Timo wrote explaining his work and life in Finland: Since 1999, I have been working at Lapinjärvi Educational Center (LEC) (until 2008 as a full-timer, after that as a guest lecturer) and teaching Civil Service Men, i.e. conscientious objectors who refuse to do the military service. Finland is one of the few countries in… read more
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How to sustain a revolution
By Stephanie Van Hook (distributed by Peace Voice 1.1.12) Starting a revolution is like lighting a match; it risks becoming extinguished as quickly as it was lit. Sustaining a revolution, however, is like starting a fire, and ensuring that it has the fuel to burn as long as necessary. As an agent of change,… read more
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-01-01
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Passage Meditation Retreat: Petaluma
We can’t control what life sends us, but we can choose how we respond. If we calm the mind, we can access the deep strength, love and wisdom within us all. Learn to meditate on inspirational passages from the world’s great wisdom traditions to: deepen concentration, develop richer relationships, live more fully in the present,… read more
The Next Salt March
Turning Our Backs on Consumerism By Eknath Easwaran As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world—that is the myth of the “atomic age”—as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mahatma Gandhi In one of my favorite Sanskrit stories from ancient India, an… read more
glossary examples from occupy
Nonviolence seen in the Occupy movement, from concepts in Metta’s glossary “Nagler’s law” Nagler’s law is quite simple: NV + V = V. (Nonviolence plus violence equals violence) A small amount of violence can subvert the nonviolent character of a movement or demonstration, especially if, as is commonly… read more
love your enemy
SEPTEMBER 10-12, 2011 (and beyond) We intend to create beloved community as an alternative to the fear, anger and grief surrounding the events of 9/11. This will be a campaign to lift the human image and restore human dignity through nonviolence. As a nation-wide (or wider) campaign, “Love Your Enemy” is designed to create… read more
three dimensions of nonviolence
Constructive Programme: This means building the world you want without waiting for others to give it to you, e.g. alternative institutions, local economies, nonviolent leadership models. Obstructive Program: This is what Dr. King called “non-cooperation with evil.” This includes tactics such as reverse and general strikes, marches, sit-ins, boycotts, etc. Strategic Overview: In order to have the maximum… read more
tips for long term
Sometimes in nonviolence we don’t get what we immediately set out to change, but in the long-term, the situation is more pliable, flexible and change comes more easily. Do not see short term failures as a failure of the method of nonviolence, and do not let anyone convince you that violence would be a… read more
Building the World We Want
By Michael Nagler The spinning wheel, and the spinning wheel alone, will solve the problem of the deepening poverty of India. —Mahatma Gandhi Corporate domination of the world, or “globalization from above,” has done two things for us. It raised consciousness of world unity; inadvertently awakening “globalization from below,” and… read more
