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Global Nonviolent Action Database Toggle navigationCases Browse Cases Browse Cases by Tags View Cases on Map Methods Browse Methods About About the Database Issue Clusters Nonviolent Action Defined Three Applications of NVA Campaigns, Not Movements Limitations of the Database Uses of the Database Coding Definitions How to Cite Cases Who Made the Database? Links/Resources Contact Contact Us Suggest a Case Search Search Powering Learning about Nonviolent Action The Global Nonviolent Action Database provides free access to information about hundreds of cases of nonviolent action, from all continents and most countries, for learning and for citizen action. The database is a project of Swarthmore College. Learn more about the database . Browse Cases Search the Database Featured Case Studies Macalester students stage sit-in to oppose sweatshop apparel, 2000 College students strove for the immediate and unequivocal withdrawal of Macalester College from the Fair Labor Association (FLA) and join the Workers’ Rights Consortium (WRC) in the early 2000s. Read More about Macalester students stage sit-in to oppose sweatshop apparel, 2000 Guatemalan workers at Lunafil strike Guatemalan workers and families withstand violence, defend justice with 410-day strike and occupation, protected by Peace Brigades International. Read More about Guatemalan workers at Lunafil strike Transgender activists end policy of gender markers on Philadelphia public transit Transgender activists aimed to pressure the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) to discontinue the use of male/female gender markers on commuter passes. Read More about Transgender activists end policy of gender markers on Philadelphia public transit Geographical Mapping of Campaigns Nonviolent action campaigns are waged all over the world. See a distribution of the campaigns across the globe in our interactive map. 1,200+ cases 100+ countries 400+ years covered View Campaigns on the Map The Global Nonviolent Action Database is a project of Swarthmore College, including the Peace and Conflict Studies Program, the Peace Collection, and the Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility. The Global Nonviolent Action Database is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license unless otherwise noted. Registered users can login to the website. Footer menu Cases Browse Cases Browse Cases by Tags View Cases on Map Methods Browse Methods About About the Database Nonviolent Action Defined Three Applications of NVA Campaigns, Not Movements Coding Definitions How to Cite Cases Resources Contact Contact Us Suggest a Case User...