Episode 2: Power to the People
Homework
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This week, we offer you opportunities to deepen your learning on nonviolent resistance as we prep for the second episode of The Next Question with Andre Henry.
THREE PODCASTS
From Dictatorship to Democracy / Apple Podcasts
THREE ARTICLES
Climate Change Protestors in Cologne
THREE WAYS TO DIG DEEPER
TWO BOOKS
Download this free pdf today! Chenoweth and Stephan conclude that successful nonviolent resistance ushers in more durable and internally peaceful democracies, which are less likely to regress into civil war. Presenting a rich, evidentiary argument, they originally and systematically compare violent and nonviolent outcomes in different historical periods and geographical contexts, debunking the myth that violence occurs because of structural and environmental factors and that it is necessary to achieve certain political goals.
The response of the radical King to our catastrophic moment can be put in one word: revolution—a revolution in our priorities, a reevaluation of our values, a reinvigoration of our public life, and a fundamental transformation of our way of thinking and living that promotes a transfer of power from oligarchs and plutocrats to everyday people and ordinary citizens. . . . Could it be that we know so little of the radical King because such courage defies our market-driven world?” —Cornel West, from the Introduction
TWO PIECES OF ART
Photo from Dakota pipeline protest by Larry Towell. View more here
Ferguson Mother of God: Our Lady against all Gun Violence, 2015 / Mark Dukes