Welcome to the United for Peace and Justice Resource section
on nonviolent direct action (NVDA). We are glad you have taken the time to look at
this information and these materials and hope that they will help you in the
organization of your work. We have tried to make this information as easy to
access as possible.
Why Direct Action Now
We know it can work. After the elections last November and the
groundswell of public action focused on congress, we know we must do even more
to end this war.Combining our mass
protest strategies with local and national actions using nonviolent civil
disobedience will greatly increase the cost and sense that we are not willing
to cooperate with ongoing injustice.
Every successful movement for
justice or peace has had to call on these strategies for change.
The sections you will find include:
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