,9TRODUCTION ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,PET] ,GELD]LOOS ,TEXT 3 "9 "9 "9 "9 "9 ,?IS BOOK IS D$ICAT$ TO ,SUE ,DANIELS 7#a#i#f-#b#d71 A BRILLIANT ECOLOGI/1 BOLD FEM9I/1 PASSIONATE AN>*I/1 & BEAUTIFUL & C>+ HUMAN BE+ :O NURTUR$ & *ALL5G$ EV]YONE >\ND H]4 ,Y\R BRAV]Y & WISDOM CONT9UE TO 9SPIRE ME1 & 9 ?AT WAY Y\R SPIRIT REMA9S 9DOMITABLE444 444& TO ,GREG ,MI*AEL 7#a#i#f#a-#b#f71 :O EMBODI$ HEAL?1 AS A :OL5ESS ( BE+ & AN 9DEFATIGABLE QUE/ AGA9/ ! POISONS ( \R WORLD1 EV5 9 ! UNHEAL?IE/ ( CIRCUM/ANCES4 ,FROM A BAG ( RAIS9S /OL5 FROM ! PRISON KIT*5 TO ! UNFOLD+ ( MEMORY ON A M\NTA9TOP1 ! GIFTS Y\ HAVE GIV5 ME >E A SALVE & A WEAPON1 & !Y WILL /AY ) ME UNTIL ! LA/ PRISON IS A PILE ( RUBBLE4 ,SPECIAL ?ANKS TO ,MEGAN1 ,PATRICK1 ,C>L1 ,GOPAL1 & ,SUE ,D4 = PRO(READ+ OR GIV+ ME FE$BACK1 & TO ,SUE ,F41 ,JAMES1 ,IRIS1 ,M>C1 ,$I1 ,ALEX&]1 ,JESSICA1 ,ES!R1 & EV]YONE :O CAME TO ! WORK%OPS = CRITICISM VALUABLE TO ?IS SECOND $ITION4 "9 "9 "9 "9 "9 ,9TRODUCTION ,9 ,AUGU/ #b#d1 AT ! ,NOR? ,AM]ICAN ,AN>*I/ ,CONV]G5CE 9 ,A!NS1 ,OHIO1 ,I P>TICIPAT$ 9 A PANEL DISCUSS+ ! TOPIC ( NONVIOL5CE V]SUS VIOL5CE4 ,PR$ICTABLY1 ! DISCUSSION TURN$ 9TO AN UNPRODUCTIVE & COMPETITIVE DEBATE4 ,I HAD HOP$ ?AT EA* PANELI/ W\LD BE GIV5 A SUB/ANTIAL AM\NT ( TIME TO SPEAK 9 ORD] TO PRES5T \R IDEAS 9 DEP? & TO LIMIT ! LIKELY ALT]NATIVE ( A BACK-&-=? VOLLEY ( CLI*$ >GUM5TS4 ,BUT ! FACILITATOR1 :O WAS ALSO A CONF]5CE ORGANIZ]1 & ON TOP ( ?AT A PANELI/1 DECID$ AGA9/ ?IS APPROA*4 ,BECAUSE ( ! HEGEMONY ADVOCATES ( NONVIOL5CE EX]T1 CRITICISMS ( NONVIOL5CE >E EXCLUD$ FROM ! MAJOR P]IODICALS1 ALT]NATIVE M$IA1 & O!R =UMS ACCESS$ BY ANTI-AU?ORIT>IANS4.<#a.> ,NONVIOL5CE IS MA9TA9$ AS AN >TICLE ( FAI?1 & AS A KEY TO FULL 9CLUSION )9 ! MOVEM5T4 ,ANTI-AU?ORIT>IANS & ANTI-CAPITALI/S :O SUGGE/ OR PRACTICE MILITANCY SUDD5LY F9D !MSELVES AB&ON$ BY ! SAME PACIFI/S !Y'VE JU/ M>*$ ) AT ! LATE/ PROTE/4 ,ONCE ISOLAT$1 MILITANTS LOSE ACCESS TO RES\RCES1 & !Y LOSE PROTECTION FROM BE+ SCAPEGOAT$ BY ! M$IA OR CRIM9ALIZ$ BY ! GOV]NM5T4 ,)9 !SE DYNAMICS CAUS$ BY ! KNEE-J]K ISOLATION ( ?OSE :O DO NOT CON=M TO NONVIOL5CE1 !RE IS NO POSSIBILITY = A HEAL?Y OR CRITICAL DISC\RSE TO EVALUATE \R *OS5 /RATEGIES4 ,9 MY EXP]I5CE1 MO/ PEOPLE :O >E BECOM+ 9VOLV$ ) RADICAL MOVEM5TS HAVE NEV] HE>D GOOD >GUM5TS1 OR EV5 BAD ONES1 AGA9/ NONVIOL5CE4 ,?IS IS TRUE EV5 :5 !Y ALREADY KN[ A GREAT DEAL AB\T O!R MOVEM5T ISSUES4 ,9/EAD1 !Y T5D TO BE ACQUA9T$ ) ! AURA ( TABOO ?AT %R\DS MILITANTS2 TO HAVE 9T]NALIZ$ ! FE> & DISDA9 ! CORPORATE M$IA RES]VE = PEOPLE WILL+ TO ACTUALLY FIY1 !RE >E A GREAT MANY SOLID >GUM5TS AGA9/ NONVIOL5CE ?AT PACIFI/S HAVE SIMPLY FAIL$ TO ANSW] 9 !IR LIT]ATURE4 ,?IS BOOK WILL %[ ?AT NONVIOL5CE1 9 ITS CURR5T MANIFE/ATIONS1 IS BAS$ ON FALSIFI$ HI/ORIES ( /RUGGLE4 ,IT HAS IMPLICIT & EXPLICIT CONNECTIONS TO :ITE PEOPLE'S MANIPULATIONS ( ! /RUGGLES ( PEOPLE ( COLOR4 ,ITS ME?ODS >E WRAPP$ 9 AU?ORIT>IAN DYNAMICS1 & ITS RESULTS >E H>NESS$ TO MEET GOV]NM5T OBJECTIVES OV] POPUL> OBJECTIVES4 ,IT MASKS & EV5 5C\RAGES PATRI>*AL ASSUMPTIONS & P[] DYNAMICS4 ,ITS /RATEGIC OPTIONS 9V>IABLY LEAD TO DEAD 5DS4 ,& ITS PRACTITION]S DELUDE !MSELVES ON A NUMB] ( KEY PO9TS4 ,GIV5 !SE CONCLUSIONS1 IF \R MOVEM5TS >E TO HAVE ANY POSSIBILITY ( DE/ROY+ OPPRESSIVE SY/EMS SU* AS CAPITALISM & :ITE SUPREMACY & BUILD+ A FREE & HEAL?Y WORLD1 WE MU/ SPREAD !SE CRITICISMS & 5D ! /RANGLEHOLD ( NONVIOL5CE OV] DISC\RSE :ILE DEVELOP+ MORE EFFECTIVE =MS ( /RUGGLE4 ,WE MIIES ( NONVIOL5CE SO ?AT TACTICS WE SUPPORT1 SU* AS PROP]TY DE/RUCTION1 MAY BE ACCEPT$ )9 A NONVIOL5T FRAMEWORK1 9DICAT+ H[ DISEMP[]$ & DELEGITIMIZ$ WE >E4 ,I KN[ ( NO ACTIVI/1 REVOLUTION>Y1 OR !ORI/ RELEVANT TO ! MOVEM5T TODAY :O ADVOCATES ONLY ! USE ( VIOL5T TACTICS & OPPOSES ANY USAGE ( TACTICS ?AT C\LD NOT BE CALL$ VIOL5T4 ,WE >E ADVOCATES ( A DIV]SITY ( TACTICS1 MEAN+ EFFECTIVE COMB9ATIONS DRAWN FROM A FULL RANGE ( TACTICS ?AT MI*Y1 CAPITALISM1 & ! /ATE4 ,WE BELIEVE ?AT TACTICS %\LD BE *OS5 TO FIT ! P>TICUL> SITUATION1 NOT DRAWN FROM A PRECONCEIV$ MORAL CODE4 ,WE ALSO T5D TO BELIEVE ?AT MEANS >E REFLECT$ 9 ! 