Movement for a New Society: Nonviolent Action Training, Strategy

Special thanks to the 30 panelists and six Weavers:
Seth (tech-spert, far left), Joan, Fred, Mary, Herb and John.
Also (second left above) Robert Dove (memorials) and
PJ Hoffman, Peter Blood and Annie Patterson (singing).
Also all 130 alums who took part, including (below,
left to right): Sarah, Paul, Rabbi Shana, Eric, Marty,
Sandra, Martha, David, Jamie (NM), Caroline and Scott.

CLICK “V” for Video of 8 sessions below, “A” for Audio,
“S” for slides/notes, or Resource Links

[V, A, S] MNS/Life Center Founding 1971 & Early Years (59-min)
Berit Lakey, George Lakey, Ellen Deacon, Dick Taylor, Phyllis Taylor

[V, A (56m) & cont. at V, A (28-min)] MNS U.S. Expansion: Mary McCaffrey
* NE: Helen Halperin, Jerry Koch-Gonzalez
* MW: Neal Crandall, Nancy & David Finke
* NW: Rose Betz-Zall, Patty Lyman et al.
* West: Fred Cook & Michael Ray

[V, A, S] Oppression/Liberation (in 3 Parts, 2 hrs total):
* Feminism & LGBTQ: Erika Thorne, Firefly (Michael)
* Classism: Joan Nikelsky, Betsy Leondar-Wright
* Jewish Activism, Racism: Michelle Marks, David Shen

[V, A, S] Macro-analysis & MNS Publications (58m): NSP, CCP etc.
Pamela Haines (facilitator), John Steitz, Bob Irwin & David Albert’s
History of NSP, To Mend a Broken World, Bajaj Program Bio & Dorika Award

[V, A] ECOLOGY & CLIMATE ACTIVISM (60m): Herb Ettel, Anti-Nuclear [S];
Jonathan Betz-Zall, [S] Environmental Justice; Julie Greenberg, Climate
Action; Shodo Spring, [S] Consciousness, Environmental & Indigenous Activism

[V, A] Nonviolence, Peace & Transnational Part 1 (63m):
Chuck Esser (facilitator), Asia; Ray Torres, Haiti; Linda Nunes-Schrag,
Phila. Namibia Action Group & Willoughbys; Dan Clark, first Secretary,
Peace Brigades Int’l; David Loeb, MNS Transnational Collective