direct action ESOL

This course unit will introduce you and your classmates to civil disobedience and nonviolent direct action. 

As you gain insight into this subject, you will be preparing yourselves to take part in a teach-in, which will be hosted by your university.  Your responsibilities will include exploring the use of nonviolent direct action in various causes :  women's and minority rights, animal rights, environmental activism, economic justice, government accountability, and youth and education.  The research that you conduct on this will be the basis of the panel discussion of the teach-in.

The course sequence is in four 1-hour sessions, designed to guide you through the process  :

Session 1 : discover civil disobedience
What is civil disobedience ? Why is it used ?


Session 2 : research nonviolent campaigns
How has nonviolent direct action been carried out ?  In which movements is it present ?


Session 3 : define your panel discussion
What should people understand about civil disobedience and nonviolent direct action today ?


Session 4 : conduct teach-in
What is the importance of sharing this information ? How can it be discussed ?


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