WITH SRDJA POPOVIC, AUTHOR OF "BLUEPRINT FOR REVOLUTION"

Srdja Popovic dropped by my class this week and shared his thoughts about leadership, activism and social movements. His new book, Blueprint for Revolution captures his thinking and experience on the subject. The subtitle of his book is wonderful; How to use rice pudding, lego men, and other non-violent techniques to galvanize communities, overthrow dictators, and simply change the world. Indeed, Srdja has a lot to say about this, as he was the one that led the student movement in Serbia that culminated in the removal of the dictator Slobodan Milosevic. His organization, the Center for Applied Non-violent Action and Strategies has trained activists all around the world, including those who led the Arab spring.  As both our books came out this week, Srdja asked if we can get a photo capturing each of us signing our books as a gift for the other.

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