THE NEW TACTICS NEWSLETTER – July 21, 2005

From Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro and Shakespeare’s Hamlet to Mbongeni Ngema’s Asinamali, theater has always been a place for social protest. However, this media is often overlooked as a source for action. The New Tactics Asia workshop (August 5-11, in Chiang Mai, Thailand) will feature a wide range of tactics, including the use of interactive theater to build awareness. [see the full list of tactics]

During the Asia Workshop, you will receive periodic emails with links to workshop presentations, reports and participant interviews. Our hope is to keep you updated on what’s happening in Chiang Mai, as well as provide you with useful resources and information for your work. Stay tuned to www.newtactics.org! 

[see the participant list]
[read participant profiles]

DEVELOPING CREATIVE TACTICS AND STRATEGIES

Sun Tzu, a military strategist, once stated "Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat."  This statement, written more than 2,000 years ago, tells us that planning without action is futile and action without planning is fatal. Today, we can learn a great deal from the three principles Sun Tzu identified so long ago to lay the foundation for success. These principles are:  know yourself, know your opponent, and know the terrain. [more]

PARTICIPANT PROFILE:  RAKIB AHSAN, BANGLADESH

This month, we spoke with Rakib Ahsan, an Asia workshop presenter, about his tactic "building collaborative partnerships between NGOs, police and the community" and his thoughts on the upcoming workshop. Rakib is a Program Officer for the Asia Foundation’s Human Rights and Criminal Justice Program in Bangladesh.  
[read the interview]