`` Waging Nonviolence : What Makes Nonviolent Movements Explode `` By Mark And Paul Engler

King defends the protestors’ decision for direct action over negotiation by saying “Nonviolent direct action seeks to create such a crisis and establish such creative tension that a community that has consistently refused to negotiate is forced to confront the issue. It seeks

With America’s history of people fighting for their rights, we have become accustomed to the idea that activism needs to be extreme; to cause riots, have aggression, and for people to be put in jail to make a point. We have created an image that there needs to be a fierce willingness to fight, in order for activism to be effective. As Malcolm Gladwell describes in “Why the Revolution Should not be Tweeted”, he reminds us of what ‘real’ activism is and how other generations have risked their lives to make a difference, in both their lives and the future of America. He does not think that activists can be considered true activists if they are non-violent when protesting for their rights. However, Gladwell should consider that protesting

Peaceful protest is integral to American democracy. In the 1960s, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. marched for civil rights. From the eighties into the early twenty first century, gay rights activists marched for equality. Now there are once again marches for civil rights and even for refugees, people an ocean away. However, one must look further than the superficial aims of a protest to its motives to truly discover the root of the issue, that is, the protest’s impact.

Well taking a look at events like the Greensboro 1976 KKK protest where after violent altercations between the marchers and members of the KKK hate group, the white supremacist group pulled guns and shot and killed five very important marchers consisting of nurse and civil rights activist, Sandi Smith, Doctor James Walker, Doctor Michael Nathan, and Bill Sampson, a Harvard graduate. Not only did both groups loss, the whole nation loss that day. So although nonviolent protest are not always effective they either impact the whole nation for the better or they only impact few people but violent attacks such as the Paris attack recently, or the 911 terrorist attack they impact so many people, so many households and maybe even the person that would

Some may disregard the protests to be pointless and worthless, but this type of activism initially created the country over two hundred years ago and continues to be a core idea that Americans should value. Past demonstrations such as the March on Washington or protests for women’s suffrage show success both socially as they spread awareness but politically as well. Making that distinction is essential in order to show people the importance of why protests should be respected. If protests currently make a social change, it is difficult to see at the moment until people reflect on the era in history. On the other hand, political change represents the thoughts of the people in a more substantial manner that causes others to consider the issue

In recent years, a wave of activism has swept across the nation in volume unheard of since the 1960s. Peaceful resistance has become somewhat of a rite of passage for young people, with protesting for or against various causes being treated as vogue in a similar vein to other more traditional youth activities such as attending nightclubs and going to concerts. Strikingly, the youth culture has both normalized protest and come to encourage it, similar in peer-pressure to smoking or underage drinking. Older adults who are undeniably disconnected from most of the youth culture partake as well, albeit to a smaller degree. This scenario raises the question: is this societal shift towards peaceful resistance and activism a positive one? The answer

To unveil a direct action for immediate response, each proposition should be carefully thought out. If violence were to precede any movement, officers would easily deny the opposing arguments voice and ground their motives unlawful and a danger to the general public. Yet, if the protest, pickets, marches, or sit-ins are nonviolent, the voices of the people are recognized as a transformative justice. Choosing an ethical stance, this denounces any strategy, that doesn’t obtain a peaceful outcome. There are a total of over one hundred and ninety- eight methods of nonviolent actions. Grasping formal statements, symbolic public acts, non-cooperation’s with social events, customs, and institutions, and withdrawal from the social system to name a few. These actions bring forth economic strikes and political

Violent protests create negative impacts on movements through the vast media coverage which then can hinder that movement’s positive growth and influence on its community. Protest that turn violent cause citizens lose their right to assemble and are injecting negative connotations to their purpose. In the United States, where the idea of advocating for individual rights and representation of a community has pushed it to strive for a proactive democracy, peaceful protests are widely encouraged in order to promote and protect the health, prosperity, and safety of American

Oftentimes, protest movements gain momentum after a widespread event occurs that makes the public gain awareness of a certain topic. The idea that protest movements don’t just suddenly occur but are the result of years of planning

Nonviolent campaigns are much more representative in terms of gender, age, race, political party, and class. Civil resistance allows people of all different levels of physical ability to participate, including the elderly, people with disabilities, women, children, and essentially anyone else who wants to. Everyone is born with an equal physical ability to resist nonviolently. On the other hand, violent resistance is much more physically demanding and, therefore, more exclusive. Furthermore, the visibility of many civil resistance tactics, like protests or demonstrations, helps to draw risk-averse or hesitant people into the fray. Principally, nonviolent campaigns can solicit more diverse and active participation from ambivalent people. The inclusive nature of these nonviolent campaigns resonates fundamentally with the medium used to achieve their primary goals:

Having the strength and will power to remain nonviolent even when provoked or receiving violence is of course one of the main actions. However, there are many more methods for successful outcomes. Many nonviolent movements consist of unity, cooperation, consistency, and technique. While also consisting of a large following, cohesion to the leadership, and a desire for change. Though all characteristics are important and key to resulting in successful outcomes, there a few characteristics that are more necessary.

Broken windows, car alarms, smoke in the air, the frantic screams of those who are attacked by the raids of police officers are what come with the world of violent protest. Violent protest to a variety of people may lead to a conclusion, but not for all of them. With nonviolent protest our words are used as our weapons. We speak with the freedom of the first amendment, the right to civil disobedience and the satisfaction that we solved our issues in a justifiable manner. All around the globe we crave the immediate satisfaction of emotional rebellion regardless of the impact, which is why nonviolent protest is more effective than violent protest.

First, dream defenders should use nonviolence action because when people get together they will have more power to protest. According to DuVall, (2004), in the article “Outside View: Liberation By The People”, discuss nine different methods for successful nonviolence movement, and one of these principle shows that reduce fear of participating and get more people involved to broaden the movement base and it will be more useful to get what they want. According to Solomon, Dream Defenders try to get ride of racism by using nonviolence action, so they protest, but the police trying to stop them by using violence action. Also, the advocates tend to use nonviolence action when they protest, because they believe when they protest together with different

Non-violent activism has played a critical role in several transitions from authoritarianism like, the withering away of the Soviet Union and the Apartheid in South Africa. For many activists, non-violent action has become an effective way to achieve social or political goals. Peter Ackerman and Christopher Kruegler, the authors of “Strategic Nonviolent Conlfict: The Dynamics of People Power in the Twentieth Century,” mention how the appearance of non-violent action as a weapon of choice in resolving conflict is continuously increasing. However, social activists must pay close attention to the relationship between new, mainstream and social media outlets and social movements due to the fact that the success and outcomes of several social

Throughout decades there have been many revolutions and protest against tyrants, dictatorships, unjust governments, and unjust laws. These movements strived to change policies, secure concessions, defeat repressive regimes, instill justice and equality—bring about a social change. The success of many of these revolutions was not due to the use of arms and weaponry or physical violence, instead, it was due to the strategic use of nonviolent action. Notable revolutions such as the Civil Rights Movement, Apartheid, and the Dandi Satyagraha (The Salt March) employed a variety of nonviolent tactics that amassed many supporters and ultimately achieved their goals. Thus, it is logical enough to say that nonviolent resistance is effective and has the ability to force a social change. In fact, nonviolent action is a far better method for social change than violent works.