All Blog Posts Tagged 'nonviolence' (8)

Violence as a virus

Violence is like a virus, and like any virus, it needs a host to survive. And that host is tension, conflict and injustice. The virus that is violence transfers from conflict to conflict, from host to host. If you try to resolve conflict by using violence, you may temporarily subdue the conflict, but the tension and injustice survives through the violence you inflicted, and it will eventually pop back out. In gang warfare, many gang members have legitimate beef with other gangs. Many have lost… Continue

Added by Kazu on August 20, 2009 at 1:48pm — No Comments

The radicalization of the Right and the need for nonviolence

The situation in this country is getting scary. People are showing up at Obama's events, visibly bearing guns. This type of behavior promotes violence on a dangerous level for society. While some people seeing this are going to be concerned by it like I am, others are going to see it and be inspired. It is going to escalate the tension in the debate, radicalize people, and tensions are going to be higher not j… Continue

Added by Kazu on August 18, 2009 at 9:30pm — 2 Comments

Escalating and De-escalating Conflict

In any conflict, there are certain things that people do that escalate the tension in that conflict. Things like standing up, raising your voice, calling people names, and making aggressive body motions are all things that escalate a conflict. If two people are talking or debating, and one of them stands up and starts yelling, that escalates the conflict to a higher level. And the likely response to that is that the other person is going to retaliate by yelling back and getting defensive or agg… Continue

Added by Kazu on August 18, 2009 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Principle 3 and Medicine

Principle three in Kingian Nonviolence is Attack forces of evil, not persons doing evil. In modern Western medicine, the treatments often deal only with the symptom. So if you have a headache, you take an aspirin to numb the pain. Whereas in many traditional practices, you try to figure out why you have a headache, and deal with that. The basic theory as I understand it, is that if you have a headache, your body's trying to tell you something. Something is wrong with your body, which is… Continue

Added by Kazu on August 18, 2009 at 8:30pm — No Comments

Some thoughts from Level I Kingian Nonviolence Training

Throughout the course of the two week nonviolence training at URI, I had many light-bulb moments where something really clicked inside my head. I took notes and knew that I wanted to expand on them when I got back, so I figured I’d just do it here and share it publically. These are some of the “a-ha!” moments I had. For those of you who were there or have been through it yourselves, I’d really like to hear what moments you may have had, or key things that you are going to take away. If you have… Continue

Added by Kazu on July 24, 2009 at 4:00pm — 1 Comment

Please join us as the PARADE STREET COMMUNITY CENTER AND THE GATHERING FOR JUSTICE present the 2009 Week-long Nonviolence Summer Kick Off in Erie, Pennsylvania

For over 4 years, a coalition of leaders and community members of Erie, PA have met to address the rise of violence in their communities. This coalition, also instrumental in forming The Gathering for Justice in Erie, a chapter of a national movement reintroducing nonviolence as an organizing methodology, founded by Harry Belafonte, have held various events, rallies, gone door-to-door and have brought trainers from across the country to train young people in nonviolence. Today, they are requesti… Continue

Added by Carmen Perez on June 22, 2009 at 2:30am — No Comments

NVLP is a three word acronym

the Nonviolence training has ended, of phase II, and I sit here in my noisy office downtown near rumbling bus lines in Tucson. Thank You Sat Bir and Ann from COPA/NVLP for my opportunity April 4th and 5th. Shout out to Globe Lewis of the Gathering, and shout out to Angelina and Kevin from West Coast! Thanks to these speakers and trainers who made the room whir, and our hearts perk out. Everyone made a commitment by the hour at South Side School, to keep up for the next hour and prepare for The G… Continue

Added by Devin Horn on April 10, 2009 at 7:02pm — No Comments

Mr. B's Blog (Full text)

Mr. B's Blog Incarcerated Youth Harry Belafonte A long-time civil and human rights activist, Harry Belafonte has denounced the American justice system for its "prisons filled with victims of poverty." In response to the crisis of incarcerating young people, he created The Gathering for Justice to stop child incarceration. His many humanitarian efforts have also included serving as cultural adviser to the Peace Corps, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, amfAR board member, R.F. Kennedy Memorial… Continue

Added by Gathering For Justice on July 4, 2008 at 1:00pm — 2 Comments

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