There are two local opportunities this week to screen and discuss the documentary “How to Start a Revolution” about Gene Sharp’s long career and groundbreaking work in developing the theory of nonviolent strategic action.
Pendle Hill will show the film on July 1, 7:30-9:00 p.m. as part of its First Mondays series. I will have the privilege of facilitating a discussion about the film. Download a flyer.
Envision Peace Museum will show the film on July 3, 6:30-9:00 p.m. with a panel discussion afterwards including Arzu Geybulla in Turkey, Stephanie Ambar in Brazil, and myself Download a flyer.
Swarthmore College is privileged to be the home of the papers of the Albert Einstein Institution.
Lee A. Smithey is an Associate Professor of peace and conflict studies at Swarthmore College in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania where he coordinates the college’s Peace and Conflict Studies program. He studies social movements, conflict transformation, and strategic nonviolent action. He is the author of Unionists, Loyalists, and Conflict Transformation in Northern Ireland (Oxford University Press), and co-edited The Paradox of Repression and Nonviolent Movements (Syracuse University Press) with Lester R. Kurtz. 
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