Civic Mobilization (8 links)

A Force More Powerful: Using Nonviolent Conflict to Achieve Democracy and Human Rights
The website of documentaries on the history of nonviolent movements, a computer game teaching nonviolent conflict methods, and other resources for nonviolent action.

 

The Albert Einstein Institution	Featured listing
An organization dedicated to advancing the study and use of strategic nonviolent action against repression.

Building Civil Societies: A Guide for Social and Political Action - from Women Living Under Muslim Laws
This guide is divided into two parts. Part one assesses various forms of public participation for expanding social justice, giving examples from different countries. Part two reviews several methods used by social activists around the world, outlines basic principles for preparing and publicizing various forms of solidarity action, and evaluates the limitations and effectiveness of each.


Center for the Study of Strategic Nonviolent Defense
Features an online resource library and curriculum teaching the practice of nonviolent action as the most effective method of causing social change.


Institute of World Affairs
A non-profit NGO working to advance creative approaches to conflict analysis, conflict management, and post-conflict peace-building. 

 

International Center on Nonviolent Conflict	Featured listing
An organization that develops and encourages the study and use of civilian-based, nonmilitary strategies to establish and defend human rights, democracy and justice worldwide.

Manual: From Dictatorship to Democracy - A Conceptual Framework for Liberation - from the Albert Einstein Institution
A serious introduction by strategic nonviolence expert Gene Sharp on how people can create the change needed to move from repression to freedom.

Manual: Nonviolent Struggle - 50 Crucial Points - from CANVAS	Featured listing
A field guide for waging a nonviolent struggle, with advice on tactics of daily management, strategic planning, and message development. It takes a practical approach to these issues, based on the experience of successful activists and leaders.