#DoNotSplit #HongKongProtests #DoNotSplitPraxis #WithinTheSameProtestMovement #NotAMemberOfAnyOrganizedPoliticalParty #NonViolent bsky.app/profile/math...

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"For the most part there were two groups of protesters, namely the "peaceful, rational and #NonViolent" protesters and the "fighters" group." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019%E2...

2019–2020 Hong Kong protests -...

#nonviolent #resist

"Focus on love of neighbor, discern ways that the Dragon tries to deceive and disempower, remain resolute in face of hostility from the Dragon and the Powers, pay attention to the needs of the vulnerable, and critique the coercive power embedded in the structures and ideologies that shape social life."

https://thinkingpacifism.net/2025/06/16/a-christian-political-agenda-the-bibles-radical-politics-part-four/

@driusan I think it's really good that you're doing this work. I was just talking to a friend & fellow #aikido practitioner recently about how one of the more unpleasant results of the divides between the different schools is that practices can tend to get reified and really amazingly embodied arts get siloed and are in danger of being lost. I get that some people are invested in this or that #feud, but I for one just want to deepen my knowledge & ability in our wonderful #nonviolent #martialart

In #Chicago today, a #MAGA was arrested at the #NoKingsProtests while cosplaying as police, carrying multiple fake badges and a loaded gun.

He and the #MinnesotaAssassin undoubtedly PLANNED their actions for today specifically. One of their goals would obviously be to take the air out of the dialogue around our #NoKingsDay .

As usual, the right plays the media like a violin, to keep the left from being heard. Instead of countless videos of huge crowds marching through cities and towns, the media will focus on the #MinnesotaAssassinations .

And make no mistake... The video of #SenAlexPadilla being thrown to the ground was seen as a permission slip by #MAGAts . That video has been part of the right-wing brainwashing to justify violence against the left.

KEEP THE DIALOGUE ON OUR #PROTESTS , while keeping those #NonViolent . Find and share drone videos of huge peaceful crowds marching through the streets. Wave American flags. Avoid being near agitators.

#NonViolentProtests

THIS by Brandon May & @nagual4444.bsky.social #ObamaDay: #peaceful #demonstrations #DemocracyDefenders are #strongertogether, #dontobeyinadvance but #savedemocracy, and #resist #nonviolent with #peacefulprotest: #safety and #selfprotection. Ceterum censeo #FOTUS #orangedecibyte #TACO esse delendam.

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🧵2/2: #Sumud: "meaning “steadfastness” or “steadfast perseverance” in Arabic, is a common term used to describe #Palestinian #nonviolent everyday resistance against #Israel's occupation". A great article on this cultural value, ideological theme and political strategy that is unique to #Palestine.

https://www.palquest.org/en/highlight/33633/sumud

“I believe ardently that #nonviolent #resistance is in the big picture and the long term the most effective strategy, but that doesn't mean it must be polite, placid, or please our opponents, not least because nothing ever will …” www.meditationsinanemergency.com/some-notes-o...

Some Notes on the City of Ange...

https://wagingnonviolence.org/2025/06/timely-lessons-for-keeping-people-safe-in-the-streets/

#Nonviolent #protest #LA

We must stay committed to nonviolence. As Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, nonviolence is our most powerful weapon for justice.

Join the nationwide No Kings Day protests happening across the country on June 14 to say NO to fascism

https://www.mobilize.us/freedomoverfascism/map/

#NONVIOLENT
#CivilDisobedience
#Fascism
#NationalGuard

Angelinos know the score. This isn’t their first protest.

#CalmAndSteady #NonViolent #PeacefulProtest

@darwinwoodka

How do you call the crowd that provides camouflage and cover to an endangered group, say immigrants invited by #ICE early to an #immigration hearing so they can be arrested? Each and every attendee should claim to be Gloria Gonzales, frustrating ICE. That's #nonviolent #Noncompliance

The grants sent millions of dollars to organizations that support #intervention programs for #nonviolent youth offenders; programs to avert #opioid-related deaths in #Newark; programs aimed at identifying community-based approaches to preventing #HateCrimes against #Arab, #Jewish & #Asian Americans; & a confidential hotline run by the National Center for #Victims of #Crime to inform crime victims about their rights.

#law #Trump #TheCrueltyIsThePoint

Resistance comes in many forms. Great respect to those students from #Serbia to bike 100s of miles to stand up against #oppression. I ask myself, what other #nonviolent ways can we #fight for #democracy and against #fascism?
Thoughts are welcome!
#resist #antifa #eattherich #oligarchy

#Introduction
This here is a volunteer acting as a conduit for #EvergreenResistance in #Tacoma #WA

Posting upcoming events, actions, & local mutual aid opportunities to the best of my ability

Evergreenresistance.org is the #WaState branch of the @50501movement

We are
#nonviolent #AntiFascist #antiracist #AntiGenocide #AntiPatriarchy #ProDemocracy #LGBTQIA2S Friendly #nonpartisan

