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RESIST EXTREMISM!
A POCKET GUIDE TO THE PRACTICE OF
RELENTLESS NONVIOLENT RESISTANCE
RESIST: TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRO
- Cover and Dedication
Section I. Becoming Aware of the Storm
- Fundamentalist Evangelicals, greedy billionaires and Republican extremists are mobilizing their forces
- “…a grim recital of the current reactionary takeover of state government”
3. Extremist’s Current Targets
II. PROTEST
- Remember there are rules or guidelines for effective nonviolent protest
- Nonviolent resistance and Gandhi’s Satyagraha (The Force of Truth or Soul Force)
6. Martin Luther King Jr., Gandhi and Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount
7. Coretta Scott King On Gandhi’s Influence On Her Husband
8. Gandhi’s Principles of Relentless Nonviolent Resistance
- A brief and easily remembered summary
9. King’s ultimate goal of the civil rights movement
- Reconciliation and the Beloved Community
10. Martin Sheen on Why We Protest
- Martin obeys the Creator’s call to do justice for his sake and the sake of others
11. Every Faith Tradition Calls Us To Do Justice
- Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism
12. Start with Compassion in Action
- Do something for those who suffer before trying to cut off that suffering at its source
III. RESIST
13. Nonviolent Protest’s Core Principles
14. One – See Yourself In A Whole New Way
- Credo: What I believe that helps me see myself in a whole new way
15. Two – See Your Adversary In A Whole New Way
- Credo: What I believe that helps me see my adversary in a whole new way
16. Three – Necessary Confrontation
- Bring truth to your adversary and confront untruth wherever you find it
17. Four – Bring Truth To Your Adversary Nonviolently
18. Five – Bring Truth To Your Adversary Relentlessly
19. Six – Be Willing To Suffer
- Be willing to take on voluntary redemptive suffering (not involuntary suffering)
20 . Seven – Reconcile With Your Adversary
- Reconciling will help bring in the “Beloved Community”
IV. PREPARE
21 – Protest Organizer’s Checklist
- A check list for organizing an effective protest
- Ten suggestions for Conducting Nonviolent Negotiations
23 – Conducting Nonviolent Direct Actions
- Thirteen suggestions
24 – Conducting Effective Nonviolent Direct Actions and Negotiations
- A few extra tips for conducting more effective nonviolent direct actions and negotiations
25 – Before the Action Begins – MAKE YOUR CASE
26 – Before the Action Begins – TAKE YOUR VOW
27 – Nonviolent Direct Actions to Consider
- from Gene Sharp’s The Politics of Nonviolent Action
V. PLAN THE ACTION
28 – Visiting Action Site
- Start with a destination: choosing and visiting site of your proposed nonviolent direct action
Basic kinds of vigils to consider
29 – Initial Administrative Actions
- Choosing headquarters
- Contacting local officials
- Recruiting participant
- Developing a theme
30 – Promotion and Follow Through
- Promoting event
- Developing visuals
- Communicating at vigil
- Follow through after vigil
- Squad leader’s role
- Squad formation
- Squad leader’s checklist
VI. ACTION DAY
- Convene group
- List of names and information cards
- Check-in with everyone
- Centering exercise
- Make sure everyone understands
- Remind everyone how quickly things can change
- Be attentive to each individual
- Keep track each squad member throughout action
- After the arrest
- Above all, stay calm
34 – Utilize Media Wisely
- Using the Media Wisely: The Media are using you to sell soap. Use them to sell truth
35 – Guidelines for a Nonviolent March
36 – Guidelines for Conducting a Nonviolent Vigil
37 – Check List for Those Who Vigil
VII. CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE
38 – Preparing for Possible Arrest
39 – To Risk or Not to Risk Getting Arrested
Serious Issues to Consider before Making your Decision
40 – Guidelines for Responding to Sudden Unexpected Violence
41 – Avoiding Arrest
- To Avoid Arrest – Follow all Procedures Very Carefully
VIII. WHEN ARRESTED
42 – Warning, Arrest and Holding Area
43 – Arrested- Transport, Processing, Booking
44 – Court Pleas– Guilty, Non Guilty, or No Contest
IX. EXTREMISTS’ TARGETS
45 – Guidelines for a Nonviolent Civil Rights March
46 – Protest the Extremist’s War on the 99 Percent
47 – Protest the Extremist’s War on Immigration Reform
48 – Protest for African-American Men
49 – Protest the Extremist’s War on the Poor
50 – Protest the Extremist’s War on Women
51 – Protest the Extremist’s War on Voting Rights
52 – Protest the Extremist’s War on LGBTQ Rights
53 – Protest the Extremist’s War on Gun Reform
54 – Protest the Extremist’s War on the Environment
55 – Protest the Extremist’s War on Health Care Reform
X. TAKE THE VOW
56 – The Pax Christi Vow of Nonviolence
APPENDIX
Police Arresting Soulforce Protesters Cleveland Ohio
