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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I am right, you are wrong: power dynamics in NGOs
Nonviolence for a change, training 2009 The power relations that exist between the head office, regional office, donors, beneficiaries and other stakeholders are often accepted without challenge, even though they can cause tension and conflict. In this article Pierre Moon gives a personal account of the subtle debate, rarely vocalised, that many working in the sector struggle with on a daily basis. Document archived here. Not white enough for the British, not black enough for Mugabe Nonviolence for a change, training 2009 Nellile de jonhg tells her very personal story of persecution for being a mixed-race person in Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, and the ensuing battle to exercise for her right to claim asylum. In this article she links her struggle to campaigning for the rights of detained children of asylum seekers. The aim of her article, in her own words is 'if anything I hope to encourage other people and hopefully they can say if Nelle can stand up to this oppressive and racist system, so can I.' Document archived here.
The hunger within
Nonviolence for a change, training 2009 This artice by youth worker Stewart Dakers gives a fly-on-the-wall peek of life on an English housing estate. Stewart describes how from junk food diets to chronic illiteracy and feckless fathers, and misguide Whitehall policy the residents are trapped in a near hopeless 'toxic cycle' of deprivation. Document archived here. |