2020 Osher Fall/Virtual Nonviolence - Conversation with George Lakey # 11

Music: "Imagine," Playing for Change Foundation , Link to site

Essential Questions:

• What is the modern "Nordic model" of social/political/economic organization?

• What role did nonviolence play in the creation of the modern "Nordic model"

• What roles can an individual play in making this model a reality in the US?

Gathering: "Something that I have done to make my community stronger is..."

Rick's Rap

Speaker: George Lakey

Closing: "Something that I learned today is..."

Readings:

• George Lakey, "US  Opinion is Shifting in Favor of the Nordic Model-Can Activism Keep Up? Waging Nonviolence, March 30, 2020 Link to article

• George Lakey, "What if Americans Protested Like Icelanders?" Waging Nonviolence, April 2016 Link to article

• George Lakey, "Can Now Really be the Best Time to Be Alive? A Dialogue Across Generations," Waging Nonviolence, 12/26/19  Link to article

Resources:

• Andrew Marantz, The Anti-Coup: Strategic Nonviolent conflict has led to democratic reforms around the world. Can it work here?"The New Yorker, Link to site

• George Lakey, "Viking Economics, "How the Scandinavians  Got it Right - and How We Can, Too,"Melville House Publishing, 2016 

• George Lakey, "What role were you born to play in social change," Waging Nonviolence, 

Link to site

• Susan J. Douglas, "The Forgotten History of the Radical Elders of the Tribe," NY Times, 9/8/20 Link to article

• George Lakey, "What Trump's Claim of a "Stolen Election" means for activists today," Waging Nonviolence,  Link to site

Never believe that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.

                                            Margaret Mead

The really critical thing isn't who is sitting in the White House, but who is sitting in - in the street, in the cafeterias, in the halls of government, in the factories. Who is protesting, who is occupying offices and demonstrating . Those are things that determine what happens.

                                                Howard Zinn