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Practical resources for organising and taking action, for nonviolent peace and antimilitarist activists and campaigners.These tools were harvested from print copies of Peace News, and they are posted here in .pdf format. Each file is given a brief description and is referenced back to the issue of PN it originated in.
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| [ 06-Jun-2005 ] Workshop ideas: guerilla communication (PN #2453) |
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Guerilla Communication...or whatever you may call it! |
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Filesize: 56 kb
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| [ 06-Jun-2005 ] Online Activists Guide To Using the Media (PN #2453) |
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Contact Details regarding the media, aim to get your cause heard!!! |
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Filesize: 20 kb
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| [ 06-Jun-2005 ] The Second Part of Operating a Pirate Radio Station (PN #2453) |
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Operating a Pirate Radio Station |
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Filesize: 21 kb
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| [ 06-Jun-2005 ] UN Peacekeeping operations (PN #2457) |
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Some facts about personal and financial aspects of ongoing peacekeeping missions |
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Filesize: 93 kb
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| [ 06-Jun-2005 ] UN Peacekeeping operations (PN #2457) |
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Some fact about personal aspects of ongoing peacekeeping missions |
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Filesize: 93 kb
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| [ 06-Jun-2005 ] The Hitchhikers Guide to... operating a pirate Radio Station Part One (PN #2453) |
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In a world of increasing regulation and control, deviance from established modes of behaviour are tolerated less and less. New ways are constantly being discovered by governments to discourage such behaviour. In addition to being regulated by governments, much of the broadcast community is controlled either directly or indirectly by a small group of people who use them to further their own agendas. Pirate radio is controlled neither by the government nor by special interests and so enjoys an unencumbered ability to present alternative expressions to its listeners. |
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Filesize: 19 kb
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| [ 06-Jun-2005 ] Responsibility to Protect (PN #2457) |
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What is it? In his report to the 2000 General Assembly, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan challenged the international community to forge consensus around the so-called “right of humanitarian intervention”: |
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Filesize: 15 kb
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| [ 06-Jun-2005 ] Alternative Media Sources (PN #2453) |
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The following is a brief listing of helpful publications, books, websites and radio stations that are alternative sources of media, or offer a means of communication that leaves the mainstream. The list covers independent media sources from around the world. |
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Filesize: 26 kb
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| [ 06-Jun-2005 ] Not Enough Peacekeeping? (PN #2457) |
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The word at the UN is that there is a “commitment gap” – that is, the world’s militarily most powerful countries want to see more military intervention around the world, but are reluctant to send their troops on missions run by the UN. |
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Filesize: 20 kb
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| [ 06-Jun-2005 ] Trade in weapons of mass destruction (PN #2452) |
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In 1948 the UN introduced a new category called Weapons of Mass Destruction: atomic explosives, radioactive material weapons, chemical and biological weapons. |
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Filesize: 19 kb
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| [ 06-Jun-2005 ] Street campaigning ideas (PN #2452) |
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Street campaigning has become a visual event enabling people to get high media coverage with innovative ideas and actions. |
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Filesize: 143 kb
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| [ 06-Jun-2005 ] Information and advice (PN #2452) |
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contact details of companies and organisations |
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Filesize: 25 kb
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| [ 06-Jun-2005 ] Introducing the DSEi NVDA (PN #2452) |
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Plans for protest at DSEi this year are large-scale and thorough. Training and skills share provision for activists taking part in the protests is similarly ambitious, with a sizeable collective of NonViolent Direct Action (NVDA) trainers offering a programme of workshops both before and during the event. |
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Filesize: 24 kb
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| [ 06-Jun-2005 ] Nuclear weapons and power in NE Asia (PN #2451) |
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Information of nuclear weapon sites how many. |
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Filesize: 19 kb
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| [ 06-Jun-2005 ] Current peacekeeping operations (PN #2457) |
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Some facts from the United Nations Department of Public Information |
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Filesize: 146 kb
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| [ 06-Jun-2005 ] The good, the bad and the ugly (PN #2456) |
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Some are really great, some are a bit weird, but we felt that all of these online guides are potentially useful... |
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Filesize: 14 kb
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| [ 06-Jun-2005 ] The good, the bad and the ugly (PN #2456) |
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Some are really great, some are a bit weird, but we felt that all of these online guides are potentially useful... |
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Filesize: 14 kb
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| [ 06-Jun-2005 ] Human Rights Violations in NE Asian Prisons (PN #2451) |
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International human rights standards impose various requirements and rules on countries that have not yet abolished the death penalty |
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Filesize: 16 kb
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| [ 06-Jun-2005 ] Taking to the Water (PN #2455) |
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This is a personal overview of using boats for actions, gained from being involved is using boats on the Clyde in Scotland in taking action the Trident nuclear powered and armed submarines based at Falsane and Coulport. |
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Filesize: 29 kb
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| [ 06-Jun-2005 ] The History of Asia (PN #2451) |
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Here is a rough out-line of the essentially uncontentious factual background to the region. |
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Filesize: 17 kb
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| [ 06-Jun-2005 ] Groups and contacts (PN #2455) |
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Oceana, PCRC and a list of other organisations |
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Filesize: 32 kb
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| [ 06-Jun-2005 ] The Wall, the Facts in Israel (PN #2454) |
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Info about the separation wall |
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Filesize: 39 kb
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| [ 06-Jun-2005 ] Country Profiles (PN #2451) |
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Here we have tried to compile basic facts about each of the
