Gandhi’s strategy for success — use more than one strategy
WEBMar 17, 2017 · Gandhi’s strategy for success — use more than one strategy. How creating a healthy “ecology of change,” as Gandhi did in India, can help propel social movements. At the end of 1930, India was experiencing disruption on a scale not seen in nearly three quarters of a century — and it was witnessing a level of social movement ...
How anti-Vietnam War protests thwarted Nixon’s plans and saved …
WEBNov 12, 2019 · On Oct.15, 1969, more than two million citizens took part in the Moratorium — a one-day national strike against the war. In hundreds of cities, towns and campuses throughout the country, people from all walks of life took the day off to march, rally, vigil or engage in teach-ins. Until the Women’s March of 2017, the Moratorium held the ...
Lessons from what Cesar Chavez did right — and wrong
WEBApr 7, 2014 · Cesar Chavez on strike. (Flickr/Jay Galvin) The recent release of Cesar Chavez: An American Hero, and the premiere of the documentary Cesar’s Last Fast at the Sundace Film Festival, give us new opportunities to reflect on the lessons of Chavez’s life of activism. While his charismatic leadership turned him into a powerful force for justice, an unyielding grip on his position of authority ...
The successes and failures of South Africa’s student movement
WEBJun 29, 2017 · The "Fees Must Fall" movement that rocked South Africa last year is not over, as students demand a complete transformation of the education system. South Africans were not surprised by the emergence of the “Zuma Must Fall!” call which manifested in huge protests in April and May 2017. We are accustomed to protest at many levels, from the ...
Waging Nonviolence
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How South Africa forced Gandhi to reckon with racism and …
WEBOct 1, 2019 · Although having arrived in South Africa to settle a legal dispute, Gandhi became a novice community organizer at the age of 34. His early efforts there on behalf of the Indian community generally involved incremental entreaties through letters, formal appeals and special delegations.
Harnessing the enormous untapped power of celebrity to help …
WEBFeb 14, 2023 · Actors, artists, athletes and musicians who want to maximize their impact — as well as the movements that want to join with them in using celebrity power to advance campaigns for social justice — have a variety of intriguing options for how to remedy this lack of coordination and devise effective action.
Surviving the ups and downs of social movements
WEBSep 3, 2014 · On August 1, 1976, 18 people entered the Seabrook nuclear power plant’s construction site and were arrested. (Lionel Delevingne) Those who get involved in social movements share a common experience: Sometimes, when an issue captures the public eye or an unexpected event triggers a wave of mass protest, there can be periods of intense activity, when new members rush to join the cause and ...
Most resistance in the world is not about protests, but 'everyday ...
WEBDec 21, 2021 · In 1985, “everyday resistance” was introduced by Scott in the book “Weapons of the Weak” to describe a different kind of resistance, one that is not as dramatic or visible as rebellions, riots, demonstrations, revolutions, civil war and other such organized, collective or confrontational articulations of resistance.
How Hitler found his blueprint for a German empire by looking to …
WEBOct 7, 2020 · Native peoples in the United States continue to struggle for justice. While this year brought some important victories, such as Washington’s NFL team finally dropping its racist name and logo, and a landmark win in the Supreme Court for Native rights in McGirt v. Oklahoma, the difficult work of recognizing and redressing the country’s legacy of oppressing its first inhabitants continues.