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State by State Pending and recently passed #AntiProtestLaws: #WestVirginia - Part 2

HB 3135: New penalties for #protesters who block #streets and #sidewalks

Would create new penalties for protesters who block streets, sidewalks, and other public passageways. Under the bill, someone who obstructs a highway, street, sidewalk or “other place used for the passage of persons, vehicles, or conveyances,” whether alone or with others, commits a misdemeanor, punishable by at least $500 and one month in jail. A second or subsequent offense would be a felony, punishable by at least $1,000 and at least three months and up to three years in prison. The bill defines “obstruct” to include conduct that makes passage “unreasonably inconvenient.” As such, protesters on a sidewalk who were deemed to have made it “unreasonably inconvenient” for pedestrians to pass could face jail terms. A substantially similar bill was introduced as HB 5446 in 2024.

Full bill text:
https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=3135&year=2025&sessiontype=RS

Status: pending

Introduced 4 Mar 2025.

Issue(s): Traffic Interference

HB 2757: Potential "#terrorism" charges for #NonviolentProtesters

Would create several new, sweeping “terrorism” offenses that could cover nonviolent protesters. One new offense, “terrorist violent #MassAction,” is defined to include “violent protests” and “riots” that “appear intended” to coerce or intimidate groups, governments, or societies. The bill provides that participation in a “terrorist violent mass action” constitutes an “terrorist act,” and any entity that uses such actions “to advance its agenda” is a “terrorist group.” “Violent protest” is not defined in the bill or elsewhere in the law, nor does the bill require that a person individually commit any act of violence or property damage to be culpable of “terrorist violent mass action.” As such, someone who peacefully participates in a #nonviolent but #rowdy protest where a few individuals commit #PropertyDamage could conceivably face “terrorism” charges. Likewise, a #NonprofitGroup involved in organizing or supporting such a protest “to advance its agenda” could be deemed a “#TerroristOrganization” under the bill. Individuals and organizations not directly involved in such a protest could also face felony “terrorism” charges for providing protesters with “material support”—broadly defined by the bill as “any property, tangible or intangible, or service.” The bill also creates a new felony “terrorism” offense for “actions… taken for political reasons to bar other persons from exercising their freedom of movement, via foot or any other conveyance.” As written, that could cover a large, peaceful march that even temporarily stops traffic. Meanwhile, the bill provides complete immunity for people who “injure perpetrators or supporters of perpetrators” while attempting to “escape” such “terrorism.” This provision would seem to eliminate consequences for acts of violence against protesters by people whose movement has been blocked by a protest, including drivers who hit protesters with their cars. The bill also creates new felony “threatening terrorism” offenses for a person or group that "for political reasons blockades property containing critical infrastructure,” or that “trespasses for political reasons onto property containing critical infrastructure.” As such, nonviolent protesters who block a road to a pipeline or enter onto pipeline property could face “threatening terrorism” charges, punishable by up to 10 years in prison. A nearly identical bill was proposed in 2024 (HB 4994) and 2023 (HB 2916).

Full text of bill:
https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=2757&year=2025&sessiontype=RS

Status: pending

Introduced 21 Feb 2025.

Issue(s): #ProtestSupporters or Funders, #DriverImmunity, Infrastructure, Riot, Terrorism, #TrafficInterference, Trespass

#FirstAmendment #CriminalizingDissent
#Authoritarianism #Fascism #Clampdown #CriminalizingProtest
#CharacteristicsOfFascism #USPol #AntiProtestLaws #PipelineProtests

Can #Nonviolent Activists Thwart #ICE Snatch Squads? The latest from HorizonMass' @jasonpramas.mastodon.social. https://horizonmass.news/2025/04/03/can-nonviolent-activists-thwart-ice-snatch-squads/ #immigrants #immigration #humanrights #civilliberties #Massachusetts #activism #advocacy #protest #tactics #RümeysaÖztürk #democracy #politics #nonviolence

In response to the police raid on #WestminsterMeetingHouse, #Quakers are organising a #MeetingForWorship outside New Scotland Yard on Thursday. People of all faiths and none welcome.

https://mailchi.mp/d312ad2f1001/quaker-faith-in-action-october-16511620?e=6ffe430c3f

#Quaker #NonViolent #DirectAction #YouthDemand #RightToProtest #London

#Pranksters vs. #Autocrats : Why #DilemmaActions Advance #Nonviolent #Activism

Author(s) Popovic, Srdja, McClennen, Sophia A.

Abstract
The Lawrence & Lynne Brown #Democracy Medal, presented by the McCourtney Institute for Democracy at #PennState , recognizes outstanding individuals, groups, & organizations that produce innovations to further democracy in the USA or around the world.

> I was just introduced to this #book. Does anyone have any commentary or feedback?

https://ecommons.cornell.edu/items/8e92b2d6-4d65-492d-8a40-7045ba5fc519

10 #Nonviolent Actions Against the #Nazis That Proved Effective

https://listverse.com/2025/03/26/10-nonviolent-actions-against-the-nazis-that-proved-effective/