Digital Library of Nonviolent Resistance

8 pages

1969

What is citizen participation and what is its relationship to the social imperatives of our time? Because the question has been a bone of political contention, most of the answers have been purposely buried in innocuous euphemisms like “self-help” or “citizen involvement.” Still others have been embellished with misleading rhetoric like “absolute control” which is something no one-including the United States-has or can have. Between understated euphemisms and exacerbated rhetoric, even scholars have found it difficult to follow the controversy. To the headline reading public, it is simply bewildering. [The] answer to the critical what question is simply that citizen participation is a categorical term for citizen power. It is the redistribution of power that enables the have-not citizens, presently excluded from the political and economic processes, to be deliberately included in the future. It is the strategy by which the have-nots join in determining how information is shared, goals and policies are set, tax resources are allocated, programs are operated, and benefits like contracts and patronage are parceled out. In short, it is the means by which they can induce significant social reform which enables them to share in the benefits of the affluent society. The article also highlights the different levels and types of citizen participation, ranging from manipulation to citizen control, in regard to effectiveness.

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2 pages

2005

This text is a short guide of the ways and history of teaching under academic scrutiny by a national government. Beshara Doumani writes a cautionary article regarding academic freedom in the United States. The post-9/11 era sparked fear and worry across schools. In telling readers to "be careful" Doumani invites scholars to carefully think about how to address academic progress. Her thoughts juxtapose academic freedom with principles of war and peace.

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5 pages

1994

Article from Education and Urban Society on calling for the implementation of conflict resolution training in schools.

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Educational material speaking on how to build cross-cultural relationships for effective nonviolent work

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17 pages

1994

This letter has ideas about how to run a pre-action meeting.

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2 pages

1985

Goals for nonviolent action.

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8 pages

Observations on challenges to patriarchy and a nonviolent feminist secessionist strategy.

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18 pages

1991

The purpose of this essay is to explore some important relations between the principles of nonviolence and the principles of human rights.

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9 pages

1993

Gene Sharp's theory of power is analyzed through the lens of gender relations and patriarchy. Limitations of the theory are discussed.

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2 pages

1990

How to teach nonviolence to soldiers in a guerrilla encampment in the Burmese jungle.

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13 pages

1970

Overview of civilian-based defense.

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11 pages

1991

Introduction to nonviolence, including types, dimensions, relationship between means and ends, and dynamics of nonviolent resistance.

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8 pages

1988

Chapter from People Waging Peace: Stories of Americans Striving for Justice in the World Today. Recounts how a housewife, military general, and upper-class couple made decisions to devote their lives to anti-nuclear and anti-violence pursuits.

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4 pages

1998

Article from Nonviolent Activist on the benefits of nonviolence training, overview of the use of nonviolent trainings and organizations in the US Civil Rights Movement, overview of how trainings evolved during the US War in Vietnam and the anti-nuclear movement.

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2 pages

1992

Article from Nonviolence Today, No. 26, 1992

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4 pages

1990

Article from Reconciliation International on nonviolence training.

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33 pages

1980

Overview of civilian-based defense.

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4 pages

1990

Presentation on civilian-based defense.

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5 pages

1992

Article from Gandhi Marg on technologies of police repression.

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6 pages

Article from the International Journal of Nonviolence on training workshops.

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16 pages

1982

Transcript of an interview between Rhoda Linton and Michele Whitman about Linton's recollections of the 1981 Women's Pentagon Action.

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