Verdenshistorie fortaelles ofte i glimt fra krig til krig. Denne fagbog ser pa de glemte historier, hvor krigen ikke kom, og konflikter blev lost med fredelige midler. Volden er aldrig uundgaelig, men et valg - maske kun valgt pa grund af uvidenhed om de ikkevoldelige alternativer. Selv midt i et krigshelvede er der altid mennesker, som arbejder for fred uden selv at ty til vold. Gennem solidaritet og samarbejde skaber de lokale fredssamfund, og trodser brutalitet og undertrykkelse. "Pa barrikaderne for fred" giver disse modige mennesker en stemme, og viser at en anden verden er mulig.

Nonviolent social movements and campaigns are frequently met with violent repression from their opponents and cheers of encouragement from their supporters. However, it is also common for both authorities and third parties such as foreign governments, international organisations and media to be much more nuanced in their responses. In an attempt to prevent communication between activists, Egyptian authorities closed down the internet and mobile phone networks during the uprising in 2011. In Serbia in the late 1990's, the opposition group Otpor was prevented from registering as a legal...