Les manifestations d’avril 2018 au Nicaragua ont été violemment réprimées, déclenchant un soulèvement plus large contre la corruption et l’abus de pouvoir. Elthon Rivera Cruz met en lumière la place centrale des étudiant·e·s dans la résistance non violente www.nonviolent-conflict.org/blog_post/ni...

In April 2018, Nicaraguans rose in self-organized, nationwide protests for democracy. Despite lethal repression, many held to nonviolent discipline and turned to economic non-cooperation, refusing to fund their own oppression. Read full blog: www.nonviolent-conflict.org/blog_post/ec...

NEW BLOG! This week on the REACT Activist Writing Series, exiled Ugandan Afro-feminist, activist, and writer Kemitooma K. Nyina’Nkyenzibo shares a powerful piece on Radical Rudeness: The Women Who Deployed Nudity against Corruption in Uganda. Read More: www.nonviolent-conflict.org/blog_post/ra...

Learn how people build power and win change through nonviolent action. Applications for our Online course, Movements and Power: Civil Resistance in the 21st Century, are still open. Running: Nov 3–30, 2025 Apply by Oct 29 Apply Now: nonviolentconflict.submittable.com/submit/33815...

Explore the latest stories in our newsletter. Young people are demanding accountability & democracy in Uganda, communities in Kenya are fighting femicide & protecting women and much more mailchi.mp/nonviolent-c...

In Feb 2024, Agora used social media to expose gross corruption in Uganda's national assembly. On July 23 2024, protests happened across Kampala. At least 150 youthful protesters were arrested. But their arrest was not in vain… www.nonviolent-conflict.org/blog_post/th...

Looking for some new actions to energize your social justice campaign? This book/database suggests more than 346 nonviolent tactics. Free book - www.nonviolent-conflict.org/resource/civ... Database - www.tactics.nonviolenceinternational.net @nvintl.bsky.social @civilresistance.bsky.social

Você estuda, pesquisa, atua diretamente com movimentos de resistência civil? Gostaríamos de convidá-lx a se inscrever no programa online “O Poder do Povo, a dinâmica estratégica da resistência não violenta”. As solicitações devem ser apresentadas até 16jul docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Afrikki est plus qu'un espace de solidarité, action, formation. J'y retrouve bcp de mes identités. Je suis à la fois une mère &une activiste dans ce réseau. Je ne peux plus NE PAS être 1 mère. Je ne peux plus NE PAS être une activiste. Ils comprennent..." www.nonviolent-conflict.org/blog_post/af...

Afrikki is much more than a space for solidarity, action & training. I find a lot of my identities grouped together there. I am both a mom & an activist in this network. I can no longer NOT be a mom. I can no longer NOT be an activist. They understand..." www.nonviolent-conflict.org/blog_post/af...

READ: How judges mobilize to push back against democratic backsliding, via the Minds of the Movement blog By Marcin Mrowicki www.nonviolent-conflict.org/blog_post/ho...

Discover the lesser-known yet powerful nonviolent movement for Balochi rights, via our latest post on the Minds of the Movement blog, by scholar-activist Ahmadullah Archiwal: www.nonviolent-conflict.org/blog_post/am...

**DEADLINE EXTENDED** to June 23, and new course dates: June 30 to July 27, 2025. Apply today and please share with activists, scholars, professionals journalists & others working on or in nonviolent movements for human rights, democracy & justice www.nonviolent-conflict.org/online-cours...

Two more days to apply - online course for activists, scholars & professionals whose work centers on nonviolent movements, human rights, peace & conflict and more. Join our international community of ambassadors of nonviolent struggle 💯 www.nonviolent-conflict.org/online-cours...

👋 Hello, we're the United States Institute of Peace (USIP)! We are very happy to join @bsky.app, and thrilled to announce that our website, www.usip.org, is back online! We look forward connecting here and bringing you useful content, resources and opportunities for peacebuilders around the world.

This 4-week online course provides an interactive, in-depth, and evidenced-based perspective on nonviolent civil resistance movements and campaigns. @civilresistance.bsky.social www.nonviolent-conflict.org/online-cours...

