Danilo Dolci’s activism made a significant impact on the practice of peaceful protest in Italy. His inspirational nature is reflected in his nickname, the “Sicilian Gandhi,” aptly given for his commitment to nonviolent action. Through hunger strikes and reverse strikes, community organization and education, as well as published literature, Dolci made significant progress towards improving life in Sicily.
Europe
Unsung Heroes of the Second World War: The Nonviolent Contributions of Female French Resistors
After France was defeated by German forces in 1940, many military-aged French men were taken as prisoners of war. Therefore, it was left to women and older men to establish the initial resistance groups in occupied France. Celebrated French Resistance member Lucie Aubrac asserted that the Resistance movement was, in all likelihood, primarily female.
The White Rose – Resistance in Nazi Germany
In Munich, Germany, in the summer of 1942, there was an explosion of youth resistance activities.
The UK’s Protests of 2010: A Struggle for Democratic Education
Revolution and Response – This is the second part of a four part series exploring England’s Education System.
The UK’s Protests of 2010: A Struggle for Democratic Education
A Brief History of the English Education System – This is the first part of a four part series
Addiopizzo: Sicily’s Anti-Mafia Movement, Past and Present
The anti-mafia movement is often associated with the actions of the Italian police and criminal justice system against the mafia, but grassroots approaches to anti-mafia work have an even longer history. The Addiopizzo movement is the most recent in a long legacy of Sicilians organizing against the mafia.
Civil Protest in Northern Ireland
Since the partition of Ireland in December of 1920, Northern Ireland has been characterized as a deeply polarized society…By the 1960s, a loose network, activists, groups, and organizations (known as the CRM network) began to challenge the discriminatory practices.
The Peaceful Revolution: The Fall of a Wall and the Rise of Democracy
The Fall of the Berlin Wall was a monumental moment in history, signifying liberation for East Germans and the reunification of Germany. Now taught as the symbolic end of the Cold War, the collapse of this physical representation of the Iron Curtain abolished the oppressive Soviet regime over East Germany, the German Democratic Republic (GDR).
“We Want Albania to Be Like the Rest of Europe”
“We want Albania to be like the rest of Europe” exclaimed Albanian university students whilst discussing their frustration in the governments’ treatment of education as Albania is already experiencing persistent poverty that is exacerbated by a corrupt government.
The Mersey Harm Reduction Model
The Mersey Harm Reduction Model, with its joint services and community collaboration, is a great example of nonviolence in action. Outreach workers actively fought to keep drug-users out of restrictive and violent situations like the carceral system through seeking deals with police and bringing services to where they were most needed