By Ste llan Vinth age n

W e live in a h is torical tim e of s ocial ch ange . W h ile th e e cono-m y, s tate re gim e s and w ars are be -ing globalis e d, th e s ocial force s of pe ople 's m ove m e nts are as w e ll. At le as t 15 m illion de m ons trate d w orldw ide agains t th e w ar in Iraq 2003. Th e gath e ring of "th e global m ove m e nt of m ove m e nts " at th e W orld Social Forum continue s to grow , th e late s t in Bras il w ith 150000 participants . Th is global pe ace & jus tice m ove m e nt h as draw n th e conclus ions of e arlie r s trate gie s of re form th rough nation-al partie s and e le ctions and re volu-tion th rough arm e d re be llion, and is s e arch ing for a nonviole nt s trate gy of s ocial ch ange .

Tw in proble m

Curre nt global confrontations lik e Prague (w ith th e W orld Bank ), Goth e nburg (w ith EU) or Ge noa (w ith G8) e xh ibit a tw in proble m due to lack of a coh e re nt s trate gy: viole nt riots and ine ffe ct-ive nonviole nt re s is tance . Th e s e and oth e r prote s ts h ave als o faile d to organis e e ffe ctive nonviol-e nt confrontations and ne w coh e r-e nt s trate gie s of nonviole nt e ngage m e nt w ith global pow e rs . Th is tw in proble m is a proble m aris ing in part from a lack of s k ille d nonviole nce w ith in th e m ove m e nt. Ve ry fe w pe ople w ith k now le dge of nonviole nt th e ory and m ove m e nt practice h ave tak e n an organis ing part w ith in th e m ove m e nt (w ith s om e e xce p-tions in USA).

It is alre ady cle ar th at th is glob-al m ove m e nt is not a s im ple s pon-tane ous outburs t of m obilis ation,

but an ongoing m obilis ation. Th e W SF is e xplicitly s e arch ing for a non-arm e d and non-e le ctoral polit-ics (s e e th e W SF ch arte r at w w w .forum s ocialm undial.org) – a k ind of "non-viole nt s ocial re s is t-ance " – w h ile not outlining w h at th at re ally m e ans .

Since no nonviole nt s trate gy h as be e n adopte d s o far th e re is now an ongoing dis cus s ion on m oving aw ay from global confront-ations . Th e confrontations are s e e n as unproductive and too m uch of s ym bolic bas h ing of th e logos of th e pre s e nt w orld orde r (Bus h , W TO, G8 e tc.) – in favor of m ak ing alte rnative s vis ible and cre ating local re s is tance . Th e e m -ph as is on cons tructive alte rnat-ive s is gre at – as a m atte r of fact a ce ntral part of th e k ind of nonviol-

e nt s trate gy Gandh i did s ugge s t – w h ile th e proble m is a lack of re s -is tance approach .

In m y unde rs tanding, th e pre s e nt global m ove m e nt is a m ove m e nt re ady for adopting a nonviole nt re s is tance s trate gy as its approach to politics and s ocial ch ange . Th e language of nonviol-e nce alre ady e xis ts w ith in num e r-ous w ork s h ops , de clarations and organis ations : affinity groups , dis -obe die nce , pe ace ful, dialogue , guide line s e tc. Organis ations lik e

W ar Re s is te rs ’ Inte rnational h ave th e pote ntial to contribute to th is de ve lopm e nt of a nonviole nt s trate gy. H ow e ve r, it is not only th e global m ove m e nt th at lack s an unde rs tanding of nonviole nt s trate gy, w e w h o w ork w ith nonvi-ole nce are lack ing a global unde r-s tanding of nonviole nce , and ne e d to de ve lop a global re pe r-toire of nonviole nt re s is tance to-ge th e r w ith th e global pe ace and jus tice m ove m e nt. Th is is a ch al-le nge for nonviole nt activis ts and s ch olars to de ve lop s om e th ing ne w from pas t e xpe rie nce s .

Trans ce nding traditional politics

Th e m ove m e nt of m ove m e nts is trans ce nding both th e local/glob-al le ve ls of politics , and th e ve ry ide a of politics confine d into ce r-tain are as (e .g. m ilitaris m , e conom -ics , cultural or e nvironm e ntal) or s ubje cts (e .g. nucle ar w e apons , cons cription, ge ne tically m odifie d crops and agrobus ine s s or th ou-s ands of oth e r s ubje cts of th e e vil e ffe cts of pre s e nt w orld s ys te m s ). Th is is a m ove m e nt of th e full fle dge d h e te roge ne ity th at s ocial life is about, and th e dive rs ity of tactics ne e de d in prote cting th at life . W h at th at m e ans for nonviol-e nt re s is tance is difficult to com -pre h e nd, but cle arly s om e th ing diffe re nt. W e are in ne e d of a com -pre h e ns ive s trate gic fram e w ork w h ich is adoptable for various con-te xts and ne e ds .

Traditionally pow e r critical ap-proach e s (s uch as fe m inis m or an-arch is m ) and nonviole nt re s is tance h ave be e n m arginal to "m ains tre am oppos itional polit-ics ", but today it doe s not h ave to

be s o. Th e re s e e m s to be a gre at-e r ne e d for approach e s th at not only critically e ngage w ith oppre s -s ion and viole nce of all k inds , but als o h ave th e practical tools from ce nturie s of e xpe rie nce s to cre -ate ch ange . It is m y firm be lie f th at th e global m ove m e nts ne e d to be offe re d th e ch oice of a com -pre h e ns ive alte rnative to th e us u-al political traditions . If th e com ing s truggle s of global con-frontations are not built on th e (lim ite d but ye t w e ll founde d) h is -torical e xpe rie nce s of nonviole nt m ove m e nts , th e n th is fragile m ove m e nt of m ove m e nts in th e m ak ing m igh t be le s s e ffe ctive and e ve n m igh t loos e its m o-m e ntum of m obilis ation and its ca-pacity for cre ating las ting ch ange .

W h at w e aim to do: W ar Re s -is te rs ' Inte rnational is calling on nonviole nt re s is tance traine rs , s ch olars , activis ts and organis e rs to participate in th e confe re nce “Globalis ing Nonviole nce ” in or-de r to e xplore toge th e r h ow w e can adopt s trate gic nonviole nt re s is tance in global ne tw ork s . W e do not th ink w e alre ady h ave th e ans w e rs of h ow to go about th is m ildly s pe ak ing gigantic tas k , but w e k now th at w e h ave to try, h is -tory is drafting us .

Th e m os t im portant m atte r is to re cognis e th at curre nt nonviol-e nt k now le dge , training form s , s trate gy, organis ational form s and action form s (i.e . our nonviole nt re pe rtoire ) ne e d to be de ve lope d in accordance w ith global condi-tions . W h at s pe cific de ve lopm e nt is ne e de d is not ye t cle ar, but w e

EditorialGlobalis ing Noniole nce –

th is is th e th e m e of th is Brok e n Rifle , and it is th e th e m e of our upcom ing confe re nce in July in Ge rm any (m ark th e date s : 23– 27 July). But w h at do w e m e an w h e n w e s ay Globalis ing Nonviole nce ?

Ste llan Vinth age n e xplore s w h at nonviole nce h as to offe r for th e global m ove m e nt for pe ace and jus tice – th e "m ove -m e nt of m ove m e nts ", conve r-ging at s ocial forum s and m ajor s um m its of gove rnm e nt or inte rgove rnm e ntal ins titutions . More corre ctly it's probably diffe re nt w ings of th is m ove -m e nt th at m e e t at one or th e oth e r – or e ve n organis e paralle l e ve nts , as re ce ntly w ith th e W orld Social Forum and th e Alte rnative Social Forum in Caracas (s e e page 2).

But Ste llan Vinth age n als o argue s th at w e – th e protago-nis ts of nonviole nce , but als o th e m ove m e nt of m ove m e nts as a w h ole – lack a global s trate gy of nonviole nce , and an ide a w h at nonviole nce re ally m e ans for a global s truggle .

