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Program: Ohio 2018
James Lawson Institute
Sunday, July 29 – Thursday, August 2, 2018
“Power and Struggle”
Day One: Sunday, July 29
3:00 p.m. Program opens
Welcome and Introductions
Introduction of Personnel and Participants
Discussion of JLI Goals
Opening Exercise
Dinner
Introduction of the Reverend Dr James M. Lawson: Sekou Franklin
Remarks: The Reverend Dr. James M. Lawson
Historical perspective for the Nashville story
(Q&A)
Day Two: Monday, July 30: Recovering Nonviolent Power
Nonviolent Direct Action
Case Study: Key Women in 1950s–1960s Freedom Movement: Septima Clarke, Ella Baker, Dorothy Cotton : Sekou Franklin
Small group discussions to bring forward other examples
Case Study: Nonviolent Direct Action Meets Gandhi’s Constructive Program:
Building Movement in Terror Ridden Mississippi: Mary King
Q & A
Day Three: Tuesday, July 31: Strategy, Tactics, and Methods in Waging Nonviolent Struggle
How Civil Resistance Works
Discussion with Q&A or small-group exercises: each group chooses a concept from the presentation, broadening it from participants’ experiences
Erica Chenoweth’s Ted Talk
2017 Interview with Erica Chenoweth
Discussion with Q&A or small-group exercises: each group chooses a concept from the presentation, broadening it from participants’ experiences, and delete the second listing of small group exercises?
Theory and Practice
Strategy, Tactics, and Methods in Nonviolent Struggle
Why do we need strategy? Mary King
Interactive exercise on sequencing and ordering methods in planning strategy:
Philippe Duhamel
Day Four: Wednesday, August 1: Challenges and Facing Fear
Facing poorly understood threats to effective nonviolent action
Paradox of Repression
Stephen Zunes
Dr Lawson and JLI participant practice handling aggression. Photo Credit : Mary E. King
Choosing Nonviolent Struggle: A Strategic Framework for Building Mass Movements
Philippe Duhamel
Small breakout group exercises
Addressing hostile onlookers. Photo Credit : Mary E. King
Nonviolent discipline when facing hostile actors
Nonviolent Discipline and Tangible Preparation for Handling Hostile Actors
Tom Hastings
Practice exercises: meetings, negotiations, on-site keeping the peace
Dramatic skit and role play. Photo Credit : Mary E. King
Communications as a crucial component of nonviolent action
Effective Communications, Messaging, Slogans
Deborah Mathis
Organizing Models for Building Sustainable Movements
Stephen Zunes
Affinity group organizing exercise. Photo Credit : Mary E. King
Interactive session on lessons learned and practical problems
Day Five: Thursday, August 2: “Language of the newly emerging society”
Learning from the Preamble to the Declaration of Independence
“Language of the Newly Emerging Society”
Panel discussion on Language, Communications, Messaging, and Slogans
Discussion: “Where Do We Go from here?”
“Where Do We Go from Here?” Photo Credit : Mary E. King
Parting Lunch (assemble for group photograph)
“One more shot please!” Group Photo Credit : Reilly Wright