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8 Skills of a Well-Trained Activist - Waging Nonviolence
As I write this dozens of trainers in Philadelphia near completion of a 17-day intensive called the "Super-T," a kind of boot camp for trainers.
http://wagingnonviolence.org/feature/8-skills-of-a-well-trained-activist/
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The Benefits of Non-Violent Activism - CPS
What are the advantages of non-violent activism over violent activism? These are listed here in brief.
http://www.cpsglobal.org/content/benefits-non-violent-activism
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8 Myths about Non-Violent Activism (from a Movement that Overthrew a Dictator)
Myth: Nonviolence is synonymous with passivity.
https://oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/8-myths-about-non-violent-activism-from-a-movement-that-overthrew-a-dictator/
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Nonviolent struggle: 50 crucial points - The Activist Hive
Non-Violent resistance works….better than violent resistance!
http://www.activisthive.org/category/non-violence-2/
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Nonviolence: An Introduction
In recent years there has been a dramatic increase in the number of people around the world who have taken part in nonviolent political action.
http://www.nonviolenceinternational.net/seasia/whatis/book.php
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Mairead Maguire, Northern Irish Peace Activist - Britannica
Northern Irish peace activist who, with Betty Williams and Ciaran McKeown, founded the Peace People, a grassroots movement of both Roman Catholic and Protestant citizens dedicated to ending sectarian strife in Northern Ireland.
http://www.britannica.com/biography/Mairead-Maguire
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Desmond Tutu Peace Foundation
The Desmond Tutu Peace Foundation (DTPF) helps people and societies create cultures of peace. One of the principal ways we are undertaking our mission is by developing programs that focus on young people.
http://www.tutufoundationusa.org
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Let There Be Peace: A Q&A With Arun Gandhi - The Nation
Mahatma Gandhi's grandson Arun Gandhi on non-violence, his grandfather's legacy and activism from Hong Kong to Ferguson.
http://www.thenation.com/article/let-there-be-peace-qa-arun-gandhi/
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Jody Williams - Nobel Women's Initiative
Jody Williams received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997 for her work to ban landmines through the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, which shared the Peace Prize with her that year.
http://nobelwomensinitiative.org/meet-the-laureates/jody-williams/
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Gene Sharp, Nonviolent Warrior - The Nation
The world's top scholar of peaceful protest is helping a generation of young activists in the Middle East find their voice.
http://www.thenation.com/article/gene-sharp-nonviolent-warrior/
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Martin Luther King Jr. - Bio
Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and social activist, who led the Civil Rights Movement in the United States from the mid-1950s until his death by assassination in 1968.
http://www.biography.com/people/martin-luther-king-jr-9365086
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Nelson Mandela: Facts and Summary - HISTORY
Find out more about the history of Nelson Mandela, including videos, interesting articles, pictures, historical features and more. Get all the facts on HISTORY.
http://www.history.com/topics/nelson-mandela
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Mahatma Gandi - Bio
Mahatma Gandhi was the primary leader of India's independence movement and also the architect of a form of non-violent civil disobedience that would influence the world.
http://www.biography.com/people/mahatma-gandhi-9305898
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5 Non-violent Activists You May Not Know
When you hear the phrase nonviolent activism', you probably think of figures like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela and Mohandas Gandhi. The phrase elicited images of these leaders for me, at least, before I took a class on social justice and peacemaking at NYU this spring.
https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/5-non-violent-activists-you-may-not-know/
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Nonviolence - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
Wikipedia's information about nonviolence.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonviolence
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List of Peace Activists - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
Wikipedia's list of peace activists.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_peace_activists