5DS1 & W\LD NOT WANT TO ACT 9 A WAY ?AT 9V>IABLY W\LD LEAD TO DICTATOR%IP OR SOME O!R =M ( SOCIETY ?AT DOES NOT RESPECT LIFE & FRE$OM4 ,AS SU*1 WE CAN MORE ACCURATELY BE DESCRIB$ AS PROPON5TS ( REVOLUTION>Y OR MILITANT ACTIVISM ?AN AS PROPON5TS ( VIOL5CE4.<#b.> ,I WILL REF] TO PROPON5TS ( NONVIOL5CE BY !IR *OS5 NOM5CLATURE1 AS NONVIOL5T ACTIVI/S OR1 9T]*ANGEABLY1 PACIFI/S4 ,MANY PRACTITION]S ( SU* PREF] ONE T]M OR ! O!R1 & SOME EV5 MAKE A DI/9CTION BETWE5 ! TWO1 BUT 9 MY EXP]I5CE ! DI/9CTIONS >E NOT CONSI/5T FROM ONE P]SON TO ! NEXT4 ,MO/ IMPORTANTLY1 PACIFI/S_/NONVIOL5T ACTIVI/S !MSELVES T5D TO COLLABORATE REG>DLESS ( !IR *OS5 T]M1 SO ! DIFF]5CE 9 LABELS IS NOT IMPORTANT TO ! CONSID]ATIONS ( ?IS BOOK4 ,BROADLY1 BY US+ ! T]M PACIFISM OR NONVIOL5CE1 !Y DESIGNATE A WAY ( LIFE OR A ME?OD ( SOCIAL ACTIVISM ?AT AVOIDS1 TRANS=MS1 OR EXCLUDES VIOL5CE :ILE ATTEMPT+ TO *ANGE SOCIETY TO CREATE A MORE PEACEFUL & FREE WORLD4 ,AT ?IS PO9T IT MILY DEF9E VIOL5CE1 BUT ONE ( ! CRITICAL >GUM5TS ( ?IS BOOK IS ?AT VIOL5CE CANNOT BE CLE>LY DEF9$4 ,I %\LD ALSO CL>IFY A FEW O!R T]MS ?AT POP UP FREQU5TLY4 ,! WORD RADICAL ,I USE LIT]ALLY1 TO MEAN A CRITIQUE1 ACTION1 OR P]SON ?AT GOES TO ! ROOTS ( A P>TICUL> PROBLEM RA!R ?AN FOCUS+ ON ! SUP]FICIAL SOLUTIONS PLAC$ ON ! TABLE BY ! PREJUDICES & P[]S ( ! DAY4 ,! WORD IS NOT A SYNONYM = EXTREME OR EXTREMI/1 MU* AS ! M$IA W\LD HAVE US BELIEVE IT IS1 ?R\< IGNORANCE OR DESIGN4 7,SIMIL>LY1 9 CASE ANYONE IS /ILL UNCLE>3 AN AN>*I/ IS NOT SOMEONE :O FAVORS *AOS BUT SOMEONE :O FAVORS ! TOTAL LIB]ATION ( ! WORLD ?R\< ! ABOLITION ( CAPITALISM1 GOV]NM5T1 & ALL O!R =MS ( OPPRESSIVE AU?ORITY1 TO BE REPLAC$ BY ANY NUMB] ( O!R SOCIAL >RANGEM5TS1 PROV5 OR UTOPIAN47 ,ON ! O!R H&1 ,I DO NOT USE ! WORD REVOLUTION LIT]ALLY1 TO MEAN ! OV]?R[ ( CURR5T RUL]S BY A NEW SET ( RUL]S 7:I* W\LD MAKE ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN REVOLUTION AN