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Spectrum of Allies

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Spectrum of Allies

Goal or purpose:

  • To understand who our allies and opponents are.
  • To learn that tactics need to be planned in relation to how much they do or don’t attract key allies and move people towards being active allies.
  • To encourage more optimistic mobilisation efforts through a realisation that it is not necessary to win over the opposition to our point of
    view.
  • To invite people into the fascinating complexity of strategising.

From the book: Handbook for Nonviolent Campaigns
Edited by Howard Clark, Javier Gárate, Joanne Sheehan, and Dorie Wilsnack

War Resisters’ International, 2014

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