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[https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/transformation/thirty-articles-nonviolent-protest/ by Michael Edwards 2/6/20 openDemocracy] | [https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/transformation/thirty-articles-nonviolent-protest/ by Michael Edwards 2/6/20 openDemocracy] | ||
The killing of George Floyd, an African-American man, by Derek Chauvin, a white policeman in Minneapolis on May 25 2020 has unleashed a worldwide wave of protests against racism and police brutality. | The killing of George Floyd, an African-American man, by Derek Chauvin, a white policeman in Minneapolis on May 25 2020 has unleashed a worldwide wave of protests against racism and police brutality. | ||
=====Why Non-Violent Protests Work===== | |||
[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/pop-psych/201702/why-non-violent-protests-work by Jesse Marczyk Ph.D. 13/2/17 Psychology Today] | |||
It’s a classic saying: The pen is mightier than the sword. While this saying communicates some valuable information, it needs to be qualified in a significant way to be true. Specifically, in a one-on-one fight, the metaphorical pens do not beat swords. | |||
