This song was created 80% by AI with a human-in-the-middle. The goal of this song is to take the lessons learned from successful resistance movements throughout history and to distill 53 methods of nonviolent resistance - protest and persuasion into a song that educates those building resistance movements or want to build a resistance movement. Educate yourself and learn a way that you can take on the risk you can bear to push back against oppression and fight for freedom!

If you don’t stand for something, you will fall for anything!

People of the world unite in solidarity!

The Methods of Non-violent Protest and Persuasion

Formal Statements

1. Public speeches

2. Letters of opposition or Support

3. Declarations by organizations or institutions

4. Signed public statements

5. Declarations of indictment and intention

6. Group or mass petitions

Communications with a Wider Audience

7. Slogans, caricatures, and symbols

8. Banners, posters and displayed communications

9. Leaflets, pamphlets, and books

10. Newspapers and journals

11. Records, radio and television

12. Skywriting and earthwriting

Group Representation

13. Deputations

14. Mock Awards

15. Group lobbying

16. Picketing

17. Mock elections

Symbolic Public Acts

18. Displays of flags and symbolic colors

19. Wearing of symbols

20. Prayer and worship

21. Delivering symbolic objects

22. Protestant disrobings

23. Destruction of own property

24. Symbolic lights

25. Displays of portraits

26. Pain as protest

27. New Signs and Names

28. Symbolic sounds

29. Symbolic reclamations

30. Rude gestures

Pressure on Individuals

31. “Haunting” officials

32. Taunting officials

33. Fraternization

34. Vigils

Drama and Music

35. Humorous skits and pranks

36. Performances of plays and music

37. Singing

Processions

38. Marches

39. Parades

40. Pilgrimages

41. Motorcades

Honoring the Dead

42. Political mourning

43. Mock funerals

44. Demonstrative funerals

45. Homage at burial places

46. Assemblies of protest or support

47. Protest meetings

48. Camouflaged meetings of protest

49. Teach-ins

50. Walk-outs

51. Silence

52. Renouncing honors

53. Turning one’s back

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