Civil disobedience / Physical presence
bio: Yalcin Kaya
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First (Given) Name:
Yalcin
Last (Family) Name:
Kaya
Country or Region:
C/E Europe & Turkey
bio: Faith Marchal
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First (Given) Name:
Faith
Last (Family) Name:
Marchal
Country or Region:
United Kingdom
Organization:
Birkbeck, University of London
bio: SALVAGENTE - lifejacket network for HRD
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First (Given) Name:
davide
Last (Family) Name:
ziveri
Country or Region:
Italy
Who we are Salvagente (The Lifejacket) programme is a network for popular nonviolent defence of people at risk due to their engagement against violence and for Human Rights.
Organization:
SALVAGENTE
Blog: Honoring the Courage of Citizens to Stand Up for Their Rights
The Center for Victims of Torture - New Tactics in Human Rights project celebrates the amazing courage of the people of Egypt to advance their hopes and commitment for democracy through nonviolent action for change. The spark ignited by the people of Tunisia became a beacon of hope to the Egyptian people.
Blog: Appeal to Ensure Rights of Egyptians are Upheld - 2011
Urgent Appeal from International Civil Society: International Community Must Ensure Rights of Egyptians are Upheld
For ten days now Egyptians have been taking to the streets to voice their opposition to the continuing rule of President Mubarak. Up until two days ago, the protests were markedly peaceful in nature. A violent shift in events began on 1 February when pro-Mubarak forces began attacking the anti-government protesters. Further news of violence and the raiding of NGO offices has emerged.
The message below was sent out by a wide variety of organizations on 1 February calling for support to uphold and ensure the rights of Egyptians.
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Blog: Confessions of a Recovering Neocolonialist on Martin Luther King Day
Harare, 2002. The word came. Cash is in the banks. The three colleagues I was standing near at the time and I quickly jumped in the car to get downtown to Standard Chartered as soon as possible.
It was my first “real job” in the development sector after graduate school. I knew enough to know how little I knew, and little else.
bio: pattrice jones
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First (Given) Name:
pattrice
Last (Family) Name:
jones
Country or Region:
United States of America
An activist in various social change movements since the 1970s, pattrice jones is the author of Aftershock: Confronting Trauma in a Violent World, which is a handbook for activists and their allies.
Blog: Tactics That Tickle: Laughing All the Way to the Win
Yes, we are working to change serious problems, but that doesn’t mean this work should not use humor as a tool to accomplish our objective! Humor is a powerful nonviolent tactic that has the ability to prevent and counter activist burnout, engage more supporters, and increase the chance of getting media attention. In this dialogue, practitioners shared advice and resources on using humor, and many examples to inspire you.
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Mobilizing advocates to pressure local governments to pass resolutions against legislation that violates human rights
The Bill of Rights Defense Committee (BORDC) mobilizes local advocates in the United States to pressure local governments to pass resolutions against the USA Patriot Act. The Act was signed into law in late 2001.
Re-publishing state-banned materials to ridicule restrictions on freedom of expression
The Initiative for Freedom of Expression used a civil disobedience approach that involved voluntarily selecting to republish state-banned materials to ridicule restrictions on freedom of expression. The tactic was implemented in order to make many people participate in the “crime” so the action no longer appeared a crime. They tried to force prosecution in order to bring attention t
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