Blueprint for Revolution
How to Use Rice Pudding, Lego Men, and Other Nonviolent Techniques to Galvanize Communities, Overthrow Dictators, or Simply Change the World
What's it about
Want to change the world but don't know where to start? This book offers a practical blueprint for nonviolent protest, showing you how to challenge authority and win. Learn how a group of students in Serbia used humor and rock music to topple a dictator. Discover the secrets of "laughtivism" and how to use everyday items like rice pudding and Lego men as powerful tools for social change. You'll get a step-by-step guide to planning creative, low-risk movements that attract supporters and make a real, lasting impact on your community or country.
Meet the author
Srdja Popovic is a Nobel Peace Prize nominee and the co-founder of Otpor!, the Serbian youth movement that overthrew dictator Slobodan Milošević through nonviolent protest. This firsthand experience leading a successful grassroots revolution inspired him to create the Centre for Applied Nonviolent Action and Strategies CANVAS. Through CANVAS, he has trained thousands of pro-democracy activists in over 50 countries, transforming his on-the-ground tactics into a universal guide for changing the world, one creative and peaceful action at a time.
What's it about
Want to change the world but don't know where to start? This book offers a practical blueprint for nonviolent protest, showing you how to challenge authority and win. Learn how a group of students in Serbia used humor and rock music to topple a dictator. Discover the secrets of "laughtivism" and how to use everyday items like rice pudding and Lego men as powerful tools for social change. You'll get a step-by-step guide to planning creative, low-risk movements that attract supporters and make a real, lasting impact on your community or country.
Meet the author
Srdja Popovic is a Nobel Peace Prize nominee and the co-founder of Otpor!, the Serbian youth movement that overthrew dictator Slobodan Milošević through nonviolent protest. This firsthand experience leading a successful grassroots revolution inspired him to create the Centre for Applied Nonviolent Action and Strategies CANVAS. Through CANVAS, he has trained thousands of pro-democracy activists in over 50 countries, transforming his on-the-ground tactics into a universal guide for changing the world, one creative and peaceful action at a time.
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