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  • September 21, 2012 at 1:37 pm #9475
    Erika
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    Hello Friends – – This is just something I’m always hungry for:  the newest or most obscure (or sometimes both) books and films that either have good content for teaching nonviolence, or are “sustenance for the soul” of the peace worker.  I’m a very big fan of “Why Civil Resistance Works” (Warning: It’s a little dry, but the content is important), and just started “Radical Forgiveness“ by Collin Tipping and Cultivating Peace: Becoming a 21st-Century Peace Ambassador by James O’Dea.  My favorite film right now, by far, is I AM (the documentary with Tom Shadyac).  If others have good tips for resources, I’d love to hear them.  Thanks!  – Mary

    September 21, 2012 at 2:29 pm #9476
    Stephanie Van Hook
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    Good question, Mary. Besides suggesting Michael Nagler’s “Search for a Nonviolent Future” and other resources at Metta (such as Nonviolence for Daily Living–and please send us ideas for this page when you feel inspired–see left hand bar), a good resource that brings both food for the soul and learning about nonviolence in one package is Eknath Easwaran’s “Gandhi the Man.” There’s a great afterward by Timothy Flinders on Satyagraha, and the book, while it was written for high school age young people, is full of images and quotes, and a deep understanding of Gandhi as a person like any one of us… I’m not sure how obscure this is, though.

    Warmly, Stephanie

    September 22, 2012 at 10:58 am #9478
    Erika
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    This is not new but is compelling evidence of nonviolence in action.  This film explores one of the 20th century’s most important but least understood stories: how nonviolent power has overcome oppression and authoritarian rule all over the world. Narrated by Ben Kingsley, and nominated for an Emmy, A Force More Powerful premiered on PBS in September 2000.   Here is a related website that references of material including a game.  http://www.aforcemorepowerful.org/

    September 22, 2012 at 1:58 pm #9479
    Erika
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    Barbara, I totally agree:  It is the first assignment of every intern at Michigan Peace Team to watch A Force More Powerful…and we often use the clip featuring Dr. James Lawson/the Nashville Sit-ins when we’re doing a nonviolence training for activists.  Very good choice! 🙂

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