About the talk:

Srđa Popović was one of the founders and key organizers with the Serbian student nonviolent resistance group Otpor! Their nonviolent campaign to unseat Serbian president Slobodan Milošević met with success in October 2000, when hundreds of thousands of protestors converged upon and took over the Serbian Parliament, effectively ending Milošević's rule. Srđa says that 2011 is already "A Very Bad Year For Very Bad Guys" and it is worth understanding how people power, or the real power behind the on-going dramatic events in the Arab Spring and beyond actually works. This can help us predict events and scenarios not only in the on-going Arab struggles, but also in places like Burma and Belarus.

Recorded during: TEDxKraków 2011

About the speaker:

…one of the key organisers involved in unseating Serbian president Slobodan Milosovic. This year is already "A Very Bad Year For Very Bad Guys" and Srdja will explore how people power, the real power behind the on-going dramatic events in the Arab Spring and beyond, actually works.

Original subtitles: Krystian Aparta

Translated by: Rysia Wand (reviewed by Krystian Aparta)