articlesHere we have archived articles we use as workshop resources. They look at nonviolence from a wide range of perspectives and include some more challenging arguments that may help us to deepen our understanding. Whether they are from years past or more recent, all embody a timeless message of nonviolent social change and offer us inspiration and guidance.
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Spirituality and Movement BuildingIs it time to grow our souls? Are urbanization, globalization and rapidly changing technology driving the world towards a social crisis as profound as that of the Axial Age? In this short, but thought-provoking article, Grace Boggs explores these questions and suggests that the way forward can be found by looking into our own hearts and minds and taking a great leap in faith about what it means to be human. Document archived here. Cultural Disobedience: The Power of the MarginsIs the difficulty of being 'culturally disobedient' the reason our actions for peace have limited success? Chelsea Collonge, a self-described queer and member of the most marginalised groups within the Catholic Church, a woman called to priesthood, explores how a Women's Ordination Conference embodies both Gandhian obstructive and constructive programmes. After all, responding to the seriousness of the world's situation requires us to live our lives in dramatically different ways. Is that easier to do when your culture already pushes you to the margins? Document archived here. Movement Action PlanThe 'Movement Action Plan' (MAP) is a strategic model developed by US activist and journalist, Bill Moyer. Moyer began developing the MAP in the late 1970s by studying cases of nonviolent social change. In MAP he describes eight stages of social change
MAP should be required reading for everyone interested in making social change. Document archived here. See the hand-outs 'Eight Stages of Successful Social Movements' and 'Four Roles of Activists' for a brief overview of the Movement Action Plan's main idea |