Pledge Resources
Readings on nonviolent direct action (NVDA):
- General overview of NVDA
- Beautiful Trouble: stories, principles, theory, tactics
- The Albert Einstein Institution, advancing the study and use of strategic nonviolent action in conflict
- War Resisters International: theory and practice articles, plus worldwide examples
- Waging Nonviolence: an email newsletter about current struggles
- Nonviolent Direct Action and the Struggle for Climate Justice: A Perspective from 350 Seattle
Wonderful books!
- This is an Uprising, by Mark and Paul Engler
- How We Win, by George Lakey
- Shut it Down, by Lisa Fithian
- The End of Protest, by Micah White
- Why Civil Resistance Works, by Erica Chenoweth and Maria Stephan
- Direct Action, by LA Kauffman
- Healing Resistance, by Kazu Haga
On racism & the leadership of frontline communities:
- I’m a Black Climate Expert. Racism Derails our Efforts to Save the Planet.
- Racism Is Killing the Planet — The ideology of white supremacy leads the way toward disposable people and a disposable natural world
- Take Leadership from the Most Impacted
- Supporting Indigenous leadership in the Climate Movement
Know Your Rights!
- Know Your Rights: A Protestor’s Guide to Taking Action in Washington State (Unemployment Law Project)
- Know Your Rights for Activists (Civil Liberties Defense Center)
Action Resources