People around the world have used civil disobedience through non-violent direct action to fight for rights, freedom, and justice. This free 3-hour workshop at The Wiltern, taught by two of the nation's leading nonviolent practitioners, will explore strategies and best on-the-ground practices for successful nonviolent action. Reverend James Lawson, a leading theoretician and tactician of nonviolence within the Civil Rights Movement who was instrumental in training Martin Luther King Jr. and thousands of US civil rights activists, joina Nadine Bloch, training director for Beautiful Trouble, an organization that promotes creative strategic activism. The workshop gives instruction on how to identify what makes an action or movement effective, explore the history of nonviolent struggles, and learn legal and safety skills, and how to de-escalate conflict.