Brian Martin is a scholar of science and society who writes with a clear and frank voice. His writing about war, peace, and social change often looks at the inside, underside and backside of nonviolent action for practical, proven insights to increase the odds that your campaign will be successful. Brian’s latest publication,...
The Mask of Anarchy Written on the occasion of the massacre at Manchester. by Percy Shelley As I lay asleep in Italy There came a voice from over the Sea, And with great power it forth led me To walk in the visions of Poesy. I met Murder on the way— He had...
The Attack on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla and How It Changed the Course of the Israel/Palestine Conflict Moustafa Bayoumi, Editor “We have been attacked while in international waters. That means the Israelis have behaved like pirates … The moment they start to steer this ship towards Israel, we have also been kidnapped. The...
Subversively move Tony Blair’s memoirs to the crime section in book shops. Now it’s more than just bookshops! This is a fantastic effort by brilliant people everywhere! It’s a pity that anyone was disgraceful enough to publish mass murderer Blair’s story and a pity that people are sad enough to buy it……but since it’s here, thank you...
Great idea from Euan Booth, and currently 10,000 others. More than 10,000 people have joined a Facebook group calling on members to “subversively move Tony Blair’s memoirs to the crime section in book shops”. It’s creator, 24-year-old Euan Booth from London, set up the group in order to take non-violent direct action against what...
Review of American Subversive by David Goodwillie (Scribner, 309 pages, 2010). David Goodwillie’s American Subversive is a study in trust—earning it and detecting it. One of the main characters is skilled at identifying who among her friends and colleagues is trustworthy. The other main character is an amateur who fails miserably at gauging who...
Ctrl.Alt.Shift Unmasks Corruption, will launch this November as part of the annual COMICA Festival with an exhibition of political comic work to coincide with the release of our new comic book anthology. The Exhibition will take a retrospective look at how comics have been employed throughout history to debate and highlight political issues...
With the World Trade Organization in retreat globally, do we remember the seeds of the anti-capitalist movements that blossomed and, on November 30, 1999, brought Seattle to a standstill? Released just in time for the 10th anniversary of the Seattle WTO protests, this collection confronts the challenges of historical memory, and suggests just how...
Transnational solidarity can be crucial for movements of nonviolent struggle – in helping them emerge, in accessing contacts and resources, and in applying leverage on a regime or corporation. Some “transnational advocacy networks” have been criticised for “taking over” from local organisers and for in effect having a disempowering impact on the struggles...
