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 ambitious rat goes to the Lord and asks to [...]

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 the case, the violence is focused on in the media. An example [...]

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 a community [...]

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 effect, a [...]

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 better [...]