Programa avanzado "El poder de la gente: la dinámica estratégica de la resistencia noviolenta": julio 2025 Las solicitudes deben presentarse antes del 26.6.25 Programa organizado conjuntamente por la FLACSO, PUCE y CEMPROC, con el apoyo del ICNC y Humanity United. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

APPLY BY JUNE 17: New educational opportunity with strong international networking component. Apply to join our latest cohort of the free, moderated ICNC online course on nonviolent civil resistance: www.nonviolent-conflict.org/online-cours...

NEW on ICNC's blog: A rare account of Taiwanese civil defense, a growing trend in defense & security. This primer provides political context of this little-studied policy/action against invasion/occupation. www.nonviolent-conflict.org/blog_post/ci... @brianhioe.bsky.social by @brianhioe.bsky.social

Civil resistance can have a major impact on unjust regimes. Need a pep talk about why it’s worth engaging in? Check out this summary from @civilresistance.bsky.social of the history and the importance of large-scale nonviolent protest: www.nonviolent-conflict.org/about/civil-...

If you really want to change something, don't do a random protest. Plan a CAMPAIGN! There are plenty of resources to help you do it, & this is a great one from @civilresistance.bsky.social: www.nonviolent-conflict.org/resource/pat...

Read my @civilresistance.bsky.social‬ post about dilemma demos: “Dilemma actions…put your opponent between a rock and a hard place,” Popovic tells me in an interview. “No matter how your opponent responds, it comes with a price tag.” www.nonviolent-conflict.org/blog_post/di...

Great #Resistance films from @civilresistance.bsky.social www.nonviolent-conflict.org/icncfilms/ Shared by an @generalstrikeus.bsky.social Resister.

ICNC is pleased to announce its new partnership with the Paris-based @ipp-france.bsky.social! Learn about IPP's important work to promote peace studies in France, as well as more about our partnership—origins, working themes & tangible results so far: www.nonviolent-conflict.org/new-icnc-par...

"Alors que les récentes tensions avec l'Inde laissaient beaucoup d'entre nous à bout de nerfs, j'ai vu quelque chose de magnifique surgir des fissures : l'humour qui transcende la peur, la créativité qui apporte de la douceur à nos blessures..." LISEZ: www.nonviolent-conflict.org/blog_post/lh...

"As recent tensions w/ India left many of us on edge, I saw something beautiful rise from the cracks: humor that cuts thru fear, creativity that brings color to our wounds..." 2nd post of new blog mini-series by Mariam Azeem writing from Islamabad. www.nonviolent-conflict.org/blog_post/hu...

Une nouvelle mini-série vient d'être publiée sur notre blog. Lisez le 1er article, par Steward Muhindo de la LUCHA (RDC) qui partage une analyse et des enseignements sur un défi auquel sont confrontés les militants non-violents dans le monde entier : www.nonviolent-conflict.org/blog_post/fa...

New blog mini-series now up! "Violence On and Offline: Naming It, Defying It, Surpassing It". In the 1st post below, Steward Muhindo of LUCHA delivers timely analysis & insights on a very common challenge facing nonviolent activists worldwide. www.nonviolent-conflict.org/blog_post/we...

Reminder- next Tuesday, May 20, on how we can turn the tide through education, organized labor, and strategic coalition-building. Details and registration info in the post below: bsky.app/profile/aft....

"I had to pass a very difficult judicial exam knowing all Supreme Court case law in criminal & civil law. Nobody, however, taught me how to combat politicians’ lies and their attacks on courts..." READ by #humanrights lawyer Marcin Mrowicki: www.nonviolent-conflict.org/blog_post/ho...

Want some guidance on how to plan a grassroots campaign? Learn to use tools like SWOT, Power Mapping & Spectrum of Allies to develop an effective campaign message and achieve success. Download the booklet from @civilresistance.bsky.social here: www.nonviolent-conflict.org/resource/pat...

Read my @civilresistance.bsky.social post about the power of dilemma demos: “Dilemma actions are strategically framed to put your opponent between a rock and a hard place,” says Popovic. “No matter how your opponent responds, it comes with a price tag.” www.nonviolent-conflict.org/blog_post/di...

