Ideas & Trends
What Can We Learn from Agent Provocateurs?
Steve Chase presented an ICNC webinar entitled, “How Agent Provocateurs Harm Our Movements—And What Can Be Done About It”, on...... 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
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
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
Activist Learning, Training, and Education
A major limiting factor to the success of civil resistance movements is the worldwide lack of “infrastructure, processes, and information...... Continue Reading
Publications
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Understanding Violence in Protests
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How Agent Provocateurs Harm Our Movements
History shows us that peoples’ movements are more likely to succeed when they have unity among supporters, widespread participation, strategic... Continue Reading
Como los agitadores dañan nuestros movimientos
La historia nos muestra que los pueblos Es más probable que los movimientos triunfan cuando tienen unidad entre los simpatizantes,... Continue Reading
Ajan Provokatörler Mücadelemize Nasıl Zarar Veriyor
Tarih bize halk hareketlerinin destekçileri arasında birlik, yaygın katılım, stratejik planlama ve şiddetsiz disiplin olduğunda başarıya ulaşma ihtimalinin daha yüksek... 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
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