Archive for the category ‘NONVIOLENCE’


Open Letter to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister
People’s Movement Against Nuclear Energy – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 22nd, 2013 ( Comments Off on Open Letter to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister)
Canada-India Nuclear Deal Moves Forward
Bryn Levy, Saskatoon News – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 22nd, 2013 ( Comments Off on Canada-India Nuclear Deal Moves Forward)
Resolve Koodankulam Issues
A Gopalakrishnan – The New Indian Express
April 22nd, 2013 ( Comments Off on Resolve Koodankulam Issues)
KKNPP 3 & 4 Announcement – A Cruel Joke on Indians and Our Democracy
People’s Movement Against Nuclear Energy – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 1st, 2013 ( Comments Off on KKNPP 3 & 4 Announcement – A Cruel Joke on Indians and Our Democracy)
Chávez and Nonviolence
Onwubiko Agozino – Pambazuka News
March 18th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Chávez and Nonviolence)
A Huge Hunger Strike at Guantánamo
Andy Worthington – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 11th, 2013 ( Comments Off on A Huge Hunger Strike at Guantánamo)
Rachel Corrie: Zionists in Gaza
theevilofthezionists – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 11th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Rachel Corrie: Zionists in Gaza)
Ich bin ein Bil’iner! – “5 Broken Cameras’” Strange Trip to the Oscars
Uri Avnery – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 11th, 2013 ( 1 Comment »)
How Bradley Manning Became a Gay Martyr
Eliza Gray – New Republic
March 11th, 2013 ( Comments Off on How Bradley Manning Became a Gay Martyr)
Hunger Striking Activist Pleads Not Guilty to Attempted Suicide
Rahul Bedi – The Telegraph
March 11th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Hunger Striking Activist Pleads Not Guilty to Attempted Suicide)
Bradley Manning Nobel Peace Prize Nomination 2013
Birgitta Jónsdóttir-Member of Parliament, Iceland – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 11th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Bradley Manning Nobel Peace Prize Nomination 2013)
RTI Petition for AERB
People’s Movement Against Nuclear Energy – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 11th, 2013 ( Comments Off on RTI Petition for AERB)
Are Central and State Governments and Intelligence Agencies Conspiring?
People’s Movement Against Nuclear Energy – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 11th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Are Central and State Governments and Intelligence Agencies Conspiring?)
PMANE Asks for KKNPP Financial Audit; Government Blames Us with Foreign Money
People’s Movement Against Nuclear Energy – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 11th, 2013 ( Comments Off on PMANE Asks for KKNPP Financial Audit; Government Blames Us with Foreign Money)
Bradley Manning and the Loud Silence of the Activist Gay Community Worldwide
Andy Thayer - CounterPunch
March 11th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Bradley Manning and the Loud Silence of the Activist Gay Community Worldwide)
The Dangerous Logic of the Bradley Manning Case
Yochai Benkler – New Republic
March 11th, 2013 ( 2 Comments »)
Active Nonviolence, Southern Ocean Style…
Scott Wilkie – Pressenza Int’l Press Agency
March 4th, 2013 ( 1 Comment »)
The Idinthakarai Experience: Best Practices in Peaceful and Nonviolent Protests
Dr. S. P. Udayakumar – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 4th, 2013 ( Comments Off on The Idinthakarai Experience: Best Practices in Peaceful and Nonviolent Protests)
Whaling Conflict Near Antarctica Intensifies: Japan Accused of Using Military Ship
The Inquisitr – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 4th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Whaling Conflict Near Antarctica Intensifies: Japan Accused of Using Military Ship)
“Aggressive Nonviolence” – Whale War 2013
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 4th, 2013 ( 2 Comments »)
Greenpeace: From Hippies to Lobbyists
Al Jazeera World – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 4th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Greenpeace: From Hippies to Lobbyists)
African Campaign for Education on Nonviolence
Humanist Movement Africa – Pressenza Int’l Press Agency
March 4th, 2013 ( Comments Off on African Campaign for Education on Nonviolence)
Manning Plea Statement: Americans Had a Right to Know ‘True Cost of War’
Ed Pilkington at Fort Meade, Maryland – The Guardian
March 4th, 2013 ( 1 Comment »)
Spanish Firefighters Refuse To Be ‘Puppets of the Banks’
Revolting Europe – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 25th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Spanish Firefighters Refuse To Be ‘Puppets of the Banks’)
PMANE Opposes the American Nuclear Plant at Mithi Virdi, Gujarat
People’s Movement Against Nuclear Energy – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 25th, 2013 ( Comments Off on PMANE Opposes the American Nuclear Plant at Mithi Virdi, Gujarat)
Urgent UN Press Statement: Release Palestinian Hunger Strikers Now
