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Activist campaign Boycott

Academic boycott of Israel spreads

Another breakthrough for the boycott movement. Note that this boycott is against Israeli academic institutions, not…

Posted by Stellan Vinthagen on Tuesday, February 2, 2016

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Activist event Conference/Meeting

Disobedience camp in UK in June

UK, in June, lots of civil disobedience, and an "academic seminar blockade" of the nuclear weapon factory.

Posted by Stellan Vinthagen on Tuesday, February 2, 2016

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Activist campaign Constructive resistance Everyday resistance

Full scale resistance

Here is an example of an indigenous community that really shows what resistance is all about: saying no, showing dignity…

Posted by Stellan Vinthagen on Wednesday, February 3, 2016

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Activist campaign Effective

Civil society establish “ecocide” as legal concept

It seems the novel civil society driven concept "ecocide" is getting into the legal system: "In a second major win for…

Posted by Stellan Vinthagen on Friday, February 5, 2016

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Strategy

How movements turn into parties (and fail)

We see it again and again. Movements turn into political parties, achieve some change, more or less radical, and then,…

Posted by Stellan Vinthagen on Saturday, February 6, 2016

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Resistance research

Statistics shows we are in the Age of Dissent

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Literature Nonviolent action

New book on nonviolent revolts

New book out about nonviolent revolts and how it shapes our world:

Posted by Stellan Vinthagen on Saturday, February 13, 2016

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Constructive resistance Creative resistance Education

Beautiful solutions

The activist organization Beautiful Trouble has published a handbook for activist tactics, theories and strategies, with…

Posted by Stellan Vinthagen on Sunday, February 14, 2016

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Repression

A threat to freedom of speech in liberal democracies

This is a real threat to freedom of speech and the space for critique, activism and unarmed resistance to domination. It…

Posted by Stellan Vinthagen on Wednesday, February 17, 2016

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Activist campaign

“Climate necessity” motivates civil disobedience

"For what could be the second time in less than three weeks, a courtroom may again hear climate justice dissidents make…

Posted by Stellan Vinthagen on Monday, February 1, 2016