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Introduction to nonviolence

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Nonviolence and power

Land reform activists celebrate being granted their land tenancy, after a successful campaign.

Power

Conflict

Protesters marching

Violence

A large group of white young men taunt a black protester during the US civil rights movement.

Gender awareness in a nonviolent campaign

A group of women activists blockade a nuclear weapons factory in the UK.

Gender and nonviolence

A group of people at a gender training

Nonviolence training

A nonviolence training session in Ecuador

Historical uses of nonviolent action

Gandhi speaking to a crowd

Seven interlocking principles of nonviolence

Activists marching with green and white flags, and placards

What is nonviolence, and why use it?

A group of activists in Nepal meet to plan their strategy

Case Study: Nonviolence Training in the U.S. Civil Rights Movement

Activists at a lunch counter sitin during the civil rights movement

Historical Uses of Nonviolence: What Works Where; The Role of Pacifists; Organising

Gandhi gives a talk to a crowd

Nonviolence Training: Role of Trainers; Potential Topics for Nonviolence Training

A group meet during a nonviolence training in Ecuador

How Does Nonviolence Work?

A banner during a blockade of a nuclear weapons factory

CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR ALERTS

Conscientious objector Vitaliy Alekseienko
08 Dec 2022

Ukraine: Conscientious Objector Vitaliy Alekseinko sentenced to a year in prison must be acquitted

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