NVDA Guide & training resources

DAM’s Founder, Jessica Williams, has written two nonviolent direct action guides which can be used by individuals and groups to learn about how to engage in different forms of effective and sustainable activism. There are host versions of the NVDA guides which are set up to help individuals/groups host training sessions!

You can find the NVDA guides and the training materials below.

NVDA Guide Version iI IS HERE!!!

• Nonviolent Direct Action: Version II Published March 28, 2022

• Nonviolent Direct Action: Version II - Host Copy

• Nonviolent Direct Action: Version II - Training follow-up information

• Nonviolent Direct Action: Version II - PowerPoint Presentation

NVDA Guide Version i

You are encouraged to download Version II.

The 1st version of the guide is considered outdated now.

• Nonviolent Direct Action (Version I) written by J.K. Williams

  Published on August 9th, 2019

NVDA training

You are encouraged to use the training materials from Version II. Version I is outdated.

• Nonviolent Direct Action: Version II - Host Copy

• Nonviolent Direct Action: Version II - Training follow-up information

• Nonviolent Direct Action: Version II - PowerPoint Presentation

• Nonviolent Direct Action Guide - host copy (Version I) by J.K. Williams

  Published on August 10th, 2019

• NVDA Training - PowerPoint presentation - this compliments NVDA training sessions, but is not required.

• Single Rope Technique - Climbing Gear: Use and Care (Manual)

• Further training resources can be found here

• Nonviolent communication: A language of life by Marshall Rosenberg (1934 – 2015)

political lobbying & campaign resources

• Using Trello to Organise Your Political Campaign

An introduction to Trello and to organising successful & sustainable political campaigns, written by J.K. Williams.

• Marshal Information Pack

A basic example of an information pack to present to marshals an hour or two before your planned event.

• Campaign messaging: tips & tools