Podcasts about nonviolent direct action

Quakers have a long history of peacefully fighting for racial equality, and there is a lot to explore about their work during the Civil Rights Movement. In this episode, we share first-hand stories of Friends whose spiritual courage led them into the heart of the movement, even when they were beaten and threatened with death. Quakers were among the most influential advocates of nonviolent direct action, choosing boycotts and sit-ins over fists and guns. Today, we explore their work and how it affected one of the most important eras in American history.Visit our episode page for links to books by our guests, discussion questions, a transcript, and to comment. Become a monthly supporter!Sign up for the Daily Quaker Message.

A few weeks ago, Hamas murdered hundreds of unarmed people in Israel, including many children and elderly. The sadism and depravity of this killing spree was remarkable even by the standards of the long history of violence against Jews. Israel has responded with characteristic savagery, killing more than 10,000 Palestinians, including thousands of children. This orgy of collective punishment has also reduced much of Gaza to rubble and dust.My conversation with Stellan Vinthagen offers one sociological perspective on the war based on his work on resistance and social movements. We also reflect on the origins and limits of nation states generally. Stellan Vinthagen is the Inaugural Endowed Chair in the Study of Nonviolent Direct Action and Civil Resistance, and Director of the Resistance Studies Initiative at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He is also my colleague in the Sociology department at UMass Amherst. His resume is an unusual mix of scholarship and activism: he has written or edited eight books--most recently, Constructive Resistance--and numerous articles, and was an organizer of the Swedish contingent of the Freedom Flotilla to Gaza in 2010.The views we express here are ours alone.Feel free to write to me at sangupta@umass.edu. 

Nonviolent direct action has been a part of faithful expressions of the Christian left for a long time, and this week, we're talking about it! Here are the articles we talked about https://sojo.net/articles/dutch-military-arrest-25-nonviolent-anti-nuke-protestershttps://geezmagazine.org/magazine/article/eucharist-at-gunpointhttp://supportjessicareznicek.com/aboutIntro Music by Amaryah ArmstrongOutro music by theillogicalspoon https://theillalogicalspoon.bandcamp.com/track/hoods-up-the-low-down-technified-blues*Get Magnificast Merch*  https://www.redbubble.com/themagnificast Thanks to our monthly supporters Joe Kruse illi Robert Shine Kurt XxXJudasdidnothingwrongXxX Maxwell Lorena Rivera Soren Harward Christian Noakes David Wadstrup John Salcedo Harrison g Randall Katie Marascio Tyler E. Elias Jacob D Francisco Herrera John Michael Dimitras Jacob S Leigh Elliot Tyler Adair Catherine Harrison Zachary Elicker Kasey Erin Archambeault Mikegrapes Kate Alexander Calderon Alejandro Kritzlof Caleb Strom Shandra Benito Andrew McIntosh Peter Shaw Kerrick Fanning Josh Johnson Jonathan Taylor Jennifer Kunze Damon Pitiroi Trevon Tellor Yroffeiriad Matt Sandra Zadkovic Stephanie Heifner Patrick Sweeney Felicia Aaron Morrison lexiiii Leslie Rodriguez Sarah Clark Timothy Trout darcie wilder Name Colm Moran Stewart Thomas Lonnie Smith Brendan Fong Kylie Riley gayatri Darren Young Josh Kerley koalatee Tim Luschen Elizabeth Davis Lee Ketch Austin Cyphersmith Ashton Sims Fin Carter Ryan Euverman Tristan Turner Edwin Emily JCF Linzi Stahlecker Matthew Alhonte John Samson Fellows alex zarecki rob Kathryn Bain Stephen Machuga Connor Campbell zane Jen Jurgens Caitlin Spanjer Collin Majors Victor Williams Daniel Saunders David Huseth Andrew Brian Nowak erol delos santos Aaron Forbis-Stokes Josh Strassman Cal Kielhold Luke Stocking Sara Brian S. Ryan Brady drew k Matthew Darmour-Paul saheemax Adam Burke Peter Pinkney Zambedos Andrew Guthrie Kevin Hernandez Wilden Dannenberg Evan Ernst jessica frances Tucker Clyle Christopher RayAlexander Peter Adourian Dan Meyer Aaron Guro Benjamin Pletcher John Mattessich Caleb Cropper-Russel Tristan Greeno Steve Schiroo Robert Clelland Anastasia Schaadhardt Scott Pfeiffer Terry Craghead Josiah Daniels yames Thaddaeus Groat Elisabeth Wienß Hoss Tripp Fuller Avery Dez V Danny Zane Guevara Ivan Carter Ryan Plas Jofre Jonas Edberg Tom Tilden Jo Jonny Nickname Phil Lembo Matt Roney Stephen McMurtry Andrew Ness James Willard Noj Lucas Costello Dónal Emerson Robert Paquette Arty2000 Amaryah Shaye BreadandRosaries.com Frank Dina Mason Shrader Sabrina Luke Nye David Klassen Julia Schimanek Matthew Fisher Michael Vanacore Tom Nielsen Elinor Stephenson Max Bridges Joel Garver SibilantStar Devon Bowers Daniel David Erdman Madeleine E Guekguezian Tim Lewis Logan Daniel Daniel Saunders Big Dong Bill Jared Rouse Stanford McConnehey Dianne Boardman klavvin Angela Ben Molyneux-Hetherington Junesong91 Keith Wetzel Nathan Beam, Nazi Destroyer Dillon Moore Nicholas Hurley HJ25 Ibrahím Pedriñán Brando Geoffrey Thompson Some Dude Kevin M.N. Brock Barber Geoff Tock Kaya Oakes Ahar Tom Cannell Stephen Adkison Troy Andrews Andy Reinsch J Martel K. Aho Jimmy Melnarik Ian SG Daniel Rogers Caleb Ratzlaff emcanady

