Subject: Social Defence Last modified: March 1, 2004
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Annie
Knitting and Picketing
Peace News 40pp ISBN: 0-907123-06-6 $3.00
An entertaining and sometimes challenging collection of poetry, prose and drawings from a participant in the early 1980's Women's Peace Movement in the U.K.

Bay, Christian & Walker, Charles
Civil Disobedience. Theory and Practice
Black Rose 50pp ISBN: 0-919618-56-1 $7.50
A handbook on the theory and practice of civil disobedience. Includes a detailed 10 point checklist for practicing civil disobedience, and a one page chart of the methods of non violent action.

Carter, April
Direct Action
28pp ISBN: 0-946409-03-X $1.30
April Carter presents a short and concise statement about non-violent methods of opposition. She is a leading British theorist and practitioner of Direct Action and wrote this in the 1960's.

Clark, H. et al
Preparing for Non-Violent Direct Action
Peace News 80pp ISBN: 0-946409-02-1 $4.00
A very useful little manual on organising direct action in small affinity groups. Chapter 1 focuses on how to use non-violent direct action. Other chapters are: A small group approach, and tools and techniques used by small groups. This pamphlet shows how small groups using non-violent direct action can gain a sense of their own strength. It introduces ideas and methods and shows how they can work. There are several case histories from Britain, to supplement the theory and group skills.

Hansen, Ann
Direct Action: Memoirs Of An Urban Guerilla
AK Press 493pp ISBN: 1 902593 48 0 $29.90
The Vancouver 5, or Squamish 5, were 5 Canadians convicted in the early 80s of (successfully) bombing a hydro-electric power sub-station, the Litton Systems plant in Toronto, where components for Cruise Missiles were being made, and several Red Hot Video stores, accused of selling violent pornography. Now, finally, twenty years later, Ann Hansen, who served 7 years for her involvement, tells the true gripping saga of an anarchist guerilla group. From its origins in the Canadian anarchist and counter-cultural milieu of the late 70s/early 80s; to going underground, and a clandestine life of arms drills, explosive practice, stealing cars, and (failed) armored car heists; to the massive reaction and surveillance of a state that felt (understandably) very much under attack, and the subsequent 'trial by media' of those involved - this is very real incredible revolutionary 'true-crime' tale of unrepentant action. 480 pages of fast-paced narrative are topped off with Communiques issued for all the actions, and Ann Hansen's Statement To The Court Before Sentencing. A triumph of storytelling, history and very real debate about movement tactics, goals, and vision. "Hansen's story is an intense, articulate rendering of her motivations and desire to be part of an effective revolutionary force for social justice." [Quill & Quire]

Martin, Brian
Social Defence Social Change
Freedom 157pp ISBN: 0-900384-69-7 $17.40
Brian Martin presents here a case for social defence to be a grassroots initiative and for it to be linked to challenges to the oppressive structures in society. He provides a series of examples from around the world. An interesting premise from an Australian author.

Martin, Brian
Uprooting War
Freedom 298pp ISBN: 0-900384-26-3 $17.60
This book is about developing strategies for grassroots activists to challenge and replace the war system. Brian Martin presents a wide ranging critical analysis of social institutions and also draws upon his experiences as a social activist in the environmental and peace movements in Australia. Some of the alternative directions examined are social defence, peace conversion, and building self-managing political and economic institutions.

Martin, Brian et al
Nonviolent Struggle and Social Defence
143pp ISBN: 0-903517-14-0 $11.70
Published by War Resisters' International, this book draws together first hand experiences of unarmed communities defending what they value. The second half of the book - Social Defence: Arguments and actions - articulates that social defence is a realistic alternative to state sponsored military defence.

Richards, Vernon
Protest without Illusions
Freedom 168pp ISBN: 0-900384-19-0 $10.60
A History and analysis of the early Nuclear Disarmament Movement in Britain, including B&W photos of CND marches.