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1973

  • 198 Methods of Nonviolent Action

    2 pages

    1973

    The Albert Einstein institution released Gene Sharpe’s non-exhaustive list of methods of nonviolent actions. The Institution believes that far too often people struggling for democratic rights and justice are not aware of the full range of methods of nonviolent action. Wise strategy, attention to the dynamics of nonviolent struggle, and careful selection of methods can increase a group’s chances of success.

    Handout

  • Case Study: The Campaign for Bi-Lingual Signs in Wales

    6 pages

    1973

    In 1964 Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg,C.I.G. (The Welsh Language Society) an organization which utilized nonviolent direct action to block the forces contributing to the decline of the Welsh language. This case study, conducted by Mary Fancier in 1973, provides a breakdown of the actions taken by C.I.G in the Sixties. The long range goal of the bi-lingnual sign action in Wales was Intended to ensure "the right of [every] Welshman to use "Welsh—in all spheres of life.”(C.I. G. document 99 quoted in the booklet Symbols of Justice p.6 ) Fancier looked at the past and the present conditions of road signs in Wales and broadly the Welshes language in the face of oppressive English supremacy.

    Report

  • Correcting Common Misconceptions about Nonviolent Action

    1 pages

    1973

    Shape addresses misconceptions surrounding what nonviolence action truly is in the world. The Albert Einstein Institution utilized Shape’s succinct explanation in a. Informational handout. In the plainest of words from Shape nonviolent action is not passive. It is not inaction. It is action that is nonviolent.

    Handout

  • European Trainers Gathering - Amsterdam

    14 pages

    1973

    Report on the European Trainers Gathering in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 1973.

    Report

  • Leadership

    1 pages

    1973

    Comparison of leader-centered and group-centered leadership styles.

    Handout

  • Lessons from the Civil Rights Movement

    12 pages

    1973

    Explanation of nonviolence as practiced in the U.S. Civil Rights Movement.

    Report

  • Power

    1 pages

    1973

    Figure illustrating dynamics of power.

    Handout

  • Six Classes of Action in Conflicts

    1 pages

    1973

    Figure illustrating a typology of classes of action in conflicts.

    Handout

  • The County Jail - A Handbook for Citizen Action

    59 pages

    1973

    Handbook for citizen involvement in addressing human rights violations in county jails.

    Handbook

  • The Gray Panthers: Network Organizing Manual, 1973-74

    27 pages

    1973

    Gray Panther's manual for network organizing.

    Manual