Sparking constructive thinking about defense, security, and democracy protection
Nonviolent movements inevitably emerge to counter aggression and injustice, becoming more organized and strategic with time. Their protagonists, civil society and ordinary people, use collective action to leverage power in ways institutions and armies cannot, sometimes referred to as “political jiu jitsu”. While social scientists have been studying this phenomenon since the 1960s, it has deep roots across the centuries and in nearly all country histories.
ONM’s mission is to advance a better understanding of nonviolent movements, their methods, and their track record for protecting freedom, human dignity, and security. Our geographic focus is France, Europe, Ukraine, and Africa.
In an era marked by uncertainty, nonviolent movements and their unarmed methods of resisting the usurpation of power strengthen our democracies’ resilience, sustainability, and autonomy.
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Our focus areas
Unarmed civilian-based defense for freedom, human dignity and security in Europe & Africa
Violence is real, and so is your power without it. We explore strategies to access nonmilitary, unarmed power for freedom, human dignity and security, in complement to institutional approaches.
Women-led and youth-led people power for peace in Francophone regions
Integrity is built from the bottom up. We reinforce communities of women and youth to build democracy through civic action, nonviolent action education, and storytelling.
Social innovation in unarmed defense and nonviolent action education
We believe that humanity has only just begun innovating more sustainable and autonomous solutions to counter violence and injustice in the world. ONM is a leader in social innovation in unarmed defense and an incubator education in nonviolent action.
Who we are and what we do…in 90 seconds:
Violence is real, and so is your power without it.
Join us in illuminating a path toward a better world through nonviolent action.
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