W ar Re s is te rs ' Inte rnatio-nal's confe re nce Globalis ing Nonviole nce w ants to e xplore th e s e q ue s tions , bas e d on our e xpe rie nce w ith noniole nt action and cam paigns , but als o our aw are ne s s th at w e don't h ave all th e ans w e rs . W e h ope th at th is is s ue of Th e Brok e n Rifle e ncourage s you to join us in th is de bate – e ith e r by joining us at th e confe re nce , and/or on th e W ik i at h ttp://w w w .w ri-irg.org/w ik i/inde x.ph p/Globalis ing_ Nonviole nce .

Anoth e r w orld – a nonvio-le nt w orld – is pos s ible .

Andre as Spe ck

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ne w s le tte r of W ar Re s is te rs ' Inte rnational, and is publis h e d in Englis h , Spanis h , Fre nch and Ge rm an. Th is is is s ue 69 , March 2006.

Th is is s ue of Th e Brok e n Rifle w as produce d by Andre as Spe ck . Spe cial th ank s go to Majk e n Sore ns e n, H ow ard Clark , Ste llan Vinth age n, Joch e n Stay, and all oth e rs w h o provide d th e inform ation us e d in th is is s ue , and to Pe ace Ne w s and Gras w urz e l-re volution for including th is is s ue in th e ir March is s ue . If you w ant e xtra copie s of th is is s ue of Th e Brok e n Rifle , ple as e contact th e W RI office , or dow nload it from our w e bs ite .

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Gre e nh am Com m on: w om e n block ing th e gate s of th e nucle ar bas e . Ph oto: W RI arch ive s

do re cognis e th at w e are in a ne w s ituation. Th e global m ove m e nts w ill m ak e us unde rs tand th e ne w s ituation and, h ope fully, w e w ill th e n le arn and contribute w ith our unde rs tanding of nonviole nt s trate gy, m ak ing th e global m ove -m e nt of m ove m e nts not only ch al-le nging th e pre s e nt w orld orde r but e ffe ctive ly ch anging it.

Anoth e r – and nonviole nt – w orld is pos s ible !

Ste llan Vinth age n, W RI Trie nnial Com m itte e , and De partm e nt of

Pe ace & De ve lopm e nt Re s e arch Göte borg Unive rs ity, Sw e de n

s te llan.vinth age n@ padrigu.gu.s e

Th is article is a ve ry s h ort ve r-s ion of an article publis h e d by W ar Re s is te rs ’ Inte rnational in a s e rie s of article s le ading up to th e Inte rnational Trie nnial Confe re nce in July 2006 in Ge rm any. In th e ori-ginal ve rs ion of th e article (go to h ttp://w ri-irg.org/tri2006/e n/ne w s /m s g00001.h tm l) you can re ad an analys is of w h at cons e q ue nce s globalis ation h as for conte m por-ary politics and a de taile d action plan for de ve loping a nonviole nt s trate gy w ith in th e global pe ace and jus tice m ove m e nt.

2 Th e Brok e n Rifle No 69 , March 2006Globalis ing Nonviole nce

W ar is a Crim e agains t H um anity:Th e Story of Th e W ar Re s is te rs ' Inte rnationalNe w book by De vi Pras ad"W ar Re s is te rs ' Inte rnational, born out of th e h orrors and s tupidity of W orld W ar I, h as k e pt th e banne rs of cons cie ntious obje ction and abolition of w ar flying th rough th e m os t atrocious ce ntury of Europe an h is tory. W ar re s is te rs , organis e d or not, w ill bring about th e e nd of w ar."

Joh an Galtung, dr h c m ult, Prof of Pe ace Studie s

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W orld Social Forum – Forum for Nonviole nce ?

H ow ard Clark

Th e W orld Social Forum is th e late s t – and one of th e m ore at-tractive atte m pts – to provide an in-te rnational proce s s to s tre ngth e n coope ration be tw e e n a w ide range of re late d m ove m e nts of s o-cial re s is tance bas e d on m ore or le s s com m on value s . Afte r five ye ars , th is proce s s s h ow s s ign of ins titutionalis ation – it's popular e nough for s om e gove rnm e nts (na-tional gove rnm e nts s uch as th at of Ch ave z in Ve ne z ue la or th e re -gional gove rnm e nt of Cataluña) to w ant to be s e e n as s upportive . Ye t at th e s am e tim e th e proce s s re m ains ope n e nough to clarify and update its analys is , for in-s tance las t ye ar adopting a s tate -m e nt from W om e n Living Unde r Mus lim Law s offe ring a fe m inis t cri-tiq ue of s o-calle d anti-w ar m ove -m e nts th at align th e m s e lve s w ith patriarch al re ligious fundam e ntal-is m .

