August 13: “Having flung aside the sword, there is nothing except the cup of love which I can offer to those who oppose me.” –Gandhi (Young India, April 2, 1931) When there is a conflict, the brain goes into an instinctual response pattern. We’ve all heard of it. (Can you guess?) Fight or flight! It… read more
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The limits of non-cooperation as a strategy for social change
Civil disobedience is vital, but it is insufficient to transform society. A new science of cooperation illuminates the path ahead. Vukovar, October 1991. Credit: www.croatia.org. All rights reserved. When the Croatian town of Vukovar was taken over by the Serbian Army in 1991 after 90 days of bombing, Alexander Jevtić, a Serb who had made the town his… read more
