Living Resistance

Nonviolent Resistance Training

Living Resistance workshops are done for the season. Watch for future dates to be announced.

Living Resistance is a hands-on training in the principles and practices of disciplined nonviolent action.

Led by CMU faculty member Karen Ridd, these sessions explore how communities around the world have resisted injustice without resorting to violence. Participants will learn about both the history and strategy of nonviolent resistance, and gain practical tools for responding thoughtfully in moments of tension or risk.

Using the form below, participants are asked to register for one date. Each session covers the same material.

The training includes:

The history and strategy of nonviolent movements
Practical exercises in responding constructively
Acting collectively in moments of tension
Resources for further exploration

Living Resistance complements the Singing Resistance gatherings by inviting participants to move from voice to body and from concern to action.

Educational Resources and Training

Karen Ridd's Presentation
(click to view)

Third-Party Resources
The following third-party resources provide additional information about nonviolent resistance and ways individuals can take action to strengthen and build active networks and community in response to violence and suffering.

No Extraordinary Power: Prayer, stillness, and activism. By Helen Steven. Quaker Books. 2005.

198 Methods of Nonviolent Action

Nonviolent Tactics Database

Albert Einstein Institution – Advancing Freedom Through Nonviolent Action

Freedom Trainers – free online training webinars

World BEYOND War – pro-peace and anti-war education

Global Nonviolent Action Database

Campaign Nonviolence – Pace e Bene Nonviolence Service

Canadian Coalition for Nonviolent Defence

Canadian Friends Service Committee book club – Civil Resistance: What Everyone Needs to Know

International Center on Nonviolent Conflict – A Force More Powerful (video)

Indivisible Twin Cities