Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition shares with you the book Non Violent Struggle: 50 Crucial Points written by Centre for Non Violent Actions and Strategies. The Centre for Non Violent Strategies and Actions was conceived by Otpor activists who put an end to the Milosevic dictatorship in Serbia.
Rioters battle with Zimbabwean police in Harare, Monday, July, 4, 2016. Police in Zimbabwe’s capital fired tear gas and water cannons in an attempt to quell rioting by taxi and mini bus drivers protesting what they describe as police harassment. The violence came amid a surge in protests in recent weeks because of economic hardships and alleged mismanagement by the government of President Robert Mugabe.(AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)/XTM109/16186455796902/1607041446
This book is a primer on applying strategic nonviolent action in real campaigns. The techniques outlined in the following 15 chapters have been used successfully in many parts of the world. Contained in the book are lessons learned from many long and difficult nonviolent struggles against nondemocratic regimes and other opponents of basic human freedoms. The book is written for those activists who are already working or are considering working on establishing freer and more open and equitable societies.
