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Case in point - BART Cops brutalize another passenger

Cell phone cameras have been a bad thing for the BART police this year. As we all know, passengers used their cell phones to capture video footage on New Year's morning of then BART officer Johannes Mehserle shooting 22 year old Oscar Grant in the back, killing him hours later. Then, just last week, this footage came out of another BART officer making an arrest, smashing a guy's head through a window in the process. We all… Continue

Added by Kazu on November 27, 2009 at 3:21pm — No Comments

Oakland welcomes Anthony Batts, new Police Chief

So I was at an event last night welcoming the new Oakland Police Chief, Anthony Batts. The event was the brainchild of Minister Keith Muhammad, and the host committee included public officials and community based groups alike. It was a good event, packed with folks from all walks of life. It was good to see such a diverse group taking an interest in working together to fight the violence in the city. We have a looooonnng ways to go, and we need the participation of every individual, agency, org… Continue

Added by Kazu on November 24, 2009 at 8:30pm — No Comments

NPR Morning Edition article on nonviolence

I assume this is connected to the work of the Gathering. Chicago Teens Encourage Nonviolent Actions by David Schaper Continue

Added by Sarah D. on November 23, 2009 at 12:00pm — 2 Comments

Kerala Tours and Travels- Vacation amidst the Beauty of Nature

Decorated exotically with the finest beauty of nature, Kerala the state situated in the south western part of India is the most visited city by the tourists. The state is teemed with picturesque backwaters, romantic beaches, post card perfect hill stations with sprawling tea gardens, wildlife parks and sanctuaries and several appealing tourists destination. The rich culture and the warm hospitality make the tour to Kerala even more memorable and delightful. Every second backpa

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Added by Terence Lewis on November 23, 2009 at 7:12am — No Comments

Goa Attractions will Unwinds You

Come to Goa in India the beautiful state of India well known for its amazing beauty of beaches, scenic beauty of nature, wildlife parks and sanctuaries and many others. Every year tourists from all over the world break from the routine life and take plan for Goa Travel to enjoy holidays in a delightful and memorable way. Its main attraction beaches are gifted with mesmerizing charm that can steals the heart of every tourists that visit to this state. Once you come to Goa you h

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Added by Terence Lewis on November 23, 2009 at 7:10am — No Comments

Washington State Looking at Closing Correction Faucilty in Yakima; We Say Not This One

KEEP IN MIND; OFFENDERS RETURN TO THE COMMUNITY. WHAT REHIBILITATION, EDUCATION AND SKILLS HAVE THEY RECEIVED WHILE INCARCERATED? WHAT FURTHER HELP IS NEEDED UPON RELEASE TO BECOME PRODUCTIVE CITIZENS, TO TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES? INCLUDING PAYING THEIR MONITARY DEBT STILL OWED TO SOCIETY IN FINES AND RESTITUTIONS AFTER RELEASE? Recidivism is around 63% in Washington State WASHINGTON STATE DO NOT CLOSE DOWN AHTANUM VIEW CORRECTIONAL COMPLEX IN YAKIMA Ahtanum View Correctiona… Continue

Added by Christina Pelayo on November 22, 2009 at 9:00am — 2 Comments

Yakima Safety: Lights and Maintainence Needed in Downtown Neighborhoods: Mobilizing Neighborhoods

Go down any streets to the left or right of Downtown, Yakima Ave. and you will see dark, unlit neighborhoods, with overgrown trees, and graffiti on buildings and fences. One look tells you some landlords are not maintaining their dwellings. Not even USPS will keep graffiti off their drop boxes in these areas. Sprinkled throughout are nicely kept older homes and apartments. Families live in these neighborhoods; there are businesses and churches. It's a chore to keep trash and debri cleaned up. Pe… Continue

Added by Christina Pelayo on November 22, 2009 at 7:30am — No Comments

Why Nonviolence works!

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 since 1900. It found that violent resistance was successful only 26 percent of the time, whereas nonviolent campaigns had a 53 percent success rate.… Continue

Added by Jonathan Lewis on November 21, 2009 at 9:50pm — No Comments

Accountability

Plenty of people talk about accountability, and about holding people accountable, but few people ever talk about what that actually means and what it actually looks like. When we say that we want to hold someone accountable for their actions, what exactly are we saying? Is punishment in and of itself accountability? If we lock someone up and treat them like an animal, are we holding them accountable? To me, in order to truly, genuinely hold someone accountable, the person that committed the in… Continue

Added by Kazu on November 21, 2009 at 7:51pm — 2 Comments

My time in Oakland CA- Topic Alex Sanchez and the Peace Warrior

What's up family, So today I find myself sitting on Kazu Haga's couch getting ready to attend an on the ground 3 day organizing training conducted by the Center for Third World Organizing from November 20-22, 2009. I have a great deal of understanding when it comes to the nonviolence philosophy but when it comes to on the ground organizing skills I need help. The Gathering staff agreed that each of us need to get training on different areas of our work. We agreed that even the trainers need tra… Continue

Added by Jonathan Lewis on November 20, 2009 at 3:35pm — 1 Comment

Speech Writing: How To Write A Good One?