I im agine th at at e ve ry Social Forum – be it re gional or global – th e re h ave be e n activis ts pre s e nt

in s om e w ay as s ociate d w ith th e W RI. I s ay “im agine ” be caus e w e are rath e r a loos e ne tw ork . Som e th ing lik e a Social Forum of-fe rs us e ful ne tw ork ing opportunit-ie s – and frank ly in s om e w ays can be as us e ful as s om e e ve nts w e organis e for ours e lve s (and at our ow n e xpe ns e !). Th is us e d to be th e cas e in th e 19 80s w ith th e Europe an Nucle ar Dis arm am e nt Conve ntions – inde e d I m e t s om e W RI m e m be rs th e re w h o I ne ve r m e t at W RI m e e tings .

Th e END Conve ntion, h ow e ve r, w as about w ar and w e apons . Th e Social Forum de als w ith m uch w ide r is s ue s . In-de e d, th e Ch arte r for th e W orld So-cial Forum doe s not s pe cifically m e ntion w ar and th e only re fe r-e nce to th e m ilitary is th at m ilitary organis ations w ill not be re pre s e n-te d. H ow e ve r, it doe s s pe ak of nonviole nce . Tow ards th e e nd, in Para 13, w e re ad th at “th e W orld Social Forum s e e k s to s tre ngth e n and cre ate ne w national and inte r-national link s am ong organiz a-tions and m ove m e nts of s ocie ty,

th at – in both public and private life – w ill incre as e th e capacity for non-viole nt s ocial re s is tance to th e proce s s of de h um aniz ation th e w orld is unde rgoing and to th e viole nce us e d by th e State , and re inforce th e h um aniz ing m e as ure s be ing tak e n by th e ac-tion of th e s e m ove m e nts and or-ganiz ations .”

So h e re is a cle ar point of re fe r-e nce for W RI. Our ow n W RI de -claration doe s n't s pe cifically m e ntion nonviole nce . Th e firs t part is our re fus al to s upport w ar, th e s e cond part our com m itm e nt to re m ove th e caus e s of w ar – w h ich for m any ye ars w e h ave tak e n to m e an our com m itm e nt to prom ote nonviole nce to re m ove th e caus e s of w ar. H e nce all our de bate s on m anife s tos for nonviol-e nt re volution, our s tate m e nts about active nonviole nce as an al-te rnative to arm e d s truggle , our confe re nce s on nonviole nt s ocial de fe nce , and our m ore re ce nt w ork on “nonviole nce and s ocial e m pow e rm e nt”.

W RI cannot e xis t as an is ol-ate d organis ation – w e h ave to tak e our place am ong th os e s o-cial m ove m e nts w h os e goals w e s h are . Th at is our s ph e re of ac-tion. Th e re are tim e s , w h e n w e fe e l m arginal – and ce rtainly it is m ore appropriate for W RI to be s e e n at th e re ce nt alte rnative s o-cial forum in Caracas th an ch e e r-ing on th e Ch ave z gove rnm e nt – but th e re are tim e s w h e n w e con-ne ct w ith vital is s ue s and im -puls e s w h ich , organis ationally, w e oth e rw is e h ave to put to one s ide as be ing be yond our lim ite d re -s ource s .

Righ t from th e be ginning W RI h as pos e d a radical s ocial analys -is – an analys is far m ore w ide -re ach ing th an our organis ational program m e can be . Als o w e pro-m ote value s , value s to practis e not jus t in th e organis ation but in our daily live s and re fle ct a m uch w ide r cons cious ne s s th an bald anti-m ilitaris m . Toge th e r, th e s e put us firm ly am ong th e “m ove -m e nt of m ove m e nts ” th at gravit-ate tow ards th e Social Forum s .