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 18th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Urgent UN Press Statement: Release Palestinian Hunger Strikers Now)
Letter from a Drone Protester’s Jail
David Swanson, War Is a Crime – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 18th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Letter from a Drone Protester’s Jail)
Of Delays, Corruption and Half-Truths
Nityanand Jayaraman, Tehelka – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 4th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Of Delays, Corruption and Half-Truths)
(Português) Bradley Manning e o WikiLeaks Abriram uma Janela na Alma Política dos EUA
Glenn Greenwald – The Guardian
February 4th, 2013 ( Comments Off on (Português) Bradley Manning e o WikiLeaks Abriram uma Janela na Alma Política dos EUA)
Gandhi’s Death Anniversary: Reflections
Dr. Debidatta Aurobinda Mahapatra – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 4th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Gandhi’s Death Anniversary: Reflections)
Repression, Resistance, and Indigenous Rights in Guatemala
Anita Isaacs and Rachel Schwartz – Americas Quarterly
February 4th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Repression, Resistance, and Indigenous Rights in Guatemala)
Doing Time for Peace Work? Read Riegle’s Book
Frida Berrigan – Waging Nonviolence
February 4th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Doing Time for Peace Work? Read Riegle’s Book)
Aaron Swartz and the Freedom to Connect
Amy Goodman - Truthdig
January 21st, 2013 ( Comments Off on Aaron Swartz and the Freedom to Connect)
Different Rules for Plutocrats
Carl Gibson - Reader Supported News
January 21st, 2013 ( Comments Off on Different Rules for Plutocrats)
(Italiano) La Lunga Catena della Nonviolenza: Dal Chiapas al S.U.S.A.
Prof. Nanni Salio – Centro Studi Sereno Regis
January 14th, 2013 ( Comments Off on (Italiano) La Lunga Catena della Nonviolenza: Dal Chiapas al S.U.S.A.)
(Italiano) 40 Anni Fa la Legge Che Riconobbe l’Obiezione di Coscienza
Franco Rizzo – Centro Studi Sereno Regis
January 14th, 2013 ( Comments Off on (Italiano) 40 Anni Fa la Legge Che Riconobbe l’Obiezione di Coscienza)
Idle No More: Indigenous Uprising Sweeps North America
Kristin Moe – YES! Magazine
January 14th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Idle No More: Indigenous Uprising Sweeps North America)
1st International Active Nonviolence Film Festival
Pressenza Int’l Press Agency – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 14th, 2013 ( Comments Off on 1st International Active Nonviolence Film Festival)
Villagers Wail Against Nuclear Power
K. S. Harikrishnan – Inter Press Service-IPS
January 14th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Villagers Wail Against Nuclear Power)
(Italiano) In Carcere per la Pace
David Swanson – Centro Studi Sereno Regis
January 7th, 2013 ( Comments Off on (Italiano) In Carcere per la Pace)
Idinthakarai Women Win Chingari Award for Nonviolent Struggle
Antonio C. S. Rosa, editor – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 3rd, 2012 ( 3 Comments »)
The Facts Are In: Nonviolent Resistance Works
John Dear S.J., National Catholic Reporter – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 22nd, 2012 ( Comments Off on The Facts Are In: Nonviolent Resistance Works)
East Timor and the Nonviolent Option
Ken Butigan – Waging Nonviolence
September 10th, 2012 ( Comments Off on East Timor and the Nonviolent Option)
New Pan-African Nonviolence Network Formed
Matt Meyer – Waging Nonviolence
August 20th, 2012 ( Comments Off on New Pan-African Nonviolence Network Formed)
Syria: Lamp in the Storm
Michael Nagler – YES! Mazazine
August 13th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Syria: Lamp in the Storm)
Must We Change Our Hearts Before Throwing Off Our Chains?
Cynthia Boaz – Waging Nonviolence
July 16th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Must We Change Our Hearts Before Throwing Off Our Chains?)
Gene Sharp: A Dictator’s Worst Nightmare
Mairi Mackay – CNN
June 25th, 2012 ( 1 Comment »)
Why We Need Sharp’s Dictionary
Mary Elizabeth King – Waging Nonviolence
April 16th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Why We Need Sharp’s Dictionary)
US Must Seize Opportunity to Support Palestinian Nonviolence
Yousef Munayyer – Al Jazeera
March 5th, 2012 ( Comments Off on US Must Seize Opportunity to Support Palestinian Nonviolence)
The Spanish 15-M Movement Deepens Its Civil Disobedience, With A Dash of Gene Sharp
Ter Garcia – Waging Nonviolence
February 20th, 2012 ( Comments Off on The Spanish 15-M Movement Deepens Its Civil Disobedience, With A Dash of Gene Sharp)
A Story and a Book
Matt Meyer – New Clear Vision
February 20th, 2012 ( Comments Off on A Story and a Book)
How Swedes and Norwegians Broke the Power of the ‘1 Percent’
George Lakey – Waging Nonviolence
January 30th, 2012 ( Comments Off on How Swedes and Norwegians Broke the Power of the ‘1 Percent’)
How to Learn Nonviolent Resistance as King Did
Mary Elizabeth King – Waging Nonviolence
January 23rd, 2012 ( 1 Comment »)
2012: The Year of Nonviolence?
