Nonviolence 4 Equality

This website is designed with the idea in mind that there are many approaches to the study and practice of nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience.

If you are an organizer of nonviolent direct actions and know of or have created resources which you think would enhance those already provided here, please contact: N4E@soulforce.org.

This website is a collaborative effort. It is intended to be reflective of the diverse spectrum of approaches to nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience.

It is also envisioned as an open-source set of learning tools for grassroots organizers. The immediate objective of the materials provided in the Philosophy, Practice, and History pages of this website is to suggest a simple, “bare bones” outline for facilitating a training in nonviolence which organizers may adopt or adapt to fit their needs. A concise, economical training may consist of the following components:

> Philosophy: A component designed to introduce the principles of nonviolence;

> Practice: Components designed to cover logistical, operational, tactical, communications, and other practical concerns;

> Planning: A session during which action participants and/or movement leaders organize specific direct action(s).

> History: In some circumstances, organizers are blessed with time and resources that enable them to produce more sophisticated trainings. With that in mind, additional multimedia resources have been indexed in this page to help organizers interested in learning more about nonviolence develop more ambitious trainings should they so desire.