Democracy Now!In this short piece, Utah Phillips makes the case for the need of accountability in war, and the need to connect across the lines that keep the ‘peace movement’ and the ‘war support movement’ separated.
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Listen to Utah Philips (with Ani Difranco’s band in the background, from a 1999 album) describe the use of direct action and the story of the workers who used it. The post Wobblies, Direct Action and Utah Phillips appeared first on Metta Center.
Visit the International Center for Nonviolent Conflict’s wonderful resource on nonviolent struggles throughout the world, at this link.
I want to make an offer to my fellow Americans who are, like myself, reeling from the worst “random” shooting the country has ever seen. My question: Have you had enough? Because if you have, I can tell you how to stop this kind of madness. I know that’s a bold claim, but this is not a time for small measures. We cannot fix this tomorrow, because we didn’t cause it yesterday. We have been building up to this domestic holocaust since – to take one milestone – television was made available to the general public at the conclusion...
This database, prepared by Swathmore College, is an extensive exploration of nonviolent action. In using this, you may want to ask the following questions: what are the criteria they used to choose the movements and what might they have added to supplement the robustness of the analyses? Find the database at this link or click on the image below.
Love in Action: New Education for the New Paradigm Dear Educators, The Metta Center for Nonviolence is hosting its annual teachers’ retreat, this year a one day, in Berkeley on July 28, 2012. The retreat is from 10 am until 6 pm. The title ...
“For many years, people living in West Oakland had accepted eating unhealthy food as a way of life. That is, until a small group of people decided to change their community through Mandela MarketPlace, a non-profit that partners with local reside...
A teacher recently sent this bibliography across the list-serv for the Peace and Justice Studies Association. She was looking for resources on how to teach peace, and this is what she received in response to her query. •Page, J. (2008). Philosophy of peace education. In M. Bajaj (Ed.), Encyclopaedia of Peace Education. Charlotte, NC: IAP. Retrieved from http://www.tc.edu/centers/epe/PDF%20articles/Philosophy%20of%20Peace%20Educatio n.pdf• Harris, I., & Morrison, M. L. (2003). Peace education (Chapter 10 – Moving forward with peace pedagogy). Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. • United Nations Cyber School Bus. (2012). Teacher as learner: Theory and pedagogy. Paris: Author. Retrieved from...
A discussion on strategic and principled nonviolence. An analysis of Gandhi’s “soul-force” in relation to the nonviolence of popular movements with emphasis on their complementarity in practice.
Michael Nagler presents in webinar format the Roadmap strategy. We hope that you enjoy watching this and that it sparks your imagination!
