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George Lakey shared the links to various resources below in response to our discussion with him following his keynote presentation "Stopping the Decline of Democracy into a Slide toward Authoritarianism" delivered at the Colorado Regional Friends Fall Gathering, October 23-24 2021
On the chances of movements being able to avert the worst outcomes of present trends:
“Can now really be the best time to be alive?” WNV, Dec 26, 2019, George Lakey w/ Yotam Marom.
https://wagingnonviolence.org/2019/12/can-now-really-be-the-best-time-to-be-alive/
Centrists push back as Americans consider the Nordic model: Responses to Thomas Friedman, William Brooks, and Fareed Zakaria from George Lakey
1. “As coronavirus opens the door to big changes, the left’s most attractive vision faces pushback,” WagingNonviolence.org, March 25, 2020. https://wagingnonviolence.org/2020/03/coronavirus-system-change-nordic-model/.
2. “US opinion is shifting in favor of the Nordic model – can activists keep up? In recognition of the pandemic crisis, big-city, mainstream newspapers are calling for actual system change. Activists need to be ready to answer the invitation.” WagingNonviolence.org, March 30, 2020.
https://wagingnonviolence.org/2020/03/coronavirus-system-change-nordic-model-denmark-biden-friedman/
3. “How can nations best prepare to face a pandemic or climate crisis?” WagingNonviolence.org, Apr 3, 2020.
https://wagingnonviolence.org/2020/04/to-face-a-pandemic-or-a-climate-crisis-what-gets-a-nation-ready/
Additional short articles on aspects of the Nordic experience interesting to Friends
“Inequality is the real backstory to Sweden’s riots: The riots in Sweden show why movements can’t make progress against racism without a commitment to economic equality.” Feb 23, 2017. https://wagingnonviolence.org/2017/02/sweden-riots-economic-inequality-racism-immigrants/.
“In Norway, Racism Is Losing. Here’s Why.” Dec 15, 2017. The Scandinavian success comes from focusing on economic justice and making immigrant success stories more visible.
https://www.yesmagazine.org/peace-justice/in-norway-racism-is-losing-heres-why-20171215
“Why are the Danes so happy? Because their economy makes sense” July, 2017, https://wagingnonviolence.org/2017/07/denmark-nordic-model-economy-happiness/
"How Swedes and Norwegians broke the power of the 1 percent."
https://wagingnonviolence.org/2012/01/how-swedes-and-norwegians-broke-the-power-of-the-1-percent/
More from George Lakey
New paperback: Facilitating Group Learning: Strategies for Success with Diverse Learners. https://www.pmpress.org
Recent books still popular: Viking Economics: How the Scandinavians got it right and how we can, too, and HOW WE WIN: A Guide to Nonviolent Direct Action Campaigning, both from https://www.mhpbooks.com/books
Earth Quaker Action Team (www.eqat.org).
Columnist for WagingNonviolence.org
Global Nonviolent Action Database (http://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu)