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A Season for Nonviolence Resource Library
Compiled by the Assoc. for Global New Thought, this site is a rich resource of ideas, programs and tools designed to promote the teaching of the principles and practices of nonviolence for the healing and transformation of our lives and our communities. ( www.agnt.org )

 

If you would like to learn about Gandhi's ideas using the Wisdom of Gandhi curriculum (based on the book, Gandhi, the Man, by Eknath Easwaran) you may:
Order the book HERE.  Download the study guide HERE.

 

ENGAGE: Exploring Nonviolent Living
Full of stories, exercises and resources, Engage is a workbook to learn, study and practice the nonviolent options available to us as we seek to create a society committed to justice, democracy, peace, sustainability and equality.  A product of the Pace e Bene Nonviolence Service based on their countless trainings, it is highly recommended by Michael Nagler and Arun Gandhi. ( www.paceebene.org )

 

 The Search for a Nonviolent Future by Michel Nagler
This classic text on nonviolence explores the history of nonviolence and the tough questions facing our society today. Through a historical and spiritual approach, Prof. Nagler demonstrates that nonviolence is an effective solution and an urgently needed response to political, social, and moral turmoil around the world today.
Free Study Guide available from www.mettacenter.org

 

Also see streaming video class lectures by Prof. Michael Nagler, UC Berkeley:
 Introduction to Nonviolence: An introduction to the science of nonviolence, mainly as seen through the life and work of Mahatma Gandhi. Historical overview of nonviolence East and West up to the American Civil Rights movement and Martin Luther King, Jr.

Nonviolence Today: The development of nonviolence since the Civil Rights movement. Nonviolent theory and practice seen in recent insurrectionary movements (freedom struggles) and social justice struggles in the emerging world of global corporatism.

 

 Hope or Terror: Gandhi & the Other 9/11, by Michael Nagler
This concise 42 page booklet by Michael Nagler, Gandhian scholar and founder of Peace & Conflict Studies program at UC Berkeley, sums up Gandhi's Nonviolence movement in South Africa and India, as well as many other successful nonviolence campaigns in the 20th century, pointing to a hopeful alternative to the current posture of fear and aggression in the face of conflict.

 

There Are Realistic Alternatives, by Gene Sharp
This 54-page booklet (free download) is a short, serious introduction to nonviolent struggle, its applications, and strategic thinking. Based on pragmatic arguments, this piece presents nonviolent struggle as a realistic alternative to war and other violence in acute conflicts. ( www.aeinstein.org )

Also see streaming video lecture: Gene Sharp, "The Power and Potential of Nonviolent Struggle"

 

Video: "A Force More Powerful"
A three-hour PBS documentary series (broken down in half-hour segments), this video reveals how nonviolent power overcame oppression and authoritarian rule in six key struggles in the 20th Century

** Read articles here about Gandhi and King **
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LINKS to other web sites teaching nonviolence
(including audio & video of Gandhi & King)
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A Season for Nonviolence - 64 Ways in 64 Days
Daily Commitments to Live By
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Here is a  different list of 64 Ways, including a daily study guide!
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Here is 64 Ways for Families
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52 Weekly Practices for Nonviolence - all year!
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5 Mindful Practices
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Unity Church Joint Statement for Peace
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Youth of Unity Presentation to U.N.
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Declaration: Incompatibility of Religion & War
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Every individual can move the world in the direction of peace with their nonviolent choices and actions.

 

  Nonviolence means honoring the dignity and inherent worth of every human being.
 
  Nonviolence means believing that our lives are linked together, that what we do impacts the lives of other people. Therefore, we are responsible to and for one another.
 
  Nonviolence means dedicating ourselves to guaranteeing the fundamental rights of every human being (justice, equity, equality). It means using our talents to empower others as well as ourselves.
 
  Nonviolence is courageously choosing to practice compassion with our apparent adversaries. We oppose injustice, not people.
 
  Nonviolence means recognizing love as the power of the human spirit to triumph over injustice, social inequity, suffering. This is the hero's journey.
 
  Nonviolence means choosing "non-violence" as a way of life by practicing peace daily:
-- embracing the God of our heart in our own personal and reflective way
-- enlarging our capacity to embrace differences and appreciate the value of every   human life
-- strengthening our resolve to be compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions
-- practicing compassion and forgiveness for ourselves and others
-- making choices that honor the sacredness of Life
-- cultivating moral strength and courage through education and creative, non-violent action
-- using our talents to serve others as well as ourselves
-- finding a goal that serves humanity (a service to vision greater than our selves) and dedicating our life to it

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 Gandhian Principles with regard to Public Policy

1. Truth and truthfulness

       Unconditional commitment to be truthful and authentic.

2.  Ahimsa (nonviolence) in relationship at all levels

       One must also accept the fact that all forms of violence              

       cannot be totally eliminated.

3. Trusteeship

      Each one of us has a unique talent; however, we do not own            

      it but serve as trustee; our talent must be used as much

      for the sake of others as for ourselves.

4.  Constructive Action

       Once acknowledged and balanced, we must use our talents 

       to empower others in creating social change as a whole

       community.

Gandhian Principles with regard to Personal Policy

1. Respect

       To respect others and accept the interdependence and

       interconnectedness of all life.

2.  Understanding

       We must begin to understand the "whys" of being here,

       both for ourselves and others.

3.  Acceptance

       Out of respect and understanding, we can begin to accept

       one another's differences.

4.  Appreciating differences

      To move beyond acceptance into appreciation and

      celebration of differences.

Kingian Principles of Nonviolence

1. Nonviolence is a way of life for courageous people.

2. Nonviolence seeks to win friendship and understanding

3. Nonviolence seeks to defeat injustices, not people.

4. Nonviolence holds that suffering for a cause can educate and  

    transform.

5. Nonviolence chooses love instead of hate.

6. Nonviolence holds that the universe is on the side of justice

    and that right will prevail.

King's Six Step Process toward Social Change

1. Information gathering

2. Education

3. Personal commitments

4. Negotiation

5. Direct Action.

6. Reconciliation and beginning the healing process