Non Violence

NATO Looks Backward, Nobel Peace Laureates Look Forward to Youth

Jonathan Granoff | Posted 06.01.2012

Read More: Shrin Ebadi, Dalai Lama, Lech Walesa, Nato, Jimmy Carter, Frederik Willem De Klerk, World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates, Non-Violence, Peace, Mikhail Gorbachev, Bill Clinton, Rahm Emanuel, Sean Penn, Mohammed Yunus, Nobel Peace Prize, Politics News
Jonathan Granoff

One can only imagine how much more successful the NATO gathering would have been had its members attended April's summit of Nobel Peace Laureates.

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Pete Bethune and His Holy Warriors, Part 2

Peter Jay Brown | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Reality TV, Ghandi, Environmentalists, Positive Action, Environmentalism, Peter-Brown-Film, Sea Shepherd, Obama Environment, Nelson Mandela, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, Environment, Whale Wars, Sea Shepherd Whaling, Pete Bethune, Non-Violence, Semiautomatic Weapons, Snag Films, Non-Violent Resistance, Peter Brown, Sea Shepherds, Green News
Peter Jay Brown

I certainly believe we come from apes, but I also would like to believe we have evolved beyond that. Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, Aung San Suu Kyi, Ghandi, and the Dalai Lama all know better. How might our human history be different if they had taken up arms?

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Despite Recent Flairs in Violence, the Future Belongs to Soft Power

Jack Healey | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Aung San Suu Kyi, Human Rights, Soft Power, Non-Violence, Arab Spring, Peace, World News
Jack Healey

It seemed that state violence as a vehicle for change was back in fashion. But did either of these conflicts produce clear-cut positive results? Hardly. Far more hopeful have been the recent stories out of Myanmar and the Arab world.

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How Empires Fall (Including the American One)

Andy Kroll | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Iraq War, Jonathan Schell, Jonathan Schell Occupy Wall Street, Non-Violence, U.S. Iraq, Occupy Wall Street Protests, Non-Violent Resistance, Afghanistan War, Politics News
Andy Kroll

You might say that Schell, a former New Yorker staff writer renowned for his work on nuclear weapons and disarmament, prophesied Occupy and the Arab Spring -- without even knowing it.

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Pundits Waiting for a Palestinian Gandhi? Meet Khader Adnan.

Peter Hart | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Khader Adnan, Palestine, Thomas Friedman, Joe Klein, Time, Civil Disobedience, New York Times, Nicholas Kristof, Gandhi, Non-Violence, Non-Violent Resistance, Media News
Peter Hart

The pundits who tell us that they crave a dramatic nonviolent Palestinian narrative can write the story of Khader Adnan, who has drawn comparisons to celebrated Irish hunger striker Bobby Sands. But they are not writing his story.

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The Bhagavad Gita

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar | Posted 03.04.2012

Read More: Russian, Bible, Human Evolution, Terrorism, Equanimity, Upliftment, Quran, Mahatma Gandhi, Bhagavad Gita, Non-Violence, Spirituality, World News
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

The fact is that it is not the scriptures that inflict terrorism; it is the misinterpretation of an ignorant and stressed mind which justifies their actions quoting scriptures.

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Sola Yoga: Can Meditation Bring Peace to Afghanistan?

Deborah Stambler | Posted 01.14.2012

Read More: Cameron Alborzian, Yoga, Meditation, Amandine Roche, Afghanistan, Sola Yoga, Non-Violence, Peacebuilding, Afghanistan Yoga, Yoga Afghanistan, Sola Yoga Project, Impact News
Deborah Stambler

How long does it take to rebuild a feeling of safety and security among the people? We've spent time and money rebuilding the national security forces of these countries. Will it be enough?

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Occupy DC: Are Police Giving Koch Allies the "Green Light" to Run Over Protesters?

Art Levine | Posted 01.05.2012

Read More: Rachel Maddow, Protests, Occupy Wall Street, Michael Moore, Occupy Dc, Non-Violence, Protesters, Protesters Hit by Car, Video, DC News
Art Levine

In the days ahead, despite the anger, one question is: Will the Occupy DC movement be able to remain non-violent as it has?

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Gandhi Paved The Way For The Social Resistance We See Today

Philip Glass | Posted 12.28.2011

Read More: Occupy Main Street, Satyagraha, Mahatma Gandhi, Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Non-Violence, Non-Violent Resistance, Occupy Wall Street, Culture News
Philip Glass

Let no group or party exploit what many of us see as the growth of ignorance and indifference in society. Policies that lead to short-sighted political and economic gain will be easily seen for what they are.

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Jeanmarie Simpson -- Artivist in the Modern Landscape (Part 1)

Dylan Brody | Posted 12.03.2011

Read More: Dialogue, Women in Combat, Art, One-Person Show, Jeanmarie Simpson, Artist, Theater, Activist, Non-Violence, Peace, Interview, Arts News
Dylan Brody

I have had the privilege of introducing her at her wonderful show Coming in Hot, a one-person play in which she handles several different roles, presenting the writings of women who have served in combat.

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Ending the War Against Insomnia: A Non-Violent Approach To Sleep

Rubin Naiman, Ph.D. | Posted 09.23.2011

Read More: Insomnia, Integrative Medicine, Sleepiness, Mindfulness, Non-Violence, Natural Healing, Sleep, Healthy Living News
Rubin Naiman, Ph.D.

When it comes to conversations about insomnia, one might think we were at war. This isn't all that surprising, since we fight disease, combat infections, kill germs and go to battle with our symptoms.

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Conflict Resolution Commandos: A Response to the Flotilla

Roi Ben-Yehuda | Posted 08.28.2011

Read More: Conflict Resolution Commandos, Turkey, Flotilla, Gaza, Peace, Roi Ben-Yehuda, Palestine, Israel, Military, Idf, Non-Violence, Andrea Bartoli, World News
Roi Ben-Yehuda

Imagine back in 2010 if instead of masked men with guns, trained for intense warfare at sea, boarding a ship in the dead of night, the IDF had dispatched an elite unit of conflict resolution specialists. Could the tragedy at sea been averted?

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'Violence Not Tolerated In This Neighborhood'

The Huffington Post | Matt Ferner | Posted 07.19.2011

Read More: Violence Not Tolerated in This Neighborhood, Bar Shooting, Gun Violence, Helen Rodriguez, Denver Impact, Anti-Violence Sign, Desiderio Rodriguez, Violence Not Tolerated, Anti-Violence Campaign, Violence Not Tolerated in This Neighborhood Sign, Non-Violence, Colorado Gun Violence, Denver Bar Shooting, Denver News

One mother is trying to change the culture of violence in cities all over the nation, starting in Denver. Helen Rodriguez, mother of slain Desiderio R...

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The True Seeker Doesn't Avoid Conflict

Mastin Kipp | Posted 07.16.2011

Read More: Healthy Living Spirit, Non Violence and Conflict, Non Violence and Change, Wisdom, Non-Violence, Non Violent Disturbance, Non Violent Change, Healthy Living News
Mastin Kipp

Peaceful, non-violent disturbance has pushed the world forward since the beginning of man.

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How The Yoga Of Non-Injury Will Set You Free

Ed and Deb Shapiro | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Kindness, Meditation, Yoga, Spirituality, Non-Injury, Harmlessness, Peace, Nonviolence, Ahimsa, Non-Violence, Pacifism, Healthy Living Spirit, Healthy Living News
Ed and Deb Shapiro

There is nothing that could be more significant, helpful, or honoring of human existence and decency than non-injury, known as ahimsa in yoga.

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Supporting Nonviolence In Islam

Sarah Sayeed, Ph.D. | Posted 06.12.2011

Read More: Muslims, Condemning Terrorism, Non-Violence, Extremism, Anti-War Muslims, Muslim Moderates, American Muslim Leaders, The Muslim Problem, Muslims in America, Islamic Nonviolence, Islam in America, Islam, Religion News
Sarah Sayeed, Ph.D.

American Muslim leaders must condemn extremism, encourage community members to channel their opposition to international wars and build alliances with those who share similar goals.

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The Professors of Protest and the University of Revolution

John Jackson | Posted 05.30.2011

Read More: John Lewis, Gene Sharp, Otpor, Dictatorship, Lebanon, Civil Rights, Gandhi, Apartheid, Columbia University, Egypt Revolution, Burma, Georgia, Ukraine, Canvas, Milosevic, Non-Violence, James Lawson, Impact News
John Jackson

Srdja Popovic, a former Otpor leader and Founder of CANVAS will be speaking at Columbia University next week on the strategy and organization of non-violent revolution.

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When Non-Violence Isn't Enough

Joel D. Hirst | Posted 05.26.2011

Read More: Muammar Gaddafi, Non-Violence, Barack Obama, Freedom, Color Revolutions, Saffron Revolution, World News
Joel D. Hirst

Failed "color revolutions" expose the leaders for who they really are. During these delicate moments, international support is more -- not less -- justified.

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An American Prophet (Chris Hedges) Is Vindicated

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fascism, Politics, The New York Times, Christian Right, Chris Hedges, Peace Issues, Far Right, War, Non-Violence, America, Politics News
Frank Schaeffer

If Jesus ever actually showed up in America it would be our "Christians" who would shout him down -- if, that is, he talked about peace and the horror of an imperial nation addicted to war.

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Martin, Mandela and the Mahatma in Tahrir Square

Benjamin R. Barber | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Web 2.0, Citizenship, Religion and Politics, Egypt Revolution, Non-Violence, Egypt, Muslim Brotherhood, Tahrir Square, World News
Benjamin R. Barber

Non-violence is by no means an obvious tactic in the Middle East. The courageous women and men who faced down Mubarak with the cry "peaceful! peaceful!" proved there is an alternative.

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Who Is the Egyptian Mandela?

Spencer Critchley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gandhi, Social Media, Nelson Mandela, Mohamed ElBaradei, Martin Luther King, Eqypt, Twitter, Non-Violence, Barack Obama, World News
Spencer Critchley

In the past, in order for non-violence to win out over rage and retribution, it has required a single hero -- but the revolution in Egypt hasn't had that.

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Reflections During MLK Week

Rep. Barbara Lee | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gabrielle Giffords, Martin Luther King Jr, Peace, Non-Violence, Civility, Politics News
Rep. Barbara Lee

Now more than ever, let us remember that we can start working as peacemakers in our own communities. We can begin by supporting and educating our young people, by volunteering our time and energy to bolster safer communities.

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A Buddhist Perspective On Access To Guns

James Baraz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gun Violence, Arizona Shooting, Non-Violence, Second Amendment, Violence in America, Tuscon Shooting, Arizona Tragedy, Gun Control, Gabrielle Giffords, Buddhist Perspective on Hatred, Buddhism and Gun Access, Religion News
James Baraz

Clamoring for more access to guns because you genuinely want to feel safer is like trying to put out a fire with gasoline.

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Buddhism and Activism: How Would Sid Produce Social Change?

Lodro Rinzler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lodro Rinzler What Would Sid Do, Buddhism and Social Action, Gandhi, Wapola Rahula, Buddhism, Buddhist Practice, Buddhist Advice, Buddhism and Activism, Non-Violence, Siddhartha Gautama, Religion News
Lodro Rinzler

While it is fine to get involved in the political process or to engage in non-violent protests, I think Sid would also say that anything to do with other people can be considered social action.

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Revamping Education: Taking Pride in Non-Violence

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Meditation, Yoga, Non Violence, Mahatma Gandhi, Desmond Tutu, Nelson Mandella, Education News
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

As the children and young people in the United States get ready to deal with the challenges of a new decade, we need to revisit the education system and create an environment where learning is more interesting and joyful.

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