of civil resistance
A major limiting factor to the success of civil resistance movements is the worldwide lack of “infrastructure, processes, and information available to prepare organizers for the challenges of one of the toughest (and often underappreciated) jobs in the world” (Hardy Merriman, "Movement Building and Civil Resistance: Key Resources for Movement Organizers"). Activist learning, training, and education happens in many different forms, whether in the field or in a designated learning space. This series explores the theme of activist education and offers a broad picture of opportunities that are available to develop new skills and capacities for improving movement effectiveness.
By: Steve Chase
One of the reasons civil resistance movements and campaigns have achieved a relatively high success rate in spite of challenges is that many activists learn by doing in the midst of organizing campaigns. How can activist learning be deepened to further improve movement effectiveness? [...]
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By: Mariam Azeem
Over the past few years, I have been working as a civil resistance trainer and educator in various parts of Pakistan including Azad and Jammu Kashmir. At times, my work to spread knowledge about civil resistance for human rights, peace, and democracy has brought me to cross red lines drawn by patriarchal principles in Pakistani society (and so many other places in the world). [...]
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By: Mariam Azeem
In my previous blog post, I shared with you my personal journey to becoming a civil resistance trainer and outlined a few takeaways about effective training approaches. In this post, I expand on those takeaways, which I hope civil resistance trainers in other parts of the world can use to improve their work. [...]
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More posts coming soon!