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The Power of Nonviolence
Cortright, David | February 18, 2002 issue

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As protests against corporate globalization resume following the trauma of September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, it may be helpful to reflect again on the role of nonviolence in the global justice movement. Some activists believe that nonviolent methods are too weak, that more militant forms of disruption are needed to bring about social change. They are right to emphasize the importance of disruption. During the civil rights movement and other historical campaigns for justice, disruptive tactics were crucial to political effectiveness. The belief that nonviolence is meek or ineffective reflects a misunderstanding of the rich tradition of nonviolent resistance.

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NONVIOLENCE; SOCIAL movements; TERRORISM -- United States; SEPTEMBER 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001; CIVIL rights; GLOBALIZATION; UNITED States
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