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Resistance research

Spivak on resistance studies

Excellent text with an interview with Spivak. I like especially here new concepts of “imaginative activism” and “affirmative sabotage.”

Posted by Stellan Vinthagen on Saturday, August 13, 2016

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Activist campaign

Using surveillance in the struggle against surveillance

The activist organisation Privacy International has created a global database that helps us to map the growing…

Posted by Stellan Vinthagen on Friday, August 12, 2016

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Creative resistance

Creative ad-adjustment

Although this is a rather sexist adjustment of a sexist advertisement, it is creatively done, and make its message effectively.

Today's creative action (ad-recreation):

Posted by Stellan Vinthagen on Friday, August 12, 2016

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Activist campaign Activist event Conference/Meeting Nonviolent action

Training of former soldiers in nonviolent activism

I have been in Jordan the last week because I lead a training in nonviolent activism together with the eminent professor…

Posted by Stellan Vinthagen on Tuesday, August 9, 2016

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Activist campaign Creative resistance Repression

Creative action at Dakota protest against pipeline

Today's Creative action, directly from the Native American Dakota gathering:

Posted by Stellan Vinthagen on Sunday, September 11, 2016

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Literature Resistance research

New issue of the Journal of Resistance Studies (for free!)

The first issue of our second year of the Journal of Resistance Studies is now available free online! Check it out and…

Posted by Stellan Vinthagen on Saturday, September 10, 2016

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Activist campaign Repression

Native Lives Matter

Few knows about this important mobilisation in the US, please spread it to others:

Posted by Stellan Vinthagen on Wednesday, August 3, 2016

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Activist campaign Repression

The longest hunger strike in the world has ended

I have no problems to understand her … The longest hunger strike in the world (?) has ended after 16 years. Sharmila…

Posted by Stellan Vinthagen on Tuesday, August 2, 2016

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Activist event Constructive resistance

Creative action against patriarchy (Iran)

Today's creative action:

Posted by Stellan Vinthagen on Tuesday, August 2, 2016

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Creative resistance Humour Media

Creative action of irony (Video)

Creative action of today (although the video is old, I saw it again today and fell in love again …): Postcolonial satire

Posted by Stellan Vinthagen on Thursday, September 8, 2016