The Methods of Nonviolent Action

Written by Gene Sharp, as published at PeaceMagazine.org. The Methods of Nonviolent Protest and Persuasion FORMAL STATEMENTS Public speeches Letters of opposition or support Declarations by organizations and institutions Signed public declarations Declarations of indictment and intention Group or mass petitions COMMUNICATIONS WITH A WIDER AUDIENCE Slogans, caricatures, and symbols Banners, posters, and displayed communications…

A Line in the Sand

Send him mail. “Coexisting with Coercion” is an original b-weekly column appearing every other Wednesday at Everything-Voluntary.com, by qyj0L. qyj0L is a thinker, a writer, an artist, a dreamer, and a believer. Archived columns can be found here. CWC-only RSS feed available here. Hey there, freedom lovers. By reading this, you have already taken steps…

Why Be an Anarchist?

Written by Free Your Kids. Why be an anarchist? Going with the flow would be much easier. The path is far less daunting. If one speaks of ending the state, he is immediately dismissed as naive, out-of-touch, and, quite possibly, a terrorist. So many regard government as sacrosanct. Calling the state immoral is a fine…

Initiation of Force

Written by Harry Hoiles, as published in The Voluntaryist, October 1992. The initiation of force against peaceful people is always wrong. Yet most citizens of our country support this initiation of force when it is used to collect taxes. Why do they do so? Is it because they can’t visualize a government which is voluntarily…