Institute Public Meeting

Nonviolent Struggles Against Repressive Regimes

The Role of the International Community

The number of examples of popular nonviolent resistance to repressive regimes continues to grow. This session will examine the role of international institutions in supporting local efforts to resist repressive regimes nonviolently:

• How have nonviolent struggles gained the attention of the international community?
  
• How can the international community better support nonviolent resistance to oppression?
  
• Are there risks for nonviolent movements in relying on international support?
  
• What lessons from past movements can the international community learn?

This discussion was webcast-live and included questions from the floor and the Internet audience.

Panelists:

• Czeslaw Bielecki, Poland and Solidarity
  
• Mkhuseli Jack, South Africa and the ANC
  
• Srdja Popovic, Otpor and Serbia
  
• Edita Tahiri, Nonviolent Conflict in Kosovo

Moderator:

• Harriet Hentges, Executive Vice President, U.S. Institute of Peace

Archived Audio and Video Archived Audio Event Proceedings Running Time - 1 hr 34 min • 14M Download   Archived Video (Available by Speaker) Opening Remarks Running Time - 6 min • 5M Download Czselaw Bilecki's Remarks Running Time - 18 min • 5M Download Mkhuseli Jack's Remarks Running Time - 10 min • 5M Download Srdja Popovic's Remarks Running Time - 21 min • 5M Download Edita Tahiri's Remarks Running Time - 10 min • 5M Download Peter Ackerman's Remarks Running Time - 9 min • 5M Download Q& A Session Running Time - 44 min • 5M Download Download Quicktime Webcasting FAQs