countries this issue focuses on.We have specifically included information about issues such as military service, the arms trade, refugees and human rights, all of which should be of particular interest to our readers. |
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Filesize: 32 kb
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| [ 06-Jun-2005 ] Local and International groups and contacts (PN #2454) |
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Resources/media |
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Filesize: 37 kb
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| [ 06-Jun-2005 ] Rallying Support (PN #2450) |
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Rallies are one of the most commonly used forms of nonviolent action, but how much do activists know about making them as effective as possible? Brian Martin explains how to analyse the dynamics of rally action. |
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Filesize: 50 kb
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| [ 06-Jun-2005 ] The problem with coalitions (PN #2450) |
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In this excerpt from Alex Plows’s case studies on British environmental activist groups, she identifies... |
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Filesize: 22 kb
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| [ 03-Jun-2005 ] Working in coalitions(1) (PN #2450) |
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Ted Glick makes a plea for openness and transparency
in coalition working, arguing that we
must overcome our distrust and scepticism and
challenge the potential power imbalances. |
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Filesize: 36 kb
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| [ 08-Feb-2003 ] seventy-five ways to resist war (PN #2433-2434) |
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In celebration of the US War Resisters League’s 75th anniversary in 1998, Seattle activist Geov Parrish compiled a bumper list of 75 novel ways to oppose war. Originally published in two print issues of Peace News during early 1999, we bring them both together here in pdf format. |
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Filesize: 118 kb
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| [ 26-Nov-2002 ] Colombia links (PN #2449) |
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Contains comprehensive web links, ideas for action, and further reading. |
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Filesize: 29 kb
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| [ 26-Nov-2002 ] Colombia FactFiles (PN #2449) |
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A single document containing eight "fact files" which appeared singly, on various pages, throughout the print version. |
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Filesize: 46 kb
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| [ 01-Aug-2002 ] A guide to making giant puppets (PN #2448) |
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Excerpts from a very comprehensive wesite and guide on how to construct large puppets for use on demos, street protests etc. Includes step-by-step diagrams and instructions. You can view the original at http://www.gis.net/~puppetco. |
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Filesize: 69 kb
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| [ 01-Aug-2002 ] Billboard improvement (PN #2448) |
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Extracts from The Art and Science of Billboard Improvement. A Comprehensive Guide to the Alteration of Outdoor Advertising. To read the full version you can visit http://www.billboardliberation.com |
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Filesize: 59 kb
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| [ 27-May-2002 ] Antimilitarism: a brief introduction (PN #2447) |
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A brief introduction to antimilitarism. |
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Filesize: 40 kb
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| [ 09-Apr-2002 ] Fences: the definitive illustrated guide (PN #2435) |
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Practical guide to fences in their many guises and how to overcome them, for the nonviolent activist. |
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Filesize: 95 kb
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| [ 09-Apr-2002 ] Workshop on disobedience (PN #2435) |
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Yolanda Juarros Barcenilla presented this workshop for young people on disobedience at a Summer School on "Nonviolence and Education" in July 1996. |
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Filesize: 45 kb
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| [ 09-Apr-2002 ] Developing strategies for abolishing war (PN #2435) |
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Joanne Sheehan presents some ideas for those engaged in developing nonviolent campaigns. |
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Filesize: 55 kb
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| [ 09-Apr-2002 ] A model for organising mass nonviolent direct actions (PN #2439) |
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This basic organising structure aims to be empowering, democratic and inclusive. |
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Filesize: 72 kb
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| [ 09-Apr-2002 ] Power-with, not power-over (PN #2439) |
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Julia Kraft brings together a quick "reader" on what "social empowerment" really means and how nonviolence fits in. |
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Filesize: 18 kb
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| [ 09-Apr-2002 ] Types of intervention and contacts (PN #2441) |
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Comprehensive list of many types of intervention with a description of each one. Also, contact details for more information on intervention. |
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Filesize: 16 kb
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| [ 09-Apr-2002 ] Demystifying the world bank and IMF (PN #2442) |
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How to make sense of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). |
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Filesize: 18 kb
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| [ 09-Apr-2002 ] How to build a bicycle trailer (PN #2436) |
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Another wonderful illustrated step-by-step... this time on how to make your own bicycle trailer! |
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Filesize: 33 kb
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| [ 09-Apr-2002 ] How to build a treehouse (PN #2436) |
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Illustrated step-by-step directions on how to build a treehouse! |
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Filesize: 45 kb
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| [ 09-Apr-2002 ] Volunteering (PN #2437) |
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Discussion of the role of international volunteers in grassroots peace projects from a local person's perspective. |
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Filesize: 14 kb
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| [ 09-Apr-2002 ] A selective list of interventions and intervening groups (PN #2441) |
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Dates of many significant interventions and categorized lists of intervention groups. Includes a map. |
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Filesize: 17 kb
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| [ 09-Apr-2002 ] Gender relations in activist groups (PN #2443) |
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Gabi Elverich and Karin Reindlmeier's workshop plan about improving gender relations. |
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Filesize: 25 kb
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| [ 09-Apr-2002 ] Creating a community (PN #2444) |
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Example of one of the Rafael Pambo Foundation's creative workshops for disadvantaged children in Colombia. |
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Filesize: 13 kb
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| [ 09-Apr-2002 ] Envisioning our utopias (PN #2446) |
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Milana Muller's short workshop plan about planning your own utopias. |
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Filesize: 19 kb
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