Published by War Resisters’ International June 2014

In this handbook, our working definition of nonviolence is based on a desire to end all violence — be it physical violence or what’s been called ‘structural violence’ and ‘cultural violence’ — without committing further violence. This handbook was written by people from around the world with a range of perspectives on the subject.

This Handbook for Nonviolent Campaigns has been written to support the work of groups putting nonviolence into action.

(From the Introduction to Nonviolence, page 9)

Through this publication, we invite policymakers—including church leaders who have influential roles in public policy processes—to join our mission by considering, adopting, funding, and implementing policies that promote nonviolent options in response to violent or potentially violent societal challenges. As a policymaker you already have a broad array of nonviolent tools at your disposal which have been developed and implemented by governments, regional, and international organizations, churches, and civil society, for example in the field of brokering peace processes, anti-racism training for young students4 and human rights training curricula for government actors.

From the preface

The Path of Most Resistance: A Step-by-Step Guide to Planning Nonviolent Campaigns is a practical guide for activists and organizers of all levels, who wish to grow their resistance activities into a more strategic, fixed-term campaign. It guides readers through the campaign planning process, breaking it down into several steps and providing tools and exercises for each step. Upon finishing the book, readers will have what they need to guide their peers through the process of planning a campaign. This process, as laid out in the guide, is estimated to take about 12 hours from start to finish.

The guide is divided into two parts. The first lays out and contextualizes campaign planning tools and their objectives. It also explains the logic behind these tools, and how they can be modified to better suit a particular group’s context. The second part provides easily reproducible and shareable lesson plans for using each of those tools, as well as explores how to embed the tools in the wider planning process.

https://www.amazon.com/Path-Most-Resistance-Step-Step/dp/1943271135