The Global Pandemic Has Spawned New Forms of Activism – and They’re Flourishin

We’ve identified nearly 100 distinct methods of nonviolent action that include physical, virtual and hybrid actions

Erica Chenoweth and team have been collecting data on the various methods that people have used to express solidarity or adapted to press for change in the midst of this crisis. In just several weeks’ time, they've identified nearly 100 distinct methods of nonviolent action that include physical, virtual and hybrid actions – and they’re still counting. Far from condemning social movements to obsolescence, the pandemic – and governments’ responses to it – are spawning new tools, new strategies, and new motivation to push for change.