10/17/22 WFS 2022 Session 1: What is Nonviolence?

 Session One: What is Non Violence and Civilian Resistance?

Music: "Wake Up," John Legend, The Roots & Common, Link to Site

Essential Questions:

• What is non violence/civilian resistance?

• How effective is non violence/civilian resistance?

• What are some of Gene Sharp’s ideas on the nature of power and the techniques of non violent social change?

• Who is Erica Chenoweth and why is her work important?

Gathering: " A question that I have about nonviolence/civilian resistance is..."

Rick's Rap
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Exercise:

 What is Nonviolence?

 Exercise:

Video: “Civilian Resistance Works,” Erica Chenoweth, panel on Violence, Humanity   the Future, and the Origins of Violence,” (2015); Link to video

          
Review: Gene Sharp's "198 Methods"

Closing: "Something I learned today was..."

Readings:

• Pt'chang, "A collection of nonviolence quotes, "The Commons: Social Change Library, Link to Site 

• “Non Violence,” Wikipedia,  Link to article

• "Erica Chenoweth," Wikipedia  Link to Article
• Robin Wright, "The Story of 2019: Protests in Every Corner of the Globe," New Yorker, 12/30/19
Link to article

• Video: Jamila Rajib, "The Success of Non Violent Struggle," January 7, 2015 Link to video
• Gene Sharp “198 Methods of Non Violent Action,” Link to article  

• George Lakey, " Gene Sharp- the lonely scholar who became a non violent warrior," Waging Non Violence Link to article

Resources

• Veronica Pelicaric & Nina Koevoets, "Engaging Nonviolence: Activating Nonviolent Change in Our Lives and Our World," Pace e Bene  Link to Site

• Pace e Bene Link to Site

• Global Peace Index, Link to Site

• Sheryl Gay Stolberg, “Shy Intellectual Created Playbook used in  Revolution ,“  NYTimes, 2/16/11; Link to article
• Albert Einstein Institute, “Correcting Common Misconceptions About Non Violent Action,” Link to article
• The editors, "Remembering Gene Sharp, a pioneer of people power," Waging Nonviolence, Link to article
• "25 Acts of Political Rallies and Acts of Civil Disobedience," List 25, 2016 Link to video


"I had a student who wrote a 13-word paper that has stayed with me:Question: Why are we violent and but not illiterate? Answer: Because we are taught to read."
                                            Coleman McCarthy, columnist, Washington Post