Category Archives: Nonviolence

Sobre el Conflicto Noviolento Estratégico – Entendiendo Sus Principios Básicos

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Giorgio Bertini

Habrá siempre ideales por los que vale la pena luchar y opresión que haya que superar. Algunas cuestiones no se pueden resolver solo mediante negociaciones, pero la lucha armada puede no ser una opción viable para una sociedad oprimida, debido … Continue reading →

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Gandhi meets Monty Python: The comedic turn in nonviolent tactics

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Giorgio Bertini

On October 3rd, protesters at Occupy Wall Street failed to march. Instead they clumsily lurched. With white painted faces, glazed looks and dollar bills hanging out of some mouths, protesters chanted “I smell money, I smell money…” It was Corporate … Continue reading →

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Revolution U

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Giorgio Bertini

But what worked so smoothly online proved much more difficult on the street. Police occupied the factory in Mahalla and headed off the strike. The demonstrations there turned violent: Protesters set fire to buildings, and police started shooting, killing at … Continue reading →

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198 Methods of Nonviolent Action

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Giorgio Bertini

Practitioners of nonviolent struggle have an entire arsenal of “nonviolent weapons” at their disposal. Listed below are 198 of them, classified into three broad categories: nonviolent protest and persuasion, noncooperation (social, economic, and political), and nonviolent intervention. A description and … Continue reading →

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Social Movements and Strategic Nonviolence

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Giorgio Bertini

One of the distinctive features of left activists is their willingness to go to the streets to win people to their causes and create the political pressures necessary for the social changes they advocate. Studies in social psychology and sociology … Continue reading →