H ow e ve r, th e re is s om e th ing e ls e w e h ave , and th at – for all th e controve rs y ove r nonviole nce – h as be e n w e lcom e d w h e n w e h ave offe re d it. Th is is a re cord of care ful pre paration and h one s t, critical e valuation of nonviole nt action. Th e s e h ave rare ly be e n actions organis e d by or in th e nam e of W RI or its affiliate s , but actions in w h ich our m e m be rs h ave participate d, w h ich w e h ave dis cus s e d and w h ich h ave give n us ide as to apply in our ow n s itu-ations . From outs ide , s om e tim e s pe ople vie w us as be ing lik e a “club for th e nonviole nt”. One of th e ch alle nge s w e face is to s h ow th at ours is not an e xclus ive non-viole nce , nor a nonviole nce fixe d in tim e or part of a particular cul-ture – but is continually re -cre at-ing its e lf in fre s h conte xts . Our confe re nce Globalis ing Nonviol-e nce s h ould be an im portant s te p in th is dire ction.

H ow ard Clark h as re ce ntly h e lpe d April Carte r and Mich ae l Randle to com pile Pe ople Pow e r and Prote s t s ince 19 45 – a biblio-graph y of nonviole nt action to be publis h e d by H ous m ans in March . (Sorry, but it only cove rs publications in Englis h .)

Alte rnative Social Forum in Caracas

Paralle l to th e official Cara-cas "police ntric" W orld Social Forum , s pons ore d by th e Ch a-ve z gove rnm e nt, th e national oil com pany PDVSA and e ve n th e Caracas H ilton h ote l, an Alte r-native Social Forum took place , organis e d by anarch is t and anti-auth oritarian groups in Ve ne -z ue la, and w ith out s ubs idie s , w ith out com prom is e s w ith pow e r. Mos t participants pro-bably s aw it le s s as a counte r-e ve nt, but as a w e lcom e addition to th e official s ocial forum , and m any particpate d in both – including W ar Re s is te rs ' Inte rnational.

Th e alte rnative forum did not only dis cus s is s ue s th at w e re le ft out of th e official forum – m ilitaris m in Ve ne z ue la (q uite obvious ly an is s ue th at is not w e lcom e in a country w h e re th e pre s ide nt is a m ilitary), th e s ocial and e cological cons e -q ue nce s of Ve ne z ue la's oil and coal production, m os tly for th e "w orld m ark e t", h um an righ ts in Ve ne z ue la or anarch is m in Cuba, to m e ntion jus t a fe w . More im portant th an th at, th e alte rnative forum e ngage d in a re al de bate , unlik e th e form at ofte n found at th e official forum , w h ich did not s e e m ve ry diffe -re nt from cons um e ris m , jus t in a "le ftis t" variant, w ith h undre ds lis te ning to s uppos e dly inte llige nt s pe e ch e s but w ith little s pace to re ally participate .

Still, th e alte rnative forum w as als o a place of critiq ue of th e official s ocial forum proce s s , and th e "ins titutionalis ation of th e W orld Social Forum th at h as s pe lle d its de ge ne ration ove r h alf a de cade of de ve lop-m e nt. Th is bure aucratis ation of th e W SF is contrary to its ge ne s is and original principle s , w h ich s pok e of a conve rge nce of dive rs e and contradictory m ove m e nts , a 'm ove m e nt of m ove m e nts '. At its curre nt s tage , th e W SF is s e rving to catapult and le gitim is e a s e rie s of le ade rs , gove rnm e nts , ins titutions , NGOs and le ftis t political partie s w ith re lative ly large e conom ic pow e r and re s ource s ; th is h as th e e ffe ct of furth e ring th e s e inte re s ts and m arginalis ing m ore radical and 'm inority' m ove m e nts . One of th e prioritie s of th e Alte rnative Social Forum w as to ge ne rate an autonom ous s pace to de ve -lop and inte rre late various local m ove m e nts , w h os e dive rs e s ubje ctivitie s offe r alte rnative vis ions to th e im pos e d dis cours e and Manich ae is m th at h as ch aracte ris e d Ve ne -z ue la in re ce nt ye ars ", s o th e organis e rs of th e alte rnative forum . No s urpris e th e n, th at th e political police obs e rve d th e Alte rnative Social Forum .

