6 Steps of Kingian Nonviolence

Step 1: Information Gathering

• The way you determine the facts, the options for change and the timing of pressure for raising the issue is a collective process.

Step 2: Education

• Is the process of developing articulate leaders, who are knowledgeable about the issue.

Step 3: Personal Commitment

• Means looking at your internal and external involvement in the nonviolent campaign and preparing yourself for long-term as well as short term action.

Step 4: Negotiation:

• Is the art of bring together your views and those of your opponent to arrive at a just conclusion or clarify the unresolved issues, at which point, the conflict is formalized.

Step 5: Direct Action

• Occurs when negotiations have broken down or failed to produce a just response to the contested issues and conditions.

Step 6: Reconciliation

• Is the mandatory closing step of a campaign, when the opponents and proponents celebrate the victory and provide joint leadership to implement the change.