nvdatabase.swarthmore.eduGlobal Nonviolent Action Database

Search this site: Main Menu Browse Cases Advanced Browse Browse Waves of Campaigns Browse Cases by Tags Browse by Geographic Location Search Cases Advanced Search Browse Methods Search Methods About 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 Suggest a Case Front Page Printer-friendly version PDF version Featured Case: 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 this campaign now... 1000 th Case: Guatemalan workers at Lunafil Guatemalan workers and families withstand violence, defend justice with 410-day strike and occupation, protected by Peace Brigades International. Read about the Guatemalan worker campaign now... Geographical Mapping of Campaigns Nonviolent action campaigns are waged all over the world. See a distribution of the campaigns across the globe in our new interactive map. Check out the map now... 1000 campaigns from 200 countries There are now 1000 campaigns described on this database. These campaigns come from all over the world and address a wide range of issues. Browse campaigns now... Waves of Nonviolent Action Some campaigns inspire others, creating a kind of "wave" of campaigns within or across countries. The 2011 'Arab wave' is an example. On the database we have grouped campaigns into several waves Find waves now... A project of Swarthmore College, including Peace and Conflict Studies, the Peace Collection, and the Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility. Copyright Swarthmore College. is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License . Original website design and artwork created by Daniel Hunter . Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at http://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu . Registered users can login to the website....