21st Century for Nonviolence Project

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It is the goal of The Gathering to bring young people from over 100 nations to come & petition the General Assembly of the UN, and declare the 21st century as the Century for Peace and Nonviolence for the Children of the World on September 21, 2010

Location: Worldwide
Members: 14
Latest Activity: Dec 4

Call To Action!

Use this website as a tool to help get yourself in gear for this massive and necessary project for developing nonviolence education, and a culture of peace for people throughout the world. It may seem like we're mere individuals, but with the help of each other, we have a mighty booming voice and presence. It is easy to let projects like this fall to the wayside, so let us keep that same faith and zeal we had on our first conference call, and let it escalate to pure passion and excitement. It is our role as nonviolent educators and activists to lead the forefront of this project. Dr. King taught us that when negotiations break down, direct nonviolent action is necessary in order to dramatize our most pressing issues to the greater audience, so that we are working with not just people who are involved in non-profits, but with people who may have never thought about this kind of work. Doc LaFayette says a movement cannot be successful without the sympathy, if not the active participation of the majority--that is part of our goal in gathering at least 10,000 youth from at least 150 different countries---to get the attention of the majority, and to pull them into to the attractiveness of nonviolence, so that they will want to do something about it as well. We CANNOT wait any longer. The time is NOW. Let this be a place where we stay connected, and post any suggestions that can help us spread the word, and gain participation. Good Luck and Keep the Fire Burnin!

Discussion Forum

Movement Music 4 Replies

Miss Lori, who lives in Arizona, from Illinois, and REP's the world, is one of today's 21 Century Freedom Singers and Gathering for Justice Kingian Nonviolence trainers. Check this music clip out. It…

Started by Jonathan Lewis. Last reply by Miss Lori Nov 28.

Violent resistance successful only 26% of the time, Nonviolent campaigns had a 53% success rate.

A different study, published last year in the journal International Security, used an expanded database and analyzed 323 major insurrections in support of self-determination and democratic rule sinc…

Started by Jonathan Lewis Nov 22.

Training Videos from St Louis 2 Replies

Introducing this generation with the way things are going to be in the future. What will be your response to violence next time you are confronted. 6 Principle Role Play http://www.youtube.com/watch…

Tagged: training, Gathering, for, Justice, Nonviolence

Started by Jonathan Lewis. Last reply by Miss Lori Nov 19.

Nonviolence as a Healing Place 2 Replies

Many of us speak about working for peace or wanting to create a culture of peace, but there is one peace integral to creating the Beloved Community that many us forget about. Peace of mind. Let us re…

Started by Miss Lori. Last reply by Cedric Shaw Nov 10.

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Comment by Robin Wildman on November 13, 2009 at 7:10pm: Today, during a discussion with my students (10 year olds) about the Birmingham movement I was asking them what Bull Connor's "truth" was (they about the Hegelian method) and one student replied that Bull Connor must have been worried about how HIS life would change if the movement was successful and segregation ended. If a ten year old can understand how to find someone else's truth, even if it is far from your own, then my own belief in the power of nonviolence is even stronger today than it was yesterday. Wish you all could have listened in on the conversation. Really, I wish I had videotaped it!

Comment by Jonathan Lewis on November 13, 2009 at 12:09pm: check out the discussion in other groups. If you don't find any then start one.

Comment by Kazu on November 12, 2009 at 11:38pm: Great to see people using the site for discussion!!! Let's keep it up. Congrads to Tucson folks for your work. Check out where I'm at now (www.reformconference.org). Jonathan, looking forward to seeing you next week man,

Comment by Jonathan Lewis on November 12, 2009 at 9:02am: keep it up. Show us how it is done. The work that is done in tucson is felt in brooklyn. The universe is on the side of justuice. Do you guys have any video or audio of the events happening?

Comment by Robin Wildman on November 12, 2009 at 7:41am: Kudos to the Tucson people for organizing this new movement in AZ! The article in the campus paper was very well-written! Looking forward to final thoughts once your training has been completed.

Comment by Amanda Shauger on November 12, 2009 at 2:21am: Here is an article about last night's talk in the local campus paper.

http://wildcat.arizona.edu/news/pioneer-of-civil-rights-movement-visits-campus-1.896416

Comment by Amanda Shauger on November 12, 2009 at 1:34am: Well, Miss Lori just laid it all out above describing our undertaking. Doc just spoke to a standing room only crowd tonight tonight in Tucson. This is quite an experiment being conducted. I gotta go and finish up my readings.

Comment by Amanda Shauger on November 11, 2009 at 12:10am: Tucson people getting ready to get our Level 1 on.

Comment by Jonathan Lewis on November 7, 2009 at 9:43am: Let us be careful how we talk about about the soldiers. They are trained to defend our country and the Idea of freedom. That is not anything that I disagree with. I disagree with the military focus on violent methods to achieve those means. Let us focus on the dis ease of the Major who began shooting. What was his motivations and objective?

Comment by Victoria Christgau on November 7, 2009 at 9:19am: How can we possibly be surprised that people trained to kill would turn on each other? It's ludicrous to think that violence can ever solve anything. I mourn the loss of these people, I mourn the sorrow in the shooter, all people who are taken out by force. Nonviolence is a way of life for Courageous People. A Way of Life always sticks out in my mind, a way of listening, talking, eating, behaving, caring for, standing up for, being clear with, bringing LOVE and MORE LOVE in so others may feel it too and carry it forward.

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The Gathering’s Mission

The mission of The Gathering is to build an Intergenerational, movement, rooted in history, cultures and non-violent direct action to heal communities, build collective strength and generate an environment of hope and opportunity.

Civil rights and social justice organizations have come to understand that collective action on a national basis is required to stop child incarceration and challenge the immoral process which perpetuates an unjust justice system. These groups are working under extremely difficult circumstances and many of them with little or no resources. The Gathering is a national movement that creates a coordinated space to 1) fortify relationships between regional groups, 2) support local endeavors and 3) enhance the ongoing organizing of non-violent direct action training. Central to its mission is strengthening our moral environment.

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