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About NVDA
What is NVDA?
NonViolent Direct Action is a form of protest used to achieve social change through blockades, sit-ins, strikes, art and many other tactics rather than negotiation or discussion. To define something as nonviolent, you need a working definition of violence. This is a complex topic with no clear consensus, even within movements that use NVDA as a tactic. We define violence as the act of intentionally causing harm to people, animals, or the planet. We act in opposition to systems that utilize violence.
Why use NVDA?
Historically, nonviolent responses to state/capitalist violence have effectively achieved long term change. NVDA puts pressure on the targeted corporation, industry, or political group by elevating public awareness of an issue, damaging their public image, and challenging the status quo. Nonviolent direct actions explicitly highlight and oppose the violence of the activity being protested through dramatic contrast. NVDA also serves to push forward progressive ideas by making the formerly “radical” views seem reasonable to the average person in comparison. Thus, this training camp we are going to share skills with an emphasis on NVDA.
Land acknowledgement
Muwekma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco Bay Area
The Bay Area Direct Action Skill Share will be taking place on Muwekma Ohlone land. The Present-day Muwekma Ohlone Tribe is comprised of all of the known surviving American Indian lineages aboriginal to the San Francisco Bay region who trace their ancestry through the Missions Dolores, Santa Clara, and San Jose; and who were also members of the historic Federally Recognized Verona Band of Alameda County. The aboriginal homeland of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe includes the following counties: San Francisco, San Mateo, most of Santa Clara, Alameda, Contra Costa, and portions of Napa, Santa Cruz, Solano and crosscuts aboriginal linguistic and tribal boundaries, fell under the sphere of influence of the aforementioned three missions between 1776 and 1836. The missionization policies deployed by the Catholic Church and militarily supported by the Hispanic Empire, brought many distantly related, and in some cases, already inter-married tribal groups together at the missions.
Go to http://www.muwekma.org/index.html to learn more and support the Ohlone people in their struggle to regain federal recognition and stolen ancestral land by signing their letter.
Limited space, apply now!
The deadline to submit your application for B.A.D.A.S.S. is March 1st, 2023. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis, first come first serve!