Comment militer pour une meilleure transition écolo & sociale dans une communauté marquée par la violence armée & une prédation néocolonialiste ? En Haïti, le Groupe d’Action Francophone pour l’Environnement se mobilise. Virginie Pochon nous en dit plus: www.nonviolent-conflict.org/blog_post/co...

Proud of our president @hardymerriman.bsky.social framing the @ms.dk People Power Conference, making the case for--and making space for--nonviolent movements for rights, justice and freedom. 💪✊💯 www.linkedin.com/posts/intern...

At it again, w/ @humanityunitedorg.bsky.social convening abt how 2go deeper w/our activist & peacebuilder writing programs. They can&should be run from a place of solidarity, resilience & agency: as long-term & flexible support w/ loads of opportunities to network! www.linkedin.com/posts/intern...

ICNC has been busy! We co-organized two breakouts at @ms.dk's People Power Conference this week. Pictured below is Peace is Never Perfect: Toward Better Recognition and Support of Nonviolent Strategies in Violent Conflict Zones. With @IPP-France.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/posts/amber-...

INSCRIPTIONS OUVERTES nouvelle formation en ligne gratuite & en français "La lutte non-violente: agir pour la démocratie, la justice et la paix" Réalisée en collab av Non-violence XXI, @ipp-france.bsky.social, LUCHA Congo & d'autres collaborateurs int'aux icnc.learnworlds.com/course/lutte...

@faustinevincent.bsky.social Bonjour, merci pour votre article récent sur les volontaires au soutien de la défense en Ukraine. Notre liaison en France, Amber French, fait partie d'un groupe de travail sur ce phénomène, la défense civile, et est disponible pour parler avec vous sur ce sujet

If you really want to change something, don't do a random protest. Plan a CAMPAIGN! There are plenty of resources to help you do it, & this is a great one from @civilresistance.bsky.social: www.nonviolent-conflict.org/resource/pat...

Oppression survives on obedience. Civil resistance is how ordinary people fight back—w/out violence—thru strikes, boycotts, & mass action. When enough people refuse to comply, unjust systems weaken, forcing change. Visit the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict @civilresistance.bsky.social.

Starting in 50 minutes! Meet our bloggers! Hear about writing is power for our growing international community of activist-creatives. Learn about people power happening NOW worldwide. Register to tune in and/or receive the recording: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

📆 Ne manquez pas le webinaire "Activist writing & story pitches" ce jeudi 13 mars ! Cette "scène ouverte" virtuelle met en lumière la collaboration entre REACT (Recherche en action) et ActionAid Danemark, visant à bâtir une communauté internationale de créatifs-activistes.

"I had a very unconventional upbringing. I was born in 1974 in South Africa during the Apartheid era...I did not have the bravery to express my reflections aloud, so I wrote down my secrets in my little diary, which had a cute gold lock on it..." NEW: www.nonviolent-conflict.org/blog_post/wr...

MEET OUR BLOGGERS! Join us tomorrow at 16:30 CEST for an open mic w/ activist-writers & creatives from around the world who will share their story pitches & how #writingispower 4their activism work. For some, writing is a primordial urge; for all, it is a #HumanWrite! us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

3.5% of 330M Americans = 11.5M Heartening TEDx from Professor @chenoweth.bsky.social #civilresistance #magicnumber #ResistPersistRepeat @mycivicworkout.bsky.social

FIVE MINUTE WORKOUT: Learn about civil resistance, the forms it takes, and the ways it’s been used to improve our society, earn rights, and demand better living and working conditions. www.nonviolent-conflict.org/about/civil-... @civilresistance.bsky.social #civilresistance

@civilresistance.bsky.social Here is a link to a Monograph on Nonviolent Civil Resistance Movements in the USA from Dr. Erica Chenoweth & Dr. Zoe Marks. tinyurl.com/ye5myx5n

**NEW ADDITION** This webinar will feature a 📜🖋poetry reading 📜🖋 by Sungu Oyoo, writer and activist based in Kenya

Activists wear many hats: podcasters, TV producers, educators, editors, poets, content creators... Thru story pitches, listeners will hear from activist-creatives: their engagements, nonviolent struggles, how they use writing... SIGN UP March 13 open mic webinar: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...