OXYMORON71 BUT ONLY TO MEAN A SOCIAL UPHEAVAL ) WIDESPREAD TRANS=MATIVE EFFECTS4 ,I USE ?IS WORD ONLY BECAUSE IT HAS SU* LONG-/&+ FAVORABLE CONNOTATIONS1 & BECAUSE ! MORE ACCURATE ALT]NATIVE1 LIB]ATION1 IS CLUMSY 9 ITS ADJECTIVAL =MS4 ,TO REEMPHASIZE A CRUCIAL DI/9CTION3 ! CRITICISMS 9 ?IS BOOK >E NOT AIM$ AT SPECIFIC ACTIONS ?AT DO NOT EXEMPLIFY VIOL5T BEHAVIOR1 SU* AS A VIGIL ?AT REMA9S PEACEFUL1 NOR >E !Y AIM$ AT 9DIVIDUAL ACTIVI/S :O *OOSE TO D$ICATE !MSELVES TO NON-COMBATIVE WORK1 SU* AS HEAL+ OR BUILD+ /RONG COMMUNITY RELATION%IPS4 ,:5 ,I TALK AB\T PACIFI/S & ADVOCATES ( NONVIOL5CE1 ,I AM REF]R+ TO ?OSE :O W\LD IMPOSE !IR IDEOLOGY ACROSS ! 5TIRE MOVEM5T & DISSUADE O!R ACTIVI/S FROM MILITANCY 79CLUD+ ! USE ( VIOL5CE71 OR :O W\LD NOT SUPPORT O!R ACTIVI/S SOLELY BECAUSE ( !IR MILITANCY4 ,LIKEWISE1 AN IDEAL REVOLUTION>Y ACTIVI/ W\LD NOT BE ONE :O OBSESSIVELY FOCUSES ON FIY GOALS1 9 ?IS BOOK ,I 9CLUDE QUOTES FROM PACIFI/S WORK+ = LIMIT$ RE=MS 9 ADDITION TO QUOTES FROM PEOPLE WORK+ = TOTAL SOCIAL TRANS=MATION4 ,AT FIR/1 ?IS MAY SEEM LIKE ,I AM BUILD+ A /RAW-MAN >GUM5T2 H[EV]1 ,I 9CLUDE ! WORDS OR ACTIONS ( RE=MI/ PACIFI/S ONLY 9 REF]5CE TO CAMPAIGNS :]E !Y WORK$ TOGE!R CLOSELY ) REVOLUTION>Y PACIFI/S & ! QUOT$ MAT]IAL HAS RELEVANCE TO ALL 9VOLV$1 OR 9 REF]5CE TO SOCIAL /RUGGLES CIT$ AS EXAMPLES PROV+ ! EFFECTIV5ESS ( NONVIOL5CE 9 A*IEV+ REVOLUTION>Y 5DS4 ,IT IS DIFFICULT TO DI/+UI% BETWE5 REVOLUTION>Y & NON-REVOLUTION>Y PACIFI/S1 BECAUSE !Y !MSELVES T5D NOT TO MAKE ?AT DI/9CTION 9 ! C\RSE ( !IR ACTIVITY-!Y WORK TOGE!R1 ATT5D PROTE/S TOGE!R1 & FREQU5TLY USE ! SAME TACTICS AT ! SAME ACTIONS4 ,BECAUSE %>$ COMMITM5T TO NONVIOL5CE1 & NOT %>$ COMMITM5T TO A REVOLUTION>Y GOAL1 IS ! *IEF CRIT]ION = NONVIOL5T ACTIVI/S 9 DECID+ :OM TO WORK )1 ?OSE >E ! B\ND>IES ,I WILL USE 9 DEF9+ !SE CRITICISMS4 ,FROM 3 ,!,AN>*I/,LIBR>Y4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,JANU>Y #b1 #bba 3 ,9TRODUCTION -- ,ADD$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/