Public confrence on tactical non-violent resistance against Ethiopian TPLF regime

                                                                                                                   
 On February 10,2015 we had a public confrence prepared by DCESON Radio, with Jamila Raqib who serves as the Executive Director of the Albert Einstein Institution and as a Research Affiliate of the Center for International Studies at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).  She works closely with Dr. Gene Sharp, the World’s foremost scholar on strategic nonviolent action.

       

Jamila joined the Albert Einstein Institution in 2002, focusing on the promotion and distribution of writings and translations, on the technique of nonviolent struggle and its potential in acute conflicts worldwide.  Her work involved consulting with translators to develop terminology for accurate dissemination of understanding about strategic nonviolent struggle in numerous languages.

As the conference we had in Oslo Norway, at the place of Batteriet ,we had 1hour confrence and we discuss about tactics in non violence resistance to use against Ethiopian regime.
In modern times, nonviolent methods of action have been a powerful tool for social protest and revolutionary in social and political change, as  what the people of Ethiopia  are doing now inside the country as well even though the regime with the gun power still punishes, arrest and killing peacefull protestors.

The Methods of Nonviolent Protest and Persuasion ,which are
Formal Statements like..

-Public Speeches
-Group or mass petitions
-Letters of opposition or support

Communications with a Wider Audience
-Slogans and symbols
-Banners, posters, and displayed communications
-Leaflets, pamphlets, and books
-Newspapers and journals
-Records, radio, and television

Withdrawal from the Social System
-Stay-at-home
-Total personal noncooperation
-Social Movements and Strategic Nonviolence
Noncooperation with Social Events, Customs, and Institutions
-Suspension of social and sports activities
-Boycott of social affairs
-Student strike
-Social disobedience
-Withdrawal from social institutions

With tangible situation in Ethiopia now and the regime which has been in the power for almost 23 years with gun power, if only non violence actions are enough?  their has been many questions raised from the confrence attendants in a violent government like TPLF with armed power and bad governance how can it be possible to avoid the regime by means of non violence resistance?
-when the regime arrested the peacefull protesters.
-when writing cricriticisms will get you to prison
-when medias and journalists considered as terrorists and instroment for terror actions.
-social Assemblies spied on and will be questiond...etc.

Jamila Raqib has explaind and shared her own difrrent experianses that no matter how the situation seem so hard but still non violence actions has peacefull outcomes and bring changes eventhough it takes time and it is a long ride, she also mentiond the Role of non violence resistanse in South Africa to avoid Apartheid. She suggested that our unity and togetherness can bring that solution we are longing for.

Daniel Alebachew