Defining Civil Resistance

Key Question: What is civil resistance?

“The true meaning of non-resistance has often been misunderstood or even distorted. It never implies that a non-violent man should bend before the violence of an aggressor.”

— Mohandas Gandhi —

Geopolitical and Historical Impact of Civil Resistance

Key Question: How has nonviolent civil resistance shaped social, political, and economic structures throughout history?

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Collective nonviolent action and civil resistance have been used all over the world to challenge unjust authority, real and perceived, and to advance group interest.