We've collated helpful resources to help you learn about pacifism (the belief in peace versus violence), responding peacefully to violence, and peaceful strategies for social change and nonviolent resistance (which has resulted in many peaceful government transitions).
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| This website provides a wealth of resources from many authors on the principles, history, how-to, and outcomes of nonviolent resistance. George Lakey has been a civil/human rights activist since the 1960's. | Global | |
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Jesus and Nonviolence: A Third Way How turning the other cheek defies oppression |
The late Walter Wink was a groundbreaking Christian theologian who revealed the nonviolent activism within the historical meaning of "turn the other cheek." |
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| Mairead Corrigan Maguire founded the Peace People movement in Northern Ireland in 1976, for which she received a Nobel Peace Prize. She is still an active peacebuilder today. |
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Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. |
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| Ekklesia.co.uk | Christian analysis of current events (see especially the commentary and research on peace and nonviolence) | UK, global |
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MLK50 panel on Racism, Poverty and Militarism |
Dr. Bernice King (Martin Luther King, Jr.'s daughter), George Lakey and John Powell discuss MLK's dreams and the work that remains 50 years after his death. | United States |
| Narrative4.org | Inspiring videos which build empathy across divides through dialogue. | United States |
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| Founded and run by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s family after his death, the King Center strives to realize the dream of racial equality in America the 21st century. | Atlanta, Georgia, USA | |
| Earth Quaker Action Team |
Co-founded by George Lakey. Strives for ecological, peaceful economic sustainability. |
United States |
| WagingNonviolence.org | This website provides a wealth of resources on how to engage in nonviolent resistance. | |
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Date:
Thursday, April 19, 2018