Speech writing is in lots of ways similar writing a paper, apart from that there is no penalty for spelling and punctuation mistakes. You should not try to write words in your speech that you are not relaxed pronouncing or don't know the meaning of because it can lead to a less fluently delivered speech. To be able to write a high-quality speech is a lot like making a good cake. Having the right elements is key for it's success. Every… Continue

Added by Barbara Wilkins on November 18, 2009 at 2:07am — No Comments

NONVIOLENCE TALK: What do you think?

I was trying to come up with a inspirational title and topic for this blog and I finally decided to just write about my day. Then I thought how, so often, I set out to write this amazing blog and I never get to write it because I become exhausted thinking about the task and which topic should I pick and how should I present my thoughts. I am going to share some the thoughts that I was having as a read today. Please join in the Gatherings experiment with Nonviolence. In my attempt to keep learni… Continue

Added by Jonathan Lewis on November 17, 2009 at 3:30pm — 2 Comments

Packers Movers Service Providers in Delhi

Packing and moving of household goods or any other lovable goods to new location is not an easy task. It is full of risk and more of all you have to give much of your time in packing which is monotonous at the same time. So instead of making your self stress it is better to make the shifting in a professional way hiring reputed packers and movers from Delhi. These companies are well known for providing customized packing and moving services at the most economical rate. They are well equipped wit… Continue

Added by Krity Pal on November 16, 2009 at 2:15am — No Comments

Hassle Free Shifting with Packers and Movers of Delhi NCR

Packing and moving of goods to new location is not an easy task. It is one of the most problematic and chaotic task but you cannot avoid these tasks as they are the inevitable part of the relocation. Be it shifting of household goods, official goods or relocation of commercial goods, one has to do the packing of the entire goods, load it and transport it to the final location. Not only that again the goods have to be unloaded and placed according to their nature in their perfect location. These… Continue

Added by Krity Pal on November 16, 2009 at 2:14am — No Comments

Packers and Movers of Pune- Shifting With an Ease

It is always an exciting moment to move all your goods to the big new house. The possibilities are far beyond, to meet new friends, new environment, new neighbours and lovely places. But the shifting of old house to the new one is far from exciting. You have to do lots of tiresome tasks which are not only time taking but at the same time chaotic and frazzling. You may end up with having a bad experience making the household shifting on your own. So it is advisable to the people to hire the servi… Continue

Added by Krity Pal on November 16, 2009 at 2:12am — No Comments

Domestic Abuse, Teens, Woman, Same Sex Prevention/Intervention

Dear All, I have created a project call "Gentle Days". This project is intended to create an avenue in which individuals can express what they or some else is going through in regard to abusive situations, and what they want or can't seem to do or make happen to prevent it, or get away from it.. It doesn't have to be you that is going through it. It can be someone that you love or care for. (www.myspace.com/gentledays or gentle.d… Continue

Added by Laurinda Ballard-Boyd on November 9, 2009 at 5:12am — No Comments

CAN WE REALLY TRUST THE L.A. COUNTY CORONER"S OFFICE ? ? ?

Affiliated Peoples Alliance (A.P.A.) Will demand a federal investigation ! ! ! federal investigation may be needed in order to determine the Los Angeles County Deputy Coroner James K. Ribe has a long, disturbing history of medical misjudgments and reversals of opinion that have subjected innocent people to miscarriages of justice, especially wrongful murder convictions. Because his tendentious testimony overwhelmingly favors the prosecution, however, he has been protected by the Los Angele… Continue

Added by AFFILIATED PEOPLE'S ALLIANCE on November 8, 2009 at 4:51am — No Comments

AFFILIATED PEOPLE'S ALLIANCE ( A. P. A. )

FREE ALEX SANCHEZ ... Let us not forget.... when injustice becomes law, Resistance becomes duty! to know and ignore is a shame but to do nothing is a Sin.......Alex denied From: Tom Hayden Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:55:28 -0700 Conversation: Alex denied bail Subject: Alex denied bail Judge Suppresses Testimony by Fr. Boyle, Denies Bail to Alex Sanchez .LET'S ALL PRAY FOR GOD'S RIGHTEOUS JUSTICE FOR ALEX,NOT MAN'S JUSTICE ...By Tom Hayden US Judge Manuel Real denied Father Gregory Bo… Continue

Added by AFFILIATED PEOPLE'S ALLIANCE on November 8, 2009 at 2:57am — No Comments

Buddhist teachings

I find a lot of of wisdom in Buddhist teachings as to how to follow the path of nonviolence. The greatest achievement is selflessness The greatest worth is self-mastery The greatest quality is seeking to serve others The greatest precept is continual awareness The greatest medicine is the emptiness of everything The greatest action is not conforming with the worlds ways The greatest magic is transmitting the passions The greatest generosity is non-attachment The greatest goodness is a peaceful… Continue

Added by Sarah D. on November 7, 2009 at 11:10am — No Comments

Nonviolence Leadership growing in Connecticut

The Connecticut Center for Nonviolence is making constant strides in bringing Kingian Nonviolence training to different groups in CT. This past Halloween weekend Jonathan Lewis joined us for a training of youth trainers who are working on Peace in the Streets in New Haven, CT. That training is going well and when it's completed these strong youth will lead trainings to other youth. Let the POWERFUL CYCLE of TRANSFORMATION continue! We are beginning a nine week Kingian Nonviolence curriculum for… Continue

Added by Victoria Christgau on November 7, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

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