Nadine Bloch
Contributed Modules
The Salt March
Any collection of creative actions worth its salt would include a reference to Gandhi’s famous march — and the conversation would be flavored with strategic and practical lessons still resonant today. In 1930, the Indian National Congress adopted satyagraha (essentially, nonviolent protest) as their main tactic in their campaign for …Continue Reading
Use others’ prejudices against them
Your enemy’s prejudices about you are a weakness that you can exploit to your advantage.
This ain’t the Sistine Chapel
Sky-high artistic expectations can not only slow you down, but can also critically impair execution of your tactic and strategy.
Make the invisible visible
Many injustices are invisible to the mainstream. When you bring these wrongs into full view, you change the game, making the need to take action palpable.
If protest is made illegal, make daily life a protest
When standard dissent is made impossible by overwhelming state repression, find ways to make ordinary acts subversive.
Balance art and message
Effective creative interventions require a judicious balance of art and message. It’s not just what you say, it’s how you say it. If the role of the artist is to “deepen the mystery,” what is the role of the political artist?
Trek
To link disparate locations that seek to have impact on a common issue; to model alternative community; to demonstrate commitment to a cause through endurance; to physically embody a pathway to an alternative.
Banner hang
To boldly articulate a demand; to rebrand a target; to provide a message frame or larger-than-life caption for an action.
The Salt March
Any collection of creative actions worth its salt would include a reference to Gandhi’s famous march — and the conversation would be flavored with strategic and practical lessons still resonant today. In 1930, the Indian National Congress adopted satyagraha (essentially, nonviolent protest) as their main tactic in their campaign for …Continue Reading
Use others’ prejudices against them
Your enemy’s prejudices about you are a weakness that you can exploit to your advantage.
This ain’t the Sistine Chapel
Sky-high artistic expectations can not only slow you down, but can also critically impair execution of your tactic and strategy.
Make the invisible visible
Many injustices are invisible to the mainstream. When you bring these wrongs into full view, you change the game, making the need to take action palpable.
If protest is made illegal, make daily life a protest
When standard dissent is made impossible by overwhelming state repression, find ways to make ordinary acts subversive.
Balance art and message
Effective creative interventions require a judicious balance of art and message. It’s not just what you say, it’s how you say it. If the role of the artist is to “deepen the mystery,” what is the role of the political artist?
Trek
To link disparate locations that seek to have impact on a common issue; to model alternative community; to demonstrate commitment to a cause through endurance; to physically embody a pathway to an alternative.
Banner hang
To boldly articulate a demand; to rebrand a target; to provide a message frame or larger-than-life caption for an action.