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Literature

The Nonviolence Resistance Manual

The Nonviolent Resistance Manual will help us all learn about nonviolent movements internationally. Support it here:

Posted by Stellan Vinthagen on Monday, September 5, 2016

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Repression Solidarity

Show solidarity with threatened academics in Turkey

More than 2 000 academics have lost their jobs in Turkey as part of the repression against everyone that is not…

Posted by Stellan Vinthagen on Tuesday, September 6, 2016

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Conference/Meeting Resistance research

Seminar in Berlin on ignorance and resistance

The Resistance Studies Initiative is together with one of my favorit places in Berlin – The Disruption Lab – organising…

Posted by Stellan Vinthagen on Thursday, September 8, 2016

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Education Resistance research

Webinars on civil resistance

These are excellent opportunities to learn more about various aspects of nonviolent resistance. They are free to access,…

Posted by Stellan Vinthagen on Tuesday, September 6, 2016

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Activist campaign Activist event

Football solidarity with Black Lives Matter

This is big. A wonderful statement against the racial injustice and police violence in the US. I might even become an American football fan …

Posted by Stellan Vinthagen on Friday, September 9, 2016

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Activist campaign Effective Occupation

Victory for the Dakota resistance camp

It is clear how resistance pays off. Despite a loss in the court, several state departments stepped in and try to halt…

Posted by Stellan Vinthagen on Friday, September 9, 2016

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Activist campaign Occupation

Largest mobilisation of Native Americans the last 100 years

The biggest mobilisation of Native Americans the last 100 years is going on still, and they need our solidarity. This is…

Posted by Stellan Vinthagen on Saturday, September 10, 2016

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Activist campaign Constructive resistance Occupation

We are ‘protectors’, not ‘protesters’

Very important point made by the Native American Indians in Dakota.

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Everyday resistance

Sad Girl Theory on resistance

Interesting approach to resistance: "Sad Girl Theory proposes that the sadness of girls should be recognised as an act…

Posted by Stellan Vinthagen on Monday, April 4, 2016

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Activist event Creative resistance

Women make “walk-out” from church

Women make “walk-out” action in church against the repressive abortion law proposal agitated from Catholic priests. I remember when women in Sweden told about going to Poland to get an abortion at a time when Poland was much more liberal on abortion than Sweden. Now Polish women will have to travel to Sweden to get access to abortion …

Women make "walk-out" action in church against the repressive abortion law proposal agitated from Catholic priests. I…

Posted by Stellan Vinthagen on Monday, April 4, 2016