#9 Paying Attention to Non Violence

Session Nine: “Paying Attention to Non Violence

Music: "Remember When the Music," Bruce Springsteen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMSaVEbHt-U
• "Forever Young," Bob Dylan and the Band, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtFEzhaNrT4

Essential Questions:

• What is Civilian Resistance and how effective is it?

• What is Real Politic? Satyagraha?

• Who is Erica Chenoweth and how did she arrive at her point of view regarding the effectiveness of non violence?

• Why is “paying attention” to current non violent actions so important?

• How can a person be involved in non violent direct action?

• What are some valuable resources for studying non violence/civilian resistance?
Rick's Rap

Gathering: "Something in my community (local, state, national) that needs to change is..."

Videos: (1) Erica Chenoweth,“ The Success of Non Violent Resistance”, TED Talk, 2013 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJSehRlU34w

 (2) Julia Baca, “Pay Attention to non violence,” Ted Talk , (6/2011) https://www.ted.com/talks/julia_bacha

Exercise: Becoming an agent for change

Closing: "Something that I learned in this class..."

Readings: 

(1) Eric Stoner, “Participation is everything - a conversation with Erica Chenoweth,” Waging Nonviolence, 2012 http://wagingnonviolence.org/feature/participation-is-everything-a-conversation-with-erica-chenoweth/

(2) George Lakey, “What Role were you born to play in social change,” Waging Nonviolence,” 2/3/16. http://wagingnonviolence.org/feature/bill-moyer-four-roles-of-social-change/
(3) Daniel Hunter, "How to build a resilient culture of resistance in hard times,"  Waging Non Violence , 2/10/17, click here
(4) George Lakey, "A manual for a new era of direct action," Waging Non Violence, 7/28/17, click here
(5) George Lakey, " How to Build a progressive movement in a polarized country," Waging Non Violence, 3/16/18, click here

Resources:
(1) Maciej Bartowski, "Do Civil Resistance Movements Advance Democratization?"ICNV, 9/27/17 https://www.nonviolent-conflict.org/blog_post/civil-resistance-movements-advance-democratization/
(2)David Robson,"The 3.5% rule: How a Small Minority Can Change the World," BBC Future,  May 14, 2019 Link to article

         The most common way people give up their power is by thinking that they don't have any.

                                  Alice Walker