Of cours e , it w as n't te ns of th ous ands th at participate d, but propably s e ve ral h undre ds . But m ore im portant, a com m unicty w as cre ate d, and re al ne tw or-k ing took place , w h ich w ill h ope -fully las t and w ill contribute to th e de ve lopm e nt of s om e th ing ne w .

Andre as Spe ck

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Joch e n Stay

Joch e n Stay, w h o w as active in civil dis obe die nce cam paigns agains t th e de ploym e nt of Pe rs h -ing-II nucle ar m is s ile s in Mutlan-ge n in Ge rm any in th e 19 80s , and late r in th e cam paigns agains t nucle ar w as te s h ipm e nts in th e 19 9 0s and e arly 2000s , re -fle cts on h is e xpe rie nce w ith m as s civil dis obe die nce . In th e pre s e nt s ituation, it is cle ar th at courage ous action is again ne ce s -s ary, but h e as k s : Is civil dis obe di-e nce w ith th e participation of th ous ands of pe ople an appropri-ate pe rs pe ctive for th e pe ace m ove m e nt today?

It is e vide nt – and th e m any faile d atte m pts prove – th at not jus t any is s ue , nor in jus t any polit-ical conte xt, and nor w ith jus t any political approach can th ous ands of pe ople be attracte d to tak e part in civil dis obe die nce . Som e politic-al conditions h ave to be m e t for it to w ork . I w ill give te n points , w h ich can be found in Mutlange n and w ith “X-th ous ands in th e w ay”, but I don't claim to be able to offe r a re cipe for s ucce s s :

1. Th e is s ue at h and is pe rce ive d by m any pe ople as a re al th re at. Be ing affe cte d as a pe rs on is als o a crucial factor.2. Th e is s ue at h and is one w h e re m any pe ople be lie ve th at pow e r-ful inte re s ts are s upe rior to polit-ics and th at party politics doe s not re pre s e nt th e w ill of th e pe ople .3. Th e m ove m e nt h as be e n able to focus on h igh ly vis ible , contro-ve rs ial, or s ym bolical part of a big, ge ne ral, and h igh ly com ple x is s ue , and to ge ne rate a conflict around th is part, w h ich s ym bol-is e s th e is s ue as a w h ole .4. Th e m ove m e nt h as be e n able to e s calate th e conflict at one con-cre te place – Mutlange n, Gor-le be n – s o th at th e place its e lf ge ts a large s ym bolic m e aning and e ve n be com e s part of th e ide ntity of th e m ove m e nt.5. Th e cam paign gains e ne rgy from a s ocial vis ion w h ich goe s

far be yond th e political aim , and w h ich is re fle cte d w ith in th e cam -paign, in th e w ay pe ople re late to e ach oth e r. I only w ant to m e ntion gras s roots de m ocracy, con-s e ns us de cis ion m ak ing, affinity groups and s pok e s council.6. Th e cam paign for civil dis obe di-e nce is carrie d by a circle of activ-is ts , w h o for ye ars put all th e ir e ne rgy and tim e (alm os t full-tim e ) into th e cam paign and th e fulfill-m e nt of th e ir vis ion.7. A form of civil dis obe die nce is de vis e d w h os e cons e q ue nce s are ne ith e r too h e avy nor too ligh t. Th is m e ans th rough lim ite d violation of th e law and th rough th e pre pare dne s s to confront th e cons e q ue nce s public aw are ne s s is cre ate d, but als o th at m any pe ople are pre pare d to w age civil dis obe die nce , be caus e th e le gal and ph ys ical cons e q ue nce s are lim ite d and cos ts can be calcu-late d.8. Th e actions de ve lop into a good m ixture of e ffe ctive dis rup-tion of th e m ach ine ry and ritual. For m e , rituals are not ne gative , as long as th e y are fille d w ith life .9 . Th e m obilis ation for th e actions as k s for a pe rs onal com m itm e nt from participants , for ins tance via ple dge s . 10. Participants h ave th e opportun-ity to pre pare th e m s e lve s w e ll. A lot of e ffort is put into cre ating of an organis ational fram e w ork th at allow s th e individual activis t to fo-cus on th e act of block ading its e lf.

