Campaign Nonviolence Action Days 2024
Calls-To-Action
From Sept 21 to Oct 2, 2024, (Int’l Day of Peace to Int’l Day of Nonviolence), join tens of thousands of people in creatively building a culture of peace rooted in active nonviolence. Last year, people held over 5,000 actions, events, and marches across the USA and in 20 countries. Over 60,000 people participated in these events.
In 2024, join us in advancing peace and nonviolence, and addressing the entwined issues of violence, war, poverty, racism, and environmental destruction.
We welcome your ideas for actions. We also invite you to participate in our calls-to-action that work on specific aspects of a culture of nonviolence. Offer a teach-in on nonviolence. Call for ceasefires. Organize labor strike solidarity. Train in how to interrupt racial harassment. Connect the issues of climate and militarism. There’s something for everyone in these Campaign Nonviolence calls-to-action!
You can organize in several ways:
Organize your own action to build a culture of peace and active nonviolence, free from war, poverty, racism, and environmental destruction. Just tell us the details and we’ll add you to the Action Days list.
Sign-up for one or more of our specific calls-to-action. The actions have been chosen to connect the dots between the issues and explore the many forms of nonviolence including education, constructive programs, healing work, direct action, and protests. You can join actions on Sept 21st (Int’l Day of Peace) and Oct 2nd (Int’l Day of Nonviolence). You can also choose a call-to-action that can be done any time between those dates. You pick a date that works best for you and your group, while still feeling the solidarity of others taking action in similar ways.
Spread the word! Grow the movement by reaching out to local groups and inviting them to join in. The Campaign Nonviolence Action Days are designed to bring together the many issues, movements, and efforts working to end violence and build a world that works for all of us.
Questions? Contact Rivera Sun: rivera(at)paceebene.org
International Day of Peace: Build A Culture of Peace
From Ukraine to Gaza, Sudan to Colombia, the need for peace is urgent and widespread. On September 21st, the International Day of Peace, take action to call for ceasefires, educate the community about peace, and honor the peacemakers on the local and global levels. More info.
International Day of Nonviolence: Nonviolence Teach-Ins
October 2nd is Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday and the International Day of Nonviolence. On this day, connect with as many children and adults as possible to discuss, learn about, and explore nonviolence. Use our tools and resources to host creative teach-ins. Do a Facebook live or Instagram post on the subject of nonviolence. Or put up informational posters around town. Or interrupt classes or meetings with a 5-minute speech on nonviolence. Or sidewalk chalk nonviolence principles in public places. More info.
Ending Violence: Train To Interrupt Violence & Harassment
Train your community in bystander intervention, de-escalation, and anti-harassment skills. Prepare people to be able to stop incidents of violence and harassment at work, on public transit, in the home, at the store, or in the streets. As we approach the 2024 elections, you could also help poll workers and poll watchers prepare to de-escalate potential violence at the polls. More info.
Ending Poverty: Mutual Aid & Labor Strike Solidarity
Organize a group to participate in mutual aid and/or labor strike solidarity, i.e. hold a bake sale for a strike fund, go to a picket line, join a boycott of a business where the workers are striking, or other ways of supporting a strike. More info.
Environment: Peace & Planet Solidarity
Use our Peace & Planet Solidarity Toolkit to take action on the ways the climate crisis and militarism connect, or how war damages the environment. You will also find creative ideas for organizing peace and planet events with children. More info.
Divest From Violence—Move the Money Out of Weapons & Fossil Fuels: Take action to stop money from going into industries that manufacture war, weapons, nukes, and fossil fuels. Plan an action at a bank, public office, or university. Challenge them to reinvest in peace and planet. More info.
Racial Justice: Host a Racial Healing Circle and/or Train To Interrupt Harassment
Help your community address racism that impacts Black, Latinx, Indigenous, Asian-American, Arab-American, and Jewish individuals. Host a Racial Healing Circle that allows personal stories to be shared and heard. Train your community in practical ways to intervene when someone is being targeted by hate. Your actions can focus on the issues your area is struggling with, such as welcoming migrants or addressing both antisemitism and Islamophobia. More info.
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GET INVOLVED:
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IF YOU’RE AN ACTION ORGANIZER, KEEP US UP TO DATE:
Most importantly: Share your photos and any action reports with us so we can post it on our blog. Fill out the form here.
On social media, make sure to use one of these hashtags on your posts in Facebook and Twitter. It will helps us find your posts and share it: #CNV2024, #CampaignNonviolence or #PeaceDay, #Peace
Here’s what’s planned—click on an image to learn more about each call to action and get the Action Days Toolkit here.
TOOLS AND RESOURCES
+ GET THE ORGANIZING TOOLKIT
The Organizing Toolkit is updated each year and has all you need to organize a nonviolent action in your community. Download it here. It includes:
The vision and goals of Campaign Nonviolence'
A checklist and timeline to September
How to form your action committee and start planning for September.
Action ideas
The Nonviolence Agreement and Nonviolence Covenant to read for action participants
Sample local press release and steps to assist your media outreach.
+ ACTION DAYS TOOLKIT
- Get organizing tips for each day of the calls-to-action during the Campaign Nonviolence Action Days. Check it out here.
+ MEDIA AND PRESS OUTREACH
- The secret to getting good press coverage is intensive outreach to all of your local news outlets. Here are ten steps to make it happen.
- Get the word out to your local media about your Action! Use this press release and send it to your local press.
+ ACTION IDEAS
+ FLYERS AND FORMS
+ CNV GRAPHICS, BANNERS & IMAGES
- Print or order some of our Nonviolence Means... Posters. See full series here. Order on Redbubble here.
+ SHARE YOUR ACTION NEWS & PHOTOS
+ CNV ORGANIZATIONAL ENDORSERS
+ GET YOUR CNV FACE MASK, T-SHIRT AND BLUE SCARF
+ WATCH 2023 ACTION DAYS 101
“I fully support Campaign Nonviolence and call upon friends across the U.S. to join this movement to work for the abolition of war, poverty, racism and environmental destruction and pursue with new vigor Dr. King’s vision of a culture of peace and nonviolence. Together, we can create a new culture of peace.”