1. Putting the stick in the wheel of the system
2. Methods of Nonviolent Resistance
2.1. Education and protest
2.1.1. such as public and media statements, marches, petitions, vigils, music concerts, letters to the editor
2.2. Noncooperation
2.2.1. Refusing to follow unjust laws
2.2.1.1. such as hunger strikes, sit-ins, street theatre, obstruction, occupation, civil disobedience to unjust laws.
2.2.2. such as social, political or economic boycotts, strikes, suspending social activities, withholding support, reluctant or slow compliance
2.3. Nonviolent intervention
2.4. Advantages to these methods
2.4.1. Gaining outrage and support amongst the public
2.4.1.1. Especially when they see violent committed against protestors
2.4.2. Nonviolent campaigns are twice as successful at achieving their gains
2.4.2.1. Much less sympathy for police/security forces amongst the public
2.4.2.2. Attracts eleven times the number of participants
2.4.2.3. Barriers to participation are much less for all people
3. MLK's Six Principles of Nonviolence
3.1. Nonviolence is a way of life for courageous people
3.2. Nonviolence seeks to win friendship and understanding.
3.3. Nonviolence seeks to defeat injustice, not people.
3.4. Nonviolence holds that suffering educates and reforms
3.5. Nonviolence chooses love instead of hate
3.6. Nonviolence believes that the universe is on the side of justice
4. How do you win the minds and hearts of the people?
5. Turning the Other Cheek
5.1. On a movement-sized scale
5.2. How do you face down massive power?
5.2.1. How do you create lasting social change
5.2.2. Diminishing pillars of power
5.2.2.1. Video for Assignment #1
6. Definition of Nonviolent Resistance
6.1. A courageous confrontation of evil by the power of love-MLK
6.1.1. It is a type of force that can better illuminate the human dignity of all actors
6.1.2. It is NOT about the destruction of the other side
6.1.3. It is meant to help EVERYONE understand the meaning of social justice
6.2. When might it be necessary to use violence?
6.2.1. Is it always morally wrong to use violence in situations of resistance?