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A collection of resources to strengthen our community and build the skills we need for strategic noncooperation and effective nonviolent resistance.
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Power Mapping & Spectrum of Allies Worksheets
Step-by-step worksheets to guide organizations in identifying targets and methods to promote social change. By 350.
Sources of Transforming Power
An activity guide for exploring personal and shared sources of power to promote more inclusive and transformative forms of power. By We Rise.
How to Build a General Strike
Learn from Minnesota organizers, international experts on authoritarian regimes, and people preparing nationally about how to build power and prepare for a general strike. By May Day Strong.
Guía Básica de Acción Directa No Violenta
Explica cómo la acción directa no violenta puede detener injusticias sociales o políticas, defender derechos, aumentar la voz comunitaria y promover valores como la solidaridad e inclusión, ofreciendo métodos pacíficos para el cambio social. Por The Ruckus Society.
The Authoritarian Playbook
Report outlines seven fundamental tactics used by aspiring authoritarians, describes examples from in and outside the United States. By Protect Democracy.
Map The Power
Resources, tips, and framework to conduct power research. Includes case studies and a guide to building a team with the skills to investigate corporate bodies and organize to challenge their power. By Public Accountability Initiative.
LittleSis Public Accountability Initiative
Free database of who knows who in business and government. Find info like: Who do the wealthiest Americans donate their money to? Where did White House officials work before they were appointed? By Public Accountability Initiative.
Making Space for Uncomfortable Emotions
This guide aims to foster deeper and more compassionate connections for individuals and groups. By Transition Network.
What can I do to fight authoritarianism?
Guide to getting started broken down by easier, medium, and harder actions you can take to resist authoritarianism and pressure "pillars of support" to defect. By Choose Democracy.
When Autocratization Is Reversed
Academic paper analyzing autocratic "U-turns" since 1900, where autocratic backsliding has been reversed and democracy restored or strengthened. By Marina Nord, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, and others.
Global Nonviolent Action Database
Scholar Gene Sharpe's 198 methods of nonviolent actions, with specific historical examples for each one. By Swarthmore College.
Pillars of Support Explained
The Pillars of Support is a tool that can help us organize smart movements and break down the structures of authoritarian regimes. By Choose Democracy.