Reporting Sick (“Sick-In”) Where strikes are forbidden by or are not feasible for other reasons, workers can achieve the same goals, ranging from a reduction in production to the equivalent of a real strike,...
Displays of Flags and Symbols This technique showcases the flag or colors of a national, religious, social or political group, in a form of nonviolent protest that draws on the existence of deep emotions...
Refusal of an Assemblage or Meeting to Disperse A formal or informal meeting may demonstrate opposition by rejecting requests, whether official or not, to disperse. Sometimes, this technique is closely linked to non-obedience or...
Removal of Signs and Placemarks This technique involves removing, altering or replacing street signs, public transportation signs, and other placemarkers. Doing so can temporarily mislead, hinder or delay the movement of troops or foreign...
Editor’s Note: This week, we will be featuring five different methods of nonviolent protest as described in Gene Sharp’s book The Politics of Nonviolent Action. If you want to read ESA’s entire catalogue of methods,...
In 1987, Canada attempted to approve a new constitution, one that would give renewed rights and recognitions to Quebec but which failed to even make mention of the presence or rights of the First...
Although Bulgaria was a Nazi ally, Bulgarians as a whole did not share Germany’s anti-Semitic ideology. When Germany forced its ally to carry out increasingly anti-Jewish policies, and eventually the deportation of 9,000 Jews,...
Those who participated in the Montgomery Bus Boycott refused to use a city-supported institution that tried to prevent African Americans from using or creating any other transportation services.
In 2012, the panel tasked with creating a new Egyptian constitution was hit by boycotts of political parties who believed that Islamist groups were greatly over-represented.
When Tunisian President Ben Ali resigned in 2011, due to massive protests, several members of his political party nevertheless remained in prominent positions. Their continuing in power was the impetus for protestors to refuse...
