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Mkhuseli Jack talks the South African Boycott Campaign against Apartheid
Mkhuseli (Khusta) Jack delivered a talk last night discussing his role as one of the central organizers of the Port Elizabeth consumer boycott in protest of South Africa’s system of apartheid. Jack...
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Morning reflection session
During morning reflection sessions, participants share and discuss their biggest take-aways from the previous day’s sessions: What insights have they gained? What ideas do they find particularly...
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Jenni Williams speaks about WOZA
Today, Jenni Williams spoke to a captivated FSI audience about how a small grass-roots endeavor to empower Zimbabwean Women was able to become a nation wide movement. Jenni Williams, co-founder of...
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Rev. James Lawson on the Power of Nonviolent Conflict
“Nonviolent struggle, its theory and practice, its empowerment of ordinary people … you have the power of the universe in your bones, the power of life. Use it. Don’t believe the propaganda or the...
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An Evening with Oscar Olivera of Bolivia
From 2000 to 2005, Bolivian social movements won a succession of important political victories, reversing unpopular government decrees and gaining increased freedoms for ordinary Bolivians. Average...
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Introducing Civil Resistance: Understanding the Basics
Hardy Merriman, President of ICNC, opens the week of lectures and discussions with an introduction on civil resistance. Nonviolent civil resistance movements around the world are a growing force in...
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About Repression and Backfire
Erica Chenoweth, a researcher and renowned specialist on nonviolent conflict and civil resistance and co-author with Maria Stephan on Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent...
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2015 James Lawson Award Winner: Iyad Burnat
Iyad Burnat has led nonviolent resistance in the village of Bil’in for over a decade. Upon receiving the 2015 James Lawson Award for Achievement in the Practice of Nonviolent Conflict, Iyad stated:...
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Video: How movements can forge more effective relationships with the media
Why has the media done such a poor job of reporting on civil resistance movements? The first reason is the fact that the media equates power with a capacity for violence and thus reports accordingly,...
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Nonviolent Strategies to Protect Civilians during War
International media often overlook nonviolent strategies to protect civilians during war, argues Oliver Kaplan during his presentation on Civilian Agency in Disrupted Societies. Why? Probably because...
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