Making Change Through Nonviolent Action
ESCRO Online Book Discussion:
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The Dandelion Insurrection: Love and Revolution
A free series of online video chats
exploring Nonviolent Action for
Community Change as described
in Rivera Sun’s exciting novel.
Participate via your mobile phone or
computer or landline (audio only).
Saturday, April 16 – 11:00 AM
MADR
Program; WSU Dept of
Communication
Welcome Friends
You Made It to Our Online Book Discussion!
Your host is Bill Warters - http://campus-adr.net @bwarters
Housekeeping Details
Audio Only Folks welcome (with regrets re the
slides you’ll miss, we’ll try to describe what’s onscreen)
Session is being Recorded
Muting and Unmuting (audio and video)
Hand Raising
Text Chat
Session Slides - Available A#er
Agenda for Today
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Introductory Go Around
Meet the Author Rivera Sun
Storyline Review/Character Update
Significant Quotes and Memorable Moments
Nonviolence Nuggets of Knowledge
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Movements, Campaigns, Actions
Pragmatic versus Spiritual/Ideological Nonviolence
#DemocracySpring 2016
Closing Thoughts
• Evidence of people power in our lives
Session 2 - Introductions
Name
Location
Affiliations
Something You Like
About Spring
Image by Charles Harvey
Special Guest
Rivera Sun, author of
The Dandelion Insurrection
www.riverasun.com
Storyline Update
In
Absentia
24
23 A Cream
& Sugar
Woman
25 SouthPaw
Curveball
Pitcher
Tansy
Beaulisle,
a
Valier
advises
we
From
the
North,
from
Charlie
and
Zadie
are
The
Problem?:
How
to
keep
civil
rights
lawyer
with
Sometimes,
learn
to
drink
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coffee
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the from
South,
reunited,
both
weary
attitude
our
dynamic
&prepping
charm,
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safe
represent
during
black,
for
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what
is
needed!
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up,
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thework.
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are headed
to
the
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overseas,
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andto
Zadie
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theatTrial.
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and
time
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times.
Byrd trip
gets
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off
isher
the
tractor
Cream
&&
Washington
D.C.
with
justice
they’ll
be TRIED
for
TREASON
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may
actually
appear
in
trial
of
the
century.
jumpstarts
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intheir
Charlie’s
thein
movement.
coffee.
on
minds!
In Absentia
the
U.S.
person!
Story
28 The March
(of the Gray
Riders)
26 Conundrum
27 Revolutions
Storyline Update continued
In the
The Grand
30 Ménage
31 History
of the
Universe
Acts of love &
NOT
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Butmassed
still
Judge
Samuel
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people
have
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mémères
courage
are
notsay,
wasted.
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not
free,
as
DRONES
Bowker
will
preside
over
the
on
the
D.C.
Mall.
The
jury
must
work,
no
play,
no
school,
no
Generations
of life-loving,
loaded
with
weaponry
take
aim at
deliver
TRIAL,
a
verdict
while
today.
outside
Corrupt
shopping.
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but
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Grande
justice-seeking,
truth-telling
the
assembled
A song,
both
Politicians
aremasses.
scampering
toward
insurrectionists,
cops
&
soldiers
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is
swept
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drawn
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crowd:
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allclean.
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to
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preside
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hot
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strength
shall overcome
from Cleaning
those
somewho
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abounds.
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courthouse
steps.
time! them.
came before
Story
29
The Trial
32 Judgment
Day
33 Immortal
Song
Character Recognition - Updated
Mack
Bill Gray/Ellen Byrd
Tansy Beaulisle
Longtime activists/trainers,
Short, funny, & tough, a
Southpaw Curveball
Pitcher of a lawyer
Charlie Rider parents of a rebellious child
Former Journalist turned
Man from the North, a
movement spokesperson
Zipper
Farm boy Tucker Jones
turned tech wizard helping
to build the Alternet
Samuel J. Bower
Gun-loving Conservative Judge
presiding over THE TRIAL.
Rudy
Zadie Byrd Gray
French Chef and a
patron of the poor
Sparkplug
.
Small town Anti-Fracking
activist seeking to block
extraction of local resources
Activist (& HS dropout) with
ties to a wide range of groups.
Aubrey Renault
Cybermonk
Pilar
Inez Hernandez
Church-based community
activist literally serving
the poor via soup kitchen
Lupe HernandezBooker
Suburban homeowner organizing
with the Suburban Renaissance,
teacher of civic participation skills
Lee Walker
Favorite Moments?
What parts of the story could you most relate to?
Favorite Quotes?
Notable Quote
•
Spreading a
movement
Notable Quote
Honoring
those who
come before
•
Notable Quote
•
Importance
of global
community
as witness
Notable Quote
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•
Public Marches
Visible Signs of
Support
Notable Quote
•
Safety in
Numbers
Notable Quote
•
Connecting
with Security
Forces
Q&A and Discussion
Rivera Sun, author of
The Dandelion Insurrection
www.riverasun.com
Nonviolence Nuggets of Knowledge
Movements, Campaigns, and Actions
Movements
Campaigns
Actions
Civil Rights Movement
Montgomery Bus
Boycott
speeches, boycott, civil
disobedience
see study guide starting on page 27
Nonviolence Nuggets of Knowledge
Pragmatic and Ideological Forms of NV
Pragmatic
NonViolence
Spiritual/Ideological
NonViolence
Nature of Commitment
to Nonviolence
Most Effective
Ethically Best
Means and Ends
Separate
Indivisible
Approach to Conflict
Incompatible Interests
Shared Interests
Approach to Opponent
Competitive
Cooperative
see Nonviolence: An Introduction
http://www.nonviolenceinternational.net/seasia/whatis/book.php
Nonviolence Nuggets of Knowledge
#DemocracySpring is Happening this Week!
http://escro.us/events/nvbookclub
Coming Up Next
Wednesday, April 20 – 7:30 pm
Applying Nonviolent Campaign Concepts in our
World of Conflict Resolution Practice
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Readings will be provided via Email and are available online
Defense on the Streets - Stepping Into Conflict by George Lakey
Online at http://wagingnonviolence.org/feature/defense-on-the-streets-stepping-into-conflict/
Speaking from the Heart - an Introduction to Nonviolent Communication by Doro Kiley - Online at http://creationcoach.com/pdfs/nvchandout.pdf
Book Review of Bernie Mayer’s Beyond Neutrality by Chip Hauss from
Search for Common Ground
Online at http://www.beyondintractability.org/bksum/mayer-beyond
Closing Thoughts
People power is evident in my
life when...