Th os e are s om e com m onalit-ie s . But th e re are als o diffe r-e nce s , factors th at h ave ch ange d s ince . I w ant to nam e s om e of th os e too. (...)► Th e us e of and pre paration of civil dis obe die nce is now s e e n from a m ore pragm atic pe rs pe ct-ive . In Mutlange n th e re w as a long and de e p de bate w h y civil dis -obe die nce is jus tifie d in tim e s of th e nucle ar arm s race . Now adays , m any s e e civil dis -obe die nce as one norm al form of action, w h ich is able to ge t m ore public atte ntion th an a norm al de m ons tration. But it is als o at-

tractive be caus e it provide s th e op-portunity to put your ow n body as a s panne r into th e w ork s .► “X-th ous ands in th e w ay” w ork s le s s w ith e xis ting groups . Th ough th e y s till e xis t and form th e core of th e action, m os t activ-is ts join as individuals or in s m all groups , and only form affinity groups on arrival. Th e re fore one or tw o days of pre paration are ne e de d be fore an action, to turn a ch aotic m as s into a com m unity re ady and able to act. And e ve n th is com m unity is little m ore th an an e xpande d core of participants . Mos t activis ts join s pontane ous ly and w ith out pre paration, and th e action h as to be planne d in a w ay th at m ak e s th is pos s ible .► Th e actions are a bit m ore “m ilit-ary s tyle ”. Be caus e th e police try to pre ve nt any action in advance , us ing bans on de m ons trations and de ploying h uge am ounts of police , ofte n ge tting to th e action can be th e m os t difficult part. W atch ing an action of “X-th ou-s ands in th e w ay”, w e can s e e

h ow th ous ands w alk alm os t lik e a route colum n to th e action, w h e re th ous ands of police w ait, re m inis -ce nt of im age s from th e Napole o-nic w ars . Th e diffe re nce be com e s obvious w h e n s h ortly be fore th e confrontation w e fan out and calm ly but de te rm ine d w alk th rough th e police line s . ► W h at ch ange d too is th e pe r-ce ption of s ucce s s . Our aim s in th e '80s w e re s e t h igh too, but th e individual activis t w as aw are th at th e action its e lf w ouldn't s top th e arm s race . Now adays m any are m ore am bitious and w ant s h ort-te rm s ucce s s .

Th is is an abs tract from a longe r pre s e ntation by Joch e n Stay at th e confe re nce “w ith ne w e ne rgy for pe ace ”, 7 De ce m be r 2002, Sch w äbis ch Gm ünd, Ge r-m any. Th e full ve rs ion h as be e n publis h e d (in Ge rm an) in ge w alt-fre ie ak tion no 138/139 , 1s t+ 2nd q uarte r 2004, and a trans lation w ill be pos te d on th e W RI w e b page !

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Th e Brok e n Rifle No 69 , March 2006 Globalis ing Nonviole nce

Pre conditions and s ocial-political factors for m as s civil dis obe die nce .

Block ading in a nucle ar w as te train in Ge rm any: h ow do you ge t pe ople onto th e track s ? Ph oto: W RI arch ive s

Globalis ing Nonviole nce w ill be a gre at opportunity to m e e t activis ts from all ove r th e w orld, to ge t to k now w h at m ak e s th e m tick , and to s e e h ow you can h e lp e ach m ak e anoth e r w orld pos s ible . Around th e w orld, a m ove m e nt of m ove m e nts is conve rging. Th is m ove m e nt s e e k s to counte rpos e th e pe rs pe ctive and value s of pe ople 's pow e r to th os e of global financial ins titutions , trans national corporations or gove rnm e nts . Th is is a m ove m e nt of globalis ation from be low .

W RI be lie ve s th at nonviole nce h as a m ajor role to play in th is globalis ation from be low . H e nce th e th e m e of our upcom ing inte rnational confe re nce - Globalis ing Nonviole nce .

