A few days ago, I posted a link to an interview with Gene Sharp, the theorist of nonviolent direct action. Here’s an article that details how the January 25 revolution in Egypt drew on his ideas, via a group in Serbia. It includes a fascinating look at work between the Serbian group CANVAS and activists in Burma. Here’s the link:

Revolution U – Otpor, CANVAS, Burma, and the Egypt Revolution – By Tina Rosenberg | Foreign Policy.

Reading it offers perspective into what’s happening in Wisconsin, too. I was particularly taken by the important role humor played both in the downfall of Milosevich and in the workshops the Serbians offered in Burma.