Evolving Nonviolence

In this blog, we share ideas and insights about what Gandhi called “the greatest power humanity has been endowed with”—nonviolence. Like him, we believe that mobilizing this force is essential for addressing the urgent challenges of our time and shaping a future rooted in justice and peace.

Stephanie Van Hook Stephanie Van Hook

What if the Story Was the Trauma?

Is it possible that the pushback against a different, more noble story of human nature is an expression of collective trauma?

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Stephanie Van Hook Stephanie Van Hook

How to interrupt violence

A helpful resource from the Nonviolent Peaceforce on ‘situational awareness’ and ‘upstander intervention.’

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Michael Nagler Michael Nagler

Where do we go from here?

Protests show those in power that you do not like what they’re doing.  The great weakness in this demonstration is that more often than not, and certainly in our case, those in power are past caring whether we like it.  There can even be a perverse element 𑁋 which I strongly believe there is in this case 𑁋 that they’re glad you don’t like it.  The lust for power revels in that very discomfort.

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