Confe re nce dis cus s ions w ill:► Analys e th e conte m porary

s ituation of e conom ic, cultural and political globalis ation. H ow are capitalis t globalis ation and m ilitaris m re late d?

► De ve lop s trate gie s for nonviole nt re s is tance tow ards th e unjus t as pe cts of globalis ation. H ow do w e cre ate nonviole nt s ocial ch ange ?

► Bring toge th e r pe ople from th e globalis ation critical m ove m e nt and W RI's ne tw ork of pacifis ts and anti-m ilitaris ts for m utual e xch ange of ide as on nonviole nt opportunitie s for re s is tance .

► Stre ngth e n ne tw ork s and cre ate ne w link s be tw e e n activis ts from all ove r th e w orld.

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w ill be gin w ith a s h ort ple nary s e s s ion on th e day's m ajor topic. Th e n participants w ill divide into th e m e and activity groups , w h e re th e s am e pe ople w ill m e e t e ve ry day during th e confe re nce to dis cus s a s pe cific th e m e in de pth . Th e afte rnoons w ill include one -

tim e w ork s h ops and ple nary s e s s ions .

Day Topics

1. Globalis ing Nonviole nceW e aim to m ak e th is a h igh ly

participatory confe re nce and th at w ill be gin w ith th e ope ning s e s s ion.

2. Militaris m and globalis ation

Th e m orning ple nary w ill as k : H ow do e conom ic globalis ation, m ilitaris m and w ar re late ? Th e e ve ning ple nary w ill addre s s is s ue s aris ing from th e "privatis ation" of w ar, by th e incre as e in "outs ourcing" to private com panie s .

3. Le arning from globalis ation from be low

Inve s tigating nonviole nt actions alre ady tak ing place agains t th e ne gative as pe cts of globalis ation, th e m orning ple nary w ill focus on h ow Ge rm an and Eas t African groups h ave w ork e d toge th e r agains t th e trade /traffic in s m all arm s . Th e e ve ning ple nary w ill conce ntrate on th e s trate gie s purs ue d by th e m ove m e nts involve d in globalis ation from be low to s upport citiz e ns ' pe ace proce s s e s in Pale s tine as a s pe cific cas e s tudy.

4. For a nonviole nt s trate gic fram e w ork

W h at doe s a nonviole nt s trate gy h ave to contribute to th e m ove m e nt for globalis ation from be low ? W h at doe s involve m e nt in th e m ove m e nt for globalis ation from be low h ave to contribute to a nonviole nt antim ilitaris t s trate gy?

5. From prote s t to s ocial ch ange

Dis cus s ing alliance s and goals , and re vie w ing th e plans and ide as de ve lope d during th e confe re nce .

Th e m e and Activity Groups

Militaris m in a global e conom y

Military indus try te nds to be privatis e d, dive rs ifie d, and globalis e d, and ye t s till - com pare d to oth e r indus trie s - privile ge d. Th is group w ill analys e th e s trate gy and th e practice of th e global m ilitary-indus trial com ple x.

Military pre s e nceTh e m ilitary h as a profound

im pact on s ocie ty and culture th rough proce s s e s of m ilitaris ation. It occupie s s pace , both ph ys ical and cultural. Th is group w ill e xam ine pos s ible nonviole nt s trate gie s for de m ilitaris ing s ocie ty.

Nonviole nt citiz e ns ' inte rve ntions

Nonviole nt citiz e ns ' inte rve ntion is a practical e xam ple of globalis ation from be low , m ak ing link s globally and s upporting pe ace building and

re s is tance to oppre s s ion in oth e r parts of th e w orld.

Nonviole nt s trate gy and globalis ation

W h at are th e s trate gie s and obje ctive s of globalis ation-critical m ove m e nt and th e place of nonviole nce w ith in th e s e ? H ow do th e activitie s of th e inte rnational anti-w ar m ove m e nts fit w ith th is ?

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W ar profite e rsTh is th e m e group w ill nam e

s om e of th e bigge s t trans national corporations th at m ak e a profit th rough w ar, and s e e k w ays to dire ct nonviole nt actions agains t th e s e com panie s .

Nonviole nce training for be ginne rs

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