Nonviolent Direct Action (NVDA) Training for Activists

Start: Saturday, October 21, 2017 1:00 PM

End: Saturday, October 21, 2017 5:00 PM

MoveOn Front Range and Indivisible Front Range Resistance are holding two trainings on Nonviolent Direct Action (NVDA). The trainings will include information and history about nonviolence, de-escalation practices, protestor roles in NVDA, affinity groups, and role plays.

An ACLU representative will alsp be on hand to deliver a segment on protestor rights and legal issues and answer questions.

Getting these trainings will generally prepare participants to engage in peaceful civil disobedience and support roles in nonviolent actions in the resistance movement. The trainers are Wendy Rochman, Kenneth Nova, and Gina McAfee. Wendy and Kenneth have conducted NVDA and marshal trainings for many years and are currently MoveOn Crisis Response lead organizers, and Gina is a founding member of Indivisible Front Range Resistance and Inclusivity/Social Justice Committee lead.

The trainings are free. Expenses for these trainings are small for the presenters, so a very small donation will be requested from attendees.

Space is limited. To register for either this training, please RSVP.