Category: Nonviolence
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Cartoon Recap of South Korean Martial Law in 2024 and 1980
The following South Korean comic takes us into the mind of a soldier during martial law in Seoul, December 2024 – then time travels back as an observer of martial law in Gwangju, May 1980 – returning to Seoul for the overturning of martial law, the people’s protests, and the impeachment of the President -…
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The Magi’s Nonviolent Resistance
The Magi hold a unique and often overlooked place in the Christmas narrative. Their journey, actions, and choices provide us with a profound model of nonviolent resistance and solidarity. Read more in this cross-post from Sami Awad.
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The Peace of Jesus in a War-Torn World
Cross-posting this Christmas message from Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe, O.P., calling Christians to eschew fear, anger, and violence to follow Jesus in the Way of Peace.
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2024’s Top Ten Nonviolence News Articles
Ten of 2024’s best articles from Waging Nonviolence, a news source focusing not just on the problems facing our world, but the solutions — specifically the ones put forth by ordinary people and the movements they build to push for change.
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The Nonviolence of Jesus
Gandhi said, “The only people who don’t realize that Jesus was nonviolent are the Christians.” Listen to this recent podcast discussing the nonviolence of Jesus by the Metta Center for Nonviolence and Fr. John Dear.
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The Myth of Redemptive Violence
Back in 2017, Robert Koehler wrote this op-ed in response to the Trump administration’s missile strikes in Syria – presenting other options to violent military action.
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Americans, we have a choice.
This is not a drill. Some of my thoughts on ‘the enemy within’ and the choice America faces.
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Remembering two 9/11s and choosing which path we will follow
Twenty three years ago, in the wake of the World Trade Center attack, Michael Nagler wrote the pamphlet, “Hope or Terror” to point out the strange coincidence that — almost a century earlier — on Sept. 11, 1906 Gandhi launched satyagraha, or active nonviolence, at the Empire Jewish Theater in Johannesburg, South Africa. These two Sept. 11…
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Are you planning to take part in this year’s Campaign Nonviolence Action Days?
In 2024, join us in advancing peace and nonviolence, and addressing the entwined issues of violence, war, poverty, racism, and environmental destruction. #CampaignNonviolence #ActionDays
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New book release – “Crossing the Divide: Learning to Love in North Korea.” Quick read. Totally worth it!
Stephen and Joy Yoon, founders of the NGO Ignis Community, recently published the book “Crossing the Divide: Learning to Love in North Korea.” The Yoons are fascinating people, by any metric, but their goal in writing this book is to share what their experiences in North Korea have taught them about how to love. “Learning…
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