Marv Davidov: Still an activist after all these years
“I’ve always had a feeling ever since I was a conscious human being that some things are right and some are wrong, you have to stand up and do something,” said Davidov.
Cass Sanford and James Sanna, TC Daily Planet
At 77 years old, Marv Davidov, who calls himself a “non-violent revolutionary”, is a celebrated local hero. With 55 years of grassroots activism under his belt, Davidov is familiar with picketing, sit-ins and handcuffs. As the RNC nears and protestors count down the days, we spoke with Davidov, a professor of nonviolence at St. Thomas University, about his lifelong dedication to nonviolent protest.
“I write good letters from prison,” says Davidov, who has been arrested over 50 times for acts of civil disobedience.
Davidov began a lifelong fight for social justice during the Civil Rights Movement when he joined the Freedom Riders and continued his activism during the Vietnam era through protest and draft resistance.
Davidov is best known for his work as the founder of the Honeywell Project, a nonviolent, Minnesota-based protest group that fought with the Honeywell Corporation in Minneapolis for two decades to end the company’s production of military products during the Vietnam war.
With such an impressive activist’s resume, Davidov has become a go-to man on how to successfully plan and carry out a non-violent protest.
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Related:
You Can't Do That: Marv Davidov, Non-Violent Revolutionary ~ Carol Masters, Powell's Books
The biography of "non-violent revolutionary" Marv Davidov, who has been arrested more than 50 times during his career as a grassroots activist, tells the tale of a man dedicated to effecting change through peaceful means.
