Coup vs. Nonviolence
Channel: MettaCenter
Date: 2021-01-31

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Stephen Zunes, professor of Politics and International Studies at University of San Francisco, joins Michael and Stephanie on this episode of Nonviolence Radio to talk about how the coup attempt on January 6 reveals some remarkable and genuinely hopeful forces growing inside our democracy. Rather than fear and outrage, Professor Zunes encourages us to take heart in the effective and well-planned nonviolent response by many activists to the angry protesters. This response was not spontaneous, indeed for months various groups and organizations offered targeted trainings on a range of nonviolent methods -- and activists clearly learned some key strategies necessary for effective nonviolent action:


00:50 Interview with Stephen Zunes
02:08 About the Capitol Riots on January 6th
https://www.yesmagazine.org/democracy/2021/01/20/trump-coup-nonviolent-activists/
9:40 Importance of Training and Collaboration
16:56 Vaccination Against Violent Extremism
27:58 Stephen Zunes' Closing Comment

29:29 Nonviolence Report
30:00 Pledge of Resistance https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/pledge-resistance-central-america-protest/
30:48 Satyagraha in South Africa https://www.mkgandhi.org/ebks/satyagraha_in_south_africa.pdf
31:33 Bystander intervention at Capitol Riots https://dcpeaceteam.files.wordpress.com/2021/01/dcpt-1_6_21-press-release-1.pdf
33:16 Mobilization of nonviolent groups
https://choosedemocracy.us/
https://holdthelineguide.com/
https://www.mobilize.us/ptr/
35:59 For the People Act 2021 
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1/related-bills
39:25 Human trafficking and domestic violence 
https://ourrescue.org/
http://www.collegebrideswalk.com/
https://nomoretearsusa.org/
40:53 DAPL and Standing Rock 
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2021/01/22/pipeline-protests-two-activists-plead-guilty-dakota-access-sabotage-jessica-reznicek-ruby-montoya/4210901001/@
42:15 Washington Rejects Methonal Refinery
https://popularresistance.org/washington-rejects-massive-methanol-refinery/
44:58 President Biden and Nonviolence
https://wagingnonviolence.org/cnv/2021/01/will-biden-honor-chavez-parks-king-oval-office/
46:48 Cancelation of Federal Private Prisons 
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/26/business/biden-private-prisons-justice-department.html
47:22 Stanford Prison Experiment
https://www.prisonexp.org/
48:55 Canadians Block Arms Shipment to Saudi Arabia
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/01/25/canadians-against-war-yemen-block-shipment-armoured-vehicles-headed-saudi-arabia
50:20 Farmers Protest in India
https://nonviolencenews.org/2021/01/23/movements-win-big/
53:04 Mongolian Prime Minister Resigns
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-mongolia/mongolian-prime-minister-submits-resignation-after-covid-19-protests-idUSKBN29Q1GT
54:40 Nonviolent Resources and Trainings
https://spiritualprogressives.org/
https://www.tikkun.org/
https://www.metapeaceteam.org/peace-and-popcorn
https://indiancountrytoday.com/news/california-truth-healing-council-begins-historic-work
https://peacealliance.org/issues-advocacy/department-of-peace/
https://www.usip.org/
https://worldlocalizationday.org/
https://www.peace-ed-campaign.org/event/online-course-war-abolition-101/
http://www.gandhifoundation.net/
https://mettacenter.org/