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Hello Metta!

I was watching this video about 5 years of “non-violent demonstrations” in Bil’in, Palestine. It is known for its resistance: every week Palestinians and internationals go there to demonstrate against the fence that is built by Israel. The ICJ has declared the fence illegal as it takes land from the Palestinians, but it’s still not moved. I think they have made a small success now recently and it will be replaced a little bit. Any way, that’s not the point. Continue Reading »

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I am a senior at Institut Le Rosey in Switzerland and I have watched some of your webcasts (PACS 164A mainly) and they were really helpful to me in writing my Extended Essay (for the IB program), which is a case study of the Zapatista people in Mexico, and the importance of positive energy and objectivity in politics and society.  I wonder if you could tell me your opinion on the Zapatista movement in Chiapas? Anything would be helpful. Thank you very much. Continue Reading »

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I am a History student at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. I am writing my senior thesis on non violence and how it is more effective than violence in achieving independence and change. I have a run into a bump that I am having trouble dealing with. My professor, who is constantly mocking me, continues to ask me how nonviolence would work in such situations as Hitler’s Germany or Stalin’s Russia. I have had trouble answering him. Continue Reading »