Nonviolent direct action can bring the struggle out of the existing us-versus-them paradigms and into a place where great change can happen.

Steffan Vinthagen is currently living in the community of Valley Cohousing where he is visiting the Native American Pocumtuck homeland in the Kwinitekw Valley on Turtle Island, Massachusettes. (Turtle Island was named by settlers as Amherst, Massachusetts, USA). DR. Vinthagen is the Endowed Chair in the Study of Nonviolent Direct Action and Civil Resistance, Professor of Sociology at University of Massachusetts, Amherst and at University of Gothenburg He is co-editor of book series on Resistance Studies. {Rowman & Littlefield}: He is editor, Journal of Resistance Studies, Director, Resistance Studies Initiative, UMass, Amherst

This is the third and final part of The Poor People Campaign's “Season of Nonviolent Direct Action,” which calls on congress to end the filibuster, pass all provisions of the For the People Act, restore and expand the 1965 Voting Rights Act, and raise the federal minimum wage to $15 dollars an hour. In this series finale, Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis, Co-Chair of the Poor Peopls' Campaign, moderates this session that gives specific instructions on how to move forward, organize, and accomplish the goals of this season of action. Get ready to get fired up and call your senator! Speakers: Attorney Shailly Gupta Barnes, Policy Director for the Poor People's Campaign; Marianne Smith, Oklahoma Poor People's Campaign Tri-Chair; Michael Marshall, Rochester Poor People's Campaign; Rev. Carolyn Foster, Alabama Poor People's Campaign; Rev. Kazimir Brown, Poor People's Campaign *Producer's Note: Women's Moral Monday took place on Monday, July 19th Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.com

This is part two of The Poor People Campaign's “Season of Nonviolent Direct Action,” which calls on congress to end the filibuster, pass all provisions of the For the People Act, restore and expand the 1965 Voting Rights Act, and raise the federal minimum wage to $15 dollars an hour.   Head back to Friday, July 16th for part one of this inspiring event. Speakers: Rev. Leonina Arismendi, Iglesia Del Pueblo; Attorney Barbara Arnwine, Transformative Justice Coalition; Ezra Levin, Indivisible; Rev. Jimmie Hawkins, Presybterian Church USA; Bishop Tavis Grant, Rainbow Push Coalition; Jean Stokan, Sisters of Mercy; Rev. Abhi Janamanchi, Maryland Poor People's Campaign Faith Leader Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.com

Earlier this week, Bishop William Barber and The Poor People's Campaign held an event in Washington D.C. to launch a season of nonviolent direct action, supported by a coordinated effort of clergy and moral leaders and organizations, including SEIU, the Sunrise Movement and the Rainbow PUSH Coalition. In today's episode, we listen in on the first portion of that event, with inspiring words and harsh realities from some of the most powerful voices in the movement. National Moral Monday rallys will be held weekly until August 8th in a stern but peaceful attempt to save our democracy--Monday the 19th will be the women's moral march on Washington. Speakers: Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II; Attorney Roz Pelles, Vice President of Repairers of the Breach; Rev. Dr. Alvin O. Jackson, The Poor People's Campaign; Linnell H. Stokes Fall, Maryland Poor People's Campaign Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.com

Dr. Stellan Vinthagen, Endowed Chair in the Study of Nonviolent Direct Action and Civil Resistance at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, speaks with Dr. Atyia Martin and Enrico E. Manalo in a dynamic conversation on the importance of resistance, social movements, and nonviolent action to advance racial equity on this episode of Intentionally Act Now. Dr. Vinthagen, a scholar-activist with a long resume of both scholarly research and on-the-ground experience of nonviolent civil disobedience, shared his perspectives on the George Floyd protests, the Trump presidency, and the importance of “everyday resistance” amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Critical perspectives and insights arise in this conversation on how and why we must build an equitable world where everyone has the opportunity to flourish – at home, work, school and beyond. Listen to the podcast on YouTube (youtu.be/wYnZMAUXcnk), Spotify (spoti.fi/3nUVhjI), Apple Podcasts (apple.co/3xUxMfq) and everywhere podcasts are found. Keep the conversation going by joining our free online learning community at IntentionallyAct.com!

Sweden guarantees health care as a constitutional right, and its citizens have generally followed their national health experts’ guidelines during the pandemic. And yet the infection and death rates per capita in Sweden are shockingly similar to those in the U.S. Stellan Vinthagen, Endowed Chair in the Study of Nonviolent Direct Action and Civil Resistance, Professor of Sociology at The University of Massachusetts, Amherst, explains why. His latest book is Conceptualizing Everyday Resistance (Routledge, 2020). Vinthagen has been active in several environmental, peace and migrants’ rights movements since 1980, and was one of the initiators of the Swedish Ship to Gaza 2008, a coalition member of the Freedom Flotilla. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/world/coronavirus-maps.html#countries

This episode, Herb Geraghty is joined by Lauren Handy, an activist and organizer with Mercy Missions. They chat about civil disobedience, nonviolent direct action, doing activism behind bars, and more. —  Intro/outro music: "Belize," by Monty Datta. https://montydatta.bandcamp.com/track/belize  — Learn more about Rehumanize International at rehumanizeintl.org!

Lisa Fithian has just published a terrific guide to direct action and strategic civil disobedience as the most radical and rapid means to social change, called Shut It Down: Stories from a Fierce Loving Resistance. Fithian has been described by Mother Jones magazine as “the nation's best-known protest consultant.” She has supported countless movements including the Battle of Seattle in 1999, rebuilding and defending communities following Hurricane Katrina, Occupy Wall Street, and the uprisings at Standing Rock and Ferguson. The website for Lisa's new book, which I strongly advise getting is http://shutitdownnow.org Photo by Leon Alesi.

Violet Coco shares the story of her arrest on September 6th. Special Guest: Violet Coco. Support Climactic Links: International Rebellion: Begins 7 October 2019 - Extinction Rebellion XR VIC - Facebook Dr Rowan Williams, "... the future of the human race is now at stake" - Extinction Rebellion - YouTube — Dr Rowan Williams, "... the future of the human race is now at stake" - Extinction Rebellion Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/

On April 4, 2018, seven Catholic activists entered the Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base in St. Mary's Georgia to symbolically disarm the Trident nuclear submarines housed there. They are now awaiting trial and face up to 25 years in prison. On this week of their upcoming oral arguments in Georgia, which coincides with the anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, three of them, Martha Hennessy, Carmen Trotta and Clare Grady, tell us what they did and why. 1:00 -- The antinuclear activists: "on the wrong side of history"? 2:43 -- Martha, Carmen, and Clare introduce themselves7:55 -- Clare takes issue with my use of the word "illegal" (oops!) 9:17 -- The teachings of Jesus and the institutional Church10:42 -- What is the real "criminal conspiracy"? 11:15 -- Acting in the 40 year tradition of the Ploughshares movement17:30 -- The significance of the date19:20 -- Why the Kings Bay Naval Base? 20:20 -- What is happening next week and the 4 points to dismiss the charges and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act23:13 -- Why they did this: time to "up the ante" and silence as complicity28:30 -- What are the "delusions to which we as a country are addicted"? 34:11 -- Is the nuclear issue a thing of the past? 35:07 -- Carmen provides a brief overview of past possibilities for disarmament and how the U.S. provoked a new Cold War37:10 -- Where does the legal case stand now? When is the trial? 39:22 -- Events happening THIS WEEK in Georgia and D.C.40:28 -- The nuclear issue as it stands today43:38 -- "Gangster Grannies"Read their indictment of Trident: https://kingsbayplowshares7.org/about/indictment-1/Sign the petition to dismiss all charges: https://kingsbayplowshares7.org/act-now/See upcoming events happening Aug. 6 - 11, 2019 in Georgia and D.C.: https://kingsbayplowshares7.org/events/Read The Long Loneliness written by Martha's grandmother, Dorothy Day: https://www.amazon.com/Long-Loneliness-Autobiography-Legendary-Catholic/dp/0060617519Listen to interviews with Martha and Clare on the Nonviolent Direct Action podcast: Jack Gilroy interviews Clare Grady -- https://player.fm/series/nonviolent-direct-action/nda-1-clare-grady-kings-bay-plowshares-activistEllen Grady interviews Martha Hennesy -- https://player.fm/series/nonviolent-direct-action/nda-12-swords-into-plowsharesOther things mentioned in the podcast: Camden 28 -- http://www.pbs.org/pov/camden28/Pacem In Terris -- http://w2.vatican.va/content/john-xxiii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_j-xxiii_enc_11041963_pacem.htmlIsaiah Chapter 2: http://www.usccb.org/bible/isaiah/2Nuremberg Principles: http://legal.un.org/ilc/texts/instruments/english/draft_articles/7_1_1950.pdfThe Doomsday Machine by Daniel Ellsberg: https://www.amazon.com/Doomsday-Machine-Confessions-Nuclear-Planner/dp/1608196704"Beyond Vietnam" speech by MLK, Jr.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OC1Ru2p8OfUCivil Trial of MLK finds conspiracy involving elements of the U.S. government: https://ratical.org/ratville/JFK/Unspeakable/MLKconExp.htmlicanw.org -- http://www.icanw.org -- International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear WeaponsAlrighty: Courage, Resistance, and Existential Peril in the Nuclear Age -- https://www.amazon.com/Almighty-Courage-Resistance-Existential-Nuclear/dp/0735212317Every nuclear explosion since 1945: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLCF7vPanrYFind us at: www.catholicsagainstmilitarism.comFind our podcast/RSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171

Extinction Rebellion is a group, a collection of groups, making waves, taking headlines, and getting a reaction, all over the world. But what is XR? Where's it from, how does it work? Who are these 'rebels'? In this episode, we find out. You'll hear the voices of XR rebels in the UK and Australia, taking action in a variety of ways, and taking part in actions that have attracted worldwide attention. We would like to thank friends of the show Simon Moore, who recorded the UK component, and Dan Preston, who produced it! Please, check out Dan's excellent Marvel review show, A Marvellous Lunchbreak for a great bit of fun. We'd like to thank Violet, John, Oliver, Reid, Jo, and all of our London and Leeds guests for being on the show. Credits: Mark Spencer — Founder Rich Bowden — Editor-in-Chief Maxine Bazeley — Host Georgia Sheil — Host Bronwyn Gresham — Host Greg Grassi wrote our theme, check out his work here. Abby Hawkins designed our logo, check out her work here. The General Assembly wrote the instrumentals you heard at the end, check out their work here. Liking the show? Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts here! Special Guests: Oliver Westwood and Violet Coco. Support Climactic Links: Home - Extinction Rebellion Extinction Rebellion

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Earth Defense Coalition was born from the struggle for clean water in an increasingly polluted world. Everything we do is to serve the end of saving Earth not simply for its people but also the preservation of its natural ecological state and millions of species. We recognize that history proves a diversity of tactics a necessity to tearing down the machine, [including...] Nonviolent Direct Action.... We understand the intersectionality of struggle within imperiled groups whose way of life has been drastically harmed by the confluence of colonial, imperialist violence and ecological destruction. The ongoing colonization and brutality inflicted on people of color and indigenous populations worldwide is directly at the crosshairs of the Earth’s survival. We stand with our sisters and brothers to reclaim the sanctity of the planet and its trillions of hominid and non-hominid inhabitants.

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Big Blend Radio interview with Cody Hall, spokesperson for the Red Warrior Camp, a collective of folks who believe in meeting their prayers halfway through Nonviolent Direct Action, to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline. According to https://nodaplsolidarity.org: "The “Dakota Acces” Pipeline (DAPL) is a $3.8B, 1,100 mile fracked-oil pipeline currently under construction from the Bakken shale fields of North Dakota to Peoria, Illinois. DAPL is slated to cross Lakota Treaty Territory at the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation where it would be laid underneath the Missouri River, the longest river on the continent.Construction of the DAPL would engender a renewed fracking-frenzy in the Bakken shale region, as well as endanger a source of fresh water for the Standing Rock Sioux and 8 million people living downstream. DAPL would also impact many sites that are sacred to the Standing Rock Sioux and other indigenous nations.The DAPL is a massive project being organized by a shady group of the world’s largest fossil-fuel companies and banks. They have offices in cities around the world. Putting direct, nonviolent pressure on the corporations building and funding this project is critical for supporting frontline resistance to DAPL."

Nukewatch staffer John LaForge has produced the Nukewatch Quarterly for more than 20 years, carefully documenting the dangers and disasters of nuclear power & weapons, mixed with reporting on Nonviolent Direct Action. Originating in Madison, WI, Nukewatch has long been based near Luck, WI, with the Anathoth Community Farm, living organically, nonviolently, and mostly off the grid.