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Our Activism Is Too Focused on Performance to Acknowledge Allies Who Aren’t ‘Vocally’ Woke

By Devrupa Rakshit — 2022

We tend to “believe” in the woke-ness that is “performed” for us. “The more vocal you are, the more confident you appear. And because you appear more confident, you seem to have more influence on other people, who believe you’ll be great at practicing what you claim too,” she says.

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The Subtle Power of Nonviolent Activism

Violent responses to social justice protests require protesters to be even more focused on peaceful tactics.

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Beyond Good and Evil

It sounds simple, yet it’s more than a technique for resolving conflict. It’s a different way of understanding human motivation and behavior.

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Marshall Rosenberg’s Nonviolent Communication (NVC)

The communication technique of Non-Violent Communication (NVC) developed by Dr. Marshall Rosenberg provides a way to communicate with our partners safely and peacefully.

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Interview with Marshall Rosenberg: The Traveling Peacemaker

Whether he’s working in a war-torn area or an inner-city slum, Rosenberg’s goal is the same: to teach and encourage compassionate communication.

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A Conversation with Marshall B. Rosenberg

People can change how they think and communicate. They can treat themselves with much more respect, and they can learn from their limitations without hating themselves.

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Connecting Civil Resistance and Conflict Resolution

Research finds that nonviolent action and peacebuilding tactics can achieve a more just and sustainable peace when they are combined strategically.

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The Global Pandemic Has Spawned New Forms of Activism—and They’re Flourishing

We’ve identified nearly 100 distinct methods of non-violent action that include physical, virtual and hybrid actions.

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How to Stop a Power Grab

As democracy hangs in the balance, activists are drawing lessons from the study of civil resistance.

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How the World is Proving Martin Luther King Right about Nonviolence

Clearly, there is much more to learn about nonviolent resistance: It is an emerging phenomenon, and research on the topic is likewise emerging within the social sciences.

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Nonviolent Resistance Proves Potent Weapon

Erica Chenoweth discovers it is more successful in effecting change than violent campaigns

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