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 ...
How 1971’s Mayday actions rattled Nixon and helped keep …
WEBApr 29, 2021 · During one remarkable two week period — from April 19 to May 5, 1971 — more than a half-million citizens descended on the nation’s capital for the largest anti-Vietnam War rally, staging sit-ins that clogged entrances to several government agencies, camping out in a park where they put on a rock concert, and blocking streets and bridges that nearly shut down the city.
These six global struggles show the power of nonviolence in action
WEBFeb 3, 2021 · Embed from Getty Images. In today’s media world — especially if you live inside the U.S. media bubble — if you hear news about foreign countries, it tends to be about business, political leaders, wars or disasters.
By targeting the pillars that uphold police violence, Black Lives ...
WEBJun 16, 2020 · Embed from Getty Images “My captain said, ‘You can’t take a knee.’ So I said, ‘Here’s my badge, and I won’t come back.’” In a now-viral video, Keval Williams described quitting his job as a corrections officer at the Oklahoma City Sheriff’s Department while standing in a protest on June 1, holding up a sign that read “Black lives > …
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 ...
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 ...
8 ways to defend against terror nonviolently - Waging Nonviolence
WEBJan 22, 2015 · George Lakey. George Lakey has been active in direct action campaigns for over six decades. Recently retired from Swarthmore College, he was first arrested in the civil rights movement and most recently in the climate justice movement.
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 ...
How did Gandhi win? - Waging Nonviolence
WEBOct 8, 2014 · The pact with Irwin, Gandhi believed, gave him such a minimum, allowing the movement to end the campaign in a dignified fashion and to prepare for future struggle. For Gandhi, the viceroy’s agreement to allow for exceptions to the salt law, even if they were limited, represented a critical triumph of principle.
Activists fought the US military draft for decades — they may soon …
WEBMay 19, 2020 · Robert Levering. Robert Levering was a full-time anti-Vietnam War organizer from 1967 to 1973. He was an adviser to the 2020 film, “The Boys Who Said NO!” about the draft resistance movement, and the Executive Producer of “The Movement and the ‘Madman’” a documentary about the impact on Nixon of the Moratorium and Mobilization demonstrations in the fall of 1969.