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Who Would Most Want the Price of Gold to Go Down? The Fed.

Terry Mollner | Posted 04.29.2013 | Business
Read More: Multinational Corporations, Gold, Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, Mahatma Gandhi, Economic Standards, Capitalism, Non-Violence, Business News
Terry Mollner

When multinational corporations' leaders reach this higher level of personal maturity, they will end their rush to the bottom of low wages and poor community and environmental behavior and lead the planet in our rise from the bottom in these areas.

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Non-Violence Revisited

Philip Goldberg | Posted 04.04.2013 | Impact
Read More: Violence, Nonviolence, Gandhi, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Non-Violence, Principle of Nonviolence, Nonviolence Social Change, Impact News
Philip Goldberg

It seems that the philosophy of non-violence is very much with us, and its application extends beyond its historic use as a tactic for social movements, a la Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr.

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Oakland's First Fridays and Art Murmur: Let's Raise This Baby Outside the Box

Pamela Mays McDonald | Posted 02.27.2013 | San Francisco
Read More: Mayor Jean Quan, Oakland Art Murmur, Oakland, Oakland-First-Fridays, Art, Oakland-First-Friday-Liquor, Non-Violence, Gun Violence, Street Festivals, Street Art, Anti-Violence, Art Festivals, Video, San Francisco News
Pamela Mays McDonald

We must take back our streets from violence and fear. And what better opportunity than when we have all gathered together to celebrate beauty?

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Non-Violent Farming

Daniel Klein | Posted 04.28.2013 | Green
Read More: India, India Non Violent Farming, Sustainable Agriculture, Non Violent Farming, Non Violence, Sustainable Food, Green News
Daniel Klein

In Gujarat, India, we spent two days with Bhaskar Save, the Ghandi of Indian farming. He approaches all aspects of life with non-violence. That doesn't just mean anti-war, that means no tilling, no pesticides, no meat.

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You Can't Run Away From Your Real Education

Megan McFeely | Posted 03.24.2013 | Healthy Living
Read More: Acceptance, Discrimination, Non-Violence, Feminism, Spirituality, Sexism, Life Lesson, Life Lessons, Healthy Living News
Megan McFeely

I have recently reunited with a few much beloved friends from my college years. People I love and value for our shared history and all that they broug...

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Cultivating Nonviolence In A New Era

JAINA | Posted 03.16.2013 | Religion
Read More: Cultivating Nonviolence, Nonviolence, Jain Values, Cultivating Non-Violence, Jainism, Non-Violence, Jainism-in-America, Religion News
JAINA

If values like ahimsa (non-violence) are taught in creative ways that deepen tradition, the positive impact on children's actions and interactions can only multiply.

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A New Climate Vision on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday

Father Paul Mayer | Posted 03.16.2013 | Green
Read More: Interfaith Action, Clean Energy, Non Violence, Global Warming, Climate Change, Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Jr., Martin Luther King Day, MLK Day, Mlk, Green News
Father Paul Mayer

A network of religious leaders called Interfaith Moral Action on Climate has concluded that, were he still alive today, Dr. King would join them in declaring that climate change is one of the greatest moral issues of our time.

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NRA's Gun Appreciation Day Scheduled on MLK Holiday? Say It Ain't So!

Clarence B. Jones | Posted 03.11.2013 | Politics
Read More: Tucson Shooting, Newtown Shooting, Non Violence, Martin Luther King Non-Violence, Martin Luther King, Guns Nra, Mlk, NRA Gun Appreciation Day, Gun Control, Nra, Gun Appreciation Day, Politics News
Clarence B. Jones

On the very day we come together to honor our American apostle of non-violence, a hero who was tragically assassinated by a rifle's bullet, the NRA has called for a national Gun Appreciation Day!

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Diane Nash's Call for Nonviolent Action

John Dear | Posted 01.11.2013 | Impact
Read More: Learning Non Violence, Civil Rights Movement, Change, The Bible, Non Violence, Diane Nash, Civil Rights, Oppression, Impact News
John Dear

Like a wise professor, Diane Nash walked us through the methodology of nonviolence/agapaic energy, and urged us to use this power to change our country and the world.

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Happy Birthday to A Real Super Hero: Mahatma Gandhi

MC Yogi | Posted 12.03.2012 | Impact
Read More: Happy Birthday, Nonviolence, Hip Hop, Activism, Gandhi, Mahatma Gandhi, Non-Violence, Peace, Video, Impact News
MC Yogi

When I stop and consider Gandhi's timeless message, I am refreshed. He said the best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others. So here I am, offering to you my service. Celebrating his life, his message in a new video I made for my song "Be The Change."

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Bullying Can Be Stopped With Yoga

Rob Schware | Posted 11.17.2012 | Healthy Living
Read More: Yoga, Children, Prevent School Bullying, Give Back Yoga Foundation, Bullying, Teens, Back-to-School-Yoga, Boulder Colorado, Niroga Institute, Non-Violence, Benefits of Yoga, School Bullying, Healthy Living News
Rob Schware

This is an interview with Dee Marie, MA, CYT who has been practicing yoga therapy in clinical settings since 1986 and instructing classes for students comprised of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities.

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Start 'Em Young On Peacemaking

Steve Knight | Posted 09.22.2012 | Religion
Read More: White Flour, Non-Violence, Third Way, Peace, David LaMotte, Peacemaking, Klu Klux Klan, Hate Crimes, Racism, Video, Religion News
Steve Knight

"White Flour" is an important book from an important voice for our times who is teaching us -- and through us, our children -- how to be peacemakers. And there are few things more important in life than that.

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Theological Questions About the Colorado Movie Theater Tragedy

Gareth Higgins | Posted 09.19.2012 | Religion
Read More: Violence, Peace, Colorado Shooting, Dark Knight Rises, Aurora Shooting, Non-Violence, Religion News
Gareth Higgins

Can we have a conversation here, not about blame and revenge, but about how to re-shape our culture in favor of reconciliation, humanization and less violence?

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NATO Looks Backward, Nobel Peace Laureates Look Forward to Youth

Jonathan Granoff | Posted 07.31.2012 | Politics
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 07.15.2012 | Green
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 | World
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 | Politics
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 | Media
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 11.26.2012 | World
Read More: Bhagavad-Gita, 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 | Impact
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 | DC
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 | Home
Read More: Occupy Main Street, Satyagraha, Mahatma Gandhi, Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Non-Violence, Non-Violent Resistance, Occupy Wall Street, Home 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 | Arts
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 | Healthy Living
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 | World
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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