Nonviolence Resources

Despite the reputation, nonviolence or pacifism have little to do with being inactive and nothing to do with being weak. One might even exercise force, but there is no judgement in it. Being on the giving or receiving end of nonjudgemental force is a very confusing but powerful experience for those of us trained otherwise.

• WeAreThrowingDownOurWeapons -- a friend of a friend's nonviolence poem, capturing what a successful switch to a pure nonviolent strategy in the middle of a war might look like. Easier to believe metaphorically. There's another, shorter poem at the bottom of this page.
• Official Mahatma Gandhi eArchive (quotes--wow) | Gandhi Institute
• American Friends' Service Committee They are serious, and very active about their nonviolence. I've added their AFSC Action Alerts to my ContactYourRepresentatives page.
• The Center for Group Learning's list of peace and conflict studies resources, etc.
• Nonviolence Web -- more nonviolence resources than you'll find here
• Nonviolent Communication -- a personal and interpersonal language/practice in the spirit of nonviolence
• The Politics of Nonviolent Action (and other books)
• ...add more (click on the Edit Text link at the bottom of the page)

For more inspiration, learn about the PeacePilgrim.

Search for nonviolence on About DayPop Google GoogleGroups []

Event-related:

• http://www.9-11peace.org/

I WISH  - by Laura de Medici (13 years old)

I wish I could hate you
Bin Laden you BRUTE!

I'd throw you out of an airplane
With no parachute!

I wish I could hate you
And SHOUT IT as you fall

But I WON'T because HATE
is what started this all.