Blueprint for Revolution: how to use rice pudding, Lego men, and other non-violent techniques to galvanise communities, overthrow dictators, or simply change the world

by Srdja Popovic

So how did GIRIFNA spread its message? They adopted the color orange as their symbol and encouraged their supporters to carry oranges everywhere they went. It worked, and soon more and more people mysteriously started carrying oranges as they went about their errands. You’d see oranges everywhere. And it was perfect, because it was low risk. After all, who is going to get arrested for carrying a common fruit? Nobody. And on the off chance that trouble came their way, the GIRIFNA supporters could either eat their orange, toss it aside, or play dumb. It was a cheeky solution to a very real problem.