Ponder This: Direct Action By: Puck Arks
Written By: Puck Arks
Nonviolence is neither a passive acceptance of oppression, nor a
violent opposition to it. Instead, nonviolence is active. Nonviolent
action implies a commitment to utilizing nonviolent and creative means
(e.g. acts of protest and persuasion, noncooperation, direct action,
civil disobedience, boycotts, strikes, and education) to resist violent
forces in order to influence and encourage social change.
The strength of any form of resistance lies in its ability to remain alive, to remain an active struggle; An ability to remain alive lies in establishing diversity through local and international links between peoples, struggles, and movements that form networks to exchange ideas, tactics, and create community.
Nonviolent protest and persuasion are “symbolic acts of peaceful opposition” often used to denounce or show dissent toward a specific issue or policy. These methods are also used to gain publicity for a cause. Parades, vigils, picketing, posters, teach-ins and the other educational forums, mourning, and protest meetings are all considered acts of protest and persuasion.
Noncooperation involves intentionally removing oneself from cooperation or relations with a disagreeable activity or institution. Common methods are strikes, boycotts, divestment of funds, and acts of civil disobedience through peaceful violation of laws or regulations.
Nonviolent intervention encompasses methods that disrupt or deconstruct established institutions, behaviors, or policies that are viewed as undesirable by the nonviolent actor. Nonviolent interventions may also strive to create new patterns and institutions to take their place. Methods of disruption might include nonviolent occupations, blockades, fasting, and seeking imprisonment, in order to over-fill facilities.
Methods of creating new structures might include the construction of alternative schools, media, transport, markets, and other political, economic, and social institutions.
Ponder This: Direct Action
The strength of any form of resistance lies in its ability to remain alive, to remain an active struggle; An ability to remain alive lies in establishing diversity through local and international links between peoples, struggles, and movements that form networks to exchange ideas, tactics, and create community.
Nonviolent protest and persuasion are “symbolic acts of peaceful opposition” often used to denounce or show dissent toward a specific issue or policy. These methods are also used to gain publicity for a cause. Parades, vigils, picketing, posters, teach-ins and the other educational forums, mourning, and protest meetings are all considered acts of protest and persuasion.
Noncooperation involves intentionally removing oneself from cooperation or relations with a disagreeable activity or institution. Common methods are strikes, boycotts, divestment of funds, and acts of civil disobedience through peaceful violation of laws or regulations.
Nonviolent intervention encompasses methods that disrupt or deconstruct established institutions, behaviors, or policies that are viewed as undesirable by the nonviolent actor. Nonviolent interventions may also strive to create new patterns and institutions to take their place. Methods of disruption might include nonviolent occupations, blockades, fasting, and seeking imprisonment, in order to over-fill facilities.
Methods of creating new structures might include the construction of alternative schools, media, transport, markets, and other political, economic, and social institutions.
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