Jake Olzen – Waging Nonviolence
January 2nd, 2012 ( Comments Off on 2012: The Year of Nonviolence?)
Compassion Is Our New Currency: Notes on 2011’s Preoccupied Hearts and Minds
Rebecca Solnit - TomDispatch
December 26th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Compassion Is Our New Currency: Notes on 2011’s Preoccupied Hearts and Minds)
Moving from a War Economy to a Peace Economy
Mary Beth Sullivan – The Humanist
December 26th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Moving from a War Economy to a Peace Economy)
A Man in Tunisia, a Movement on Wall Street, and the Soldier Who Ignited the Fuse
Michael Moore – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 19th, 2011 ( Comments Off on A Man in Tunisia, a Movement on Wall Street, and the Soldier Who Ignited the Fuse)
Arab Revolutions and the Power of Nonviolent Action
Stephen Zunes – Nation of Change
December 12th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Arab Revolutions and the Power of Nonviolent Action)
Who Was Fritz Schumacher?
Diana Schumacher – The Gandhi Foundation
November 28th, 2011 ( 1 Comment »)
Why Gender Matters For Building Peace
Mary Elizabeth King – Waging Nonviolence
November 28th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Why Gender Matters For Building Peace)
Occupy Wall Street’s Commitment to Nonviolence
Nathan Schneider – Waging Nonviolence
November 21st, 2011 ( 1 Comment »)
Throwing out the Master’s Tools and Building a Better House
Rebecca Solnit – Common Dreams
November 21st, 2011 ( Comments Off on Throwing out the Master’s Tools and Building a Better House)
Is this a Global Gandhian Moment?
Richard Falk – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 17th, 2011 ( 1 Comment »)
October 1-8, 2011: Keep Space for Peace Week
Antonio C. S. Rosa, editor - TRANSCEND Media Service
October 3rd, 2011 ( 1 Comment »)
99 Percenters Occupy Wall Street
Amy Goodman - Truthdig
September 26th, 2011 ( Comments Off on 99 Percenters Occupy Wall Street)
Global Nonviolent Action Database launched
Ken Butigan – Waging Nonviolence
September 26th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Global Nonviolent Action Database launched)
The Call to Occupy Wall Street Resonates Around the World
Micah White and Kalle Lasn – The Guardian
September 26th, 2011 ( Comments Off on The Call to Occupy Wall Street Resonates Around the World)
Rewitnessing the Past
P.V. Rajagopal – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 13th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Rewitnessing the Past)
15-M in Spain: Nonviolence Is Now On the Streets
Rafael De la Rubia – Pressenza Int’l Press Agency
May 23rd, 2011 ( Comments Off on 15-M in Spain: Nonviolence Is Now On the Streets)
Fears of Disruptions: Spain Bans Protests Ahead of Sunday Vote
Der Spiegel – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 23rd, 2011 ( Comments Off on Fears of Disruptions: Spain Bans Protests Ahead of Sunday Vote)
Israel and Palestine: Here Comes Your Non-Violent Resistance
The Economist, Editorial – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 23rd, 2011 ( Comments Off on Israel and Palestine: Here Comes Your Non-Violent Resistance)
A Human Right to Resist
Maciej Bartkowski and Annyssa Bellal – Open Democracy
May 9th, 2011 ( Comments Off on A Human Right to Resist)
A Mother’s Call for the Re-awakening
Nirmanusan Balasundaram - GroundViews
May 2nd, 2011 ( Comments Off on A Mother’s Call for the Re-awakening)
Brazil’s ‘Lessons’ For Arab Rebels
Chris Arsenault – Al Jazeera
March 7th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Brazil’s ‘Lessons’ For Arab Rebels)
Lessons Learned from Nepal’s People’s Victory 2006
Bishnu Pathak, PhD – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 7th, 2011 ( 3 Comments »)
Nonviolence: The Unconquerable Authority
Winslow Myers – Common Dreams
March 7th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Nonviolence: The Unconquerable Authority)
An Open Letter to the Peoples of Middle East and North Africa
S. P. Udayakumar, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 7th, 2011 ( Comments Off on An Open Letter to the Peoples of Middle East and North Africa)
Violence Always Turns Against Itself
TRANSCEND Media Service
February 28th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Violence Always Turns Against Itself)
Self-Liberation: Is There Any Other Kind?
Rene Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 28th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Self-Liberation: Is There Any Other Kind?)
In Egypt and Tunisia Nonviolence Has Been the Motor of Transformation
Rafael De la Rubia – Pressenza Int’l Press Agency
February 21st, 2011 ( Comments Off on In Egypt and Tunisia Nonviolence Has Been the Motor of Transformation