Papers on Nonviolent Action
and Cooperative Decision-Making
Collected here are papers about progressive social change. Unless otherwise noted they were written by Randy Schutt. Those written by others are posted here with the permission of their authors. It is OK to copy and distribute these papers for academic or non-commercial use (that is, you do not sell them or use them to make money).
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Papers Table of Contents
Understanding Nonviolent Action
Preparation for Nonviolent Action
Nonviolent Action Strategy Planning
Background
In 1980, I began facilitating workshops to prepare people for nonviolent direct action. I found it useful to prepare sample agendas which I could then easily modify to suit the occasion. I also developed notes and handouts that included everything I had learned about these subjects. I freely distribute these papers and encourage other people to use them to facilitate workshops for progressive activists. Please spread the word!
Note that I update these papers occasionally and appreciate your comments and criticism.
— Randy
Randy Schutt has worked with Citizens for Alternatives to Nuclear Energy (an Abalone Alliance member group and an affiliate of Livermore Action Group), the Peninsula Peace and Justice Center, the Center for Economic Conversion, the Pacific Studies Center, Agape Foundation, Ruckus Society, the Cleveland Nonviolence Network, and Cleveland Peace Action. He has facilitated over 80 workshops on the topics listed above.