Digital Library of Nonviolent Resistance

8 pages

2005

Mubarak Awad defines nonviolence, along with its basic principles and practices, using Palestine as a case study. This piece acknowledges the provocative nature of nonviolent tactics. This text provides seven principles of nonviolence including the educational process of lifelong nonviolence, its practical application, the symbolic forms, non-cooperation as a necessity, contact with peace-seeking opposition, and the use of nonviolent intervention. The paper also includes potential "what ifs" and a look ahead.

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This handout comes as part of the article “Magic of the Facilitator.” The following 14 competencies are basic guiding values found in a successful facilitator. A facilitator may have strengths in one or a mixture of these. Using this in your nonviolent training can allow for everyone to find themselves in the role of the facilitator.

Tip Sheets and Guides

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This two page guide provides a comprehensive how-to when handling difficult behaviors in meetings. The guide includes behaviors exhibited by hecklers, overly-talkative participants, the griper, and even those who do not participate. The chart explains what this behavior looks like and different ways on how to handle each behavior. members

Tip Sheets and Guides

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Flipcharts are used to validate what workshop or meeting participants are saying by transcribing what people are feeling. This page explains why to use flipcharts, the impact of not using flipcharts, what not to do with flipcharts, and how to use flip charts. Most importantly flipcharts are used to clarify and improve meeting productivity but not control the meeting.

3 pages

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Tips for effective group facilitation

Tip Sheets and Guides

1 pages

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Constructive critique aims to provide tips on how to give effective and constructive criticism. With leadership comes accountability and giving critique can be difficult. This guide how to form critique, decide the international behind the critique, and when to use it with others. This is a five step process that will help soften the process of giving harsh feedback.

Tip Sheets and Guides

3 pages

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This document clarifies how to make meetings work in a culturally diverse group. The tips in the guide help to cultivate meaningful discussion in groups and maintain clear communication. Also addressed are the cultural norms that may differ when in meetings with colleagues with different regional backgrounds. When there are different nationalities, ethnicities and cultures represented in groups it is important to recognize differences in behavioral values. Some examples in the text are speaking out, making suggestions, or disagreeing with someone in an authority role.

Handbook

8 pages

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A Guide to Conflict Resolution provides a deeper understanding of the nature of conflict, types of conflict, and ways to deal with conflict. At the root of conflict exists varied perspectives, belief systems and values, and personal interests. In an effort to mediate conflict this guide provides specific steps to breakthrough with communication while allowing for the voicing and hearing of complaints. There is also a section with hints for de-escalation.

Handbook

12 pages

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A manual that provides effective leadership skills and tools to use during nonviolence training

manual

5 pages

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This group process manual pairs goals with their process across several concepts. This guide can be used by Facilitators and group leaders who are looking for tips on how to lead groups. Some examples in this guide include think pair share, action lists, and brainstorming. Each of the examples takes you through the process from start to finish.

Tip Sheets and Guides

5 pages

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These Community Skills Workshop draft notes focus largely on how to listen well. The guide suggest listening is active, counseling, support venting, problem-solving, and coaching. When using nonviolent communication there are several stages of group development that can support group health during group conflict and secondary processes. This document also talks about when groups need to be involved and when they do not need to be involved in a conflict.

Tip Sheets and Guides

1 pages

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How to suppress political dissent in 10 easy steps gives 10 examples of what might be used to silence political activists. Each of these steps comes from the perspective of the powerful, and attempts to publicly threaten and delay activism.

Tip Sheets and Guides

1 pages

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These 20 rules of activism which continued to be a work in progress provide some Sage advice for those in this field. These 20 rules come by way of Darryl Cherney but should not be limited to the list provided.

Tip Sheets and Guides

2 pages

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Democracy and consensus is a document that helps explain to participants the historical background and the working parts of direct democracy. This text could be used by affinity groups, spokes councils, and direct action organizations. Consensus as a form of decision-making has been the most consistent in a society of direct democracy.

3 pages

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This document acts as a checklist of basic principles of democratic organization. This has been adopted from the Troublemakers Handbook. This checklist asks us if we work with others by means of working together to make change, question authority which makes people think and use their judgment, confront management in a way to speak truth to power and ,spread information to give people the information they need or teach them how to get it themselves.

Tip Sheets and Guides

19 pages

A sample guidebook on legal rights while protesting.

Report

2 pages

A short guidebook on how to speak with the media, with practice questions and answers.

Handbook

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

Article

6 pages

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A guide on how to successfully build a coalition

Handbook

6 pages

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Handbook for properly and effectively building alliances

handbook

4 pages

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Guide on how to prepare for nonviolent direct action

Tip Sheets and Guides

3 pages

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Introduction to Affinity Groups

handout

4 pages

1999

Guide on how to get around or through different types of fences in order to complete nonviolent direct action

Handbook

6 pages

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Introduction and tips on how to interview high profile individuals at events

4 pages

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Suggested schedule for nonviolence training

Report

3 pages

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A sample agenda for a nonviolent direct action training session

Report

4 pages

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A reference guide for peacekeepers

Tip Sheets and Guides

2 pages

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A basic guide on mapping and scouting locations for nonviolent direct action

Tip Sheets and Guides

3 pages

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Basic checklist of preparation materials for nonviolent direct action

Tip Sheets and Guides

4 pages

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A basic organizational manual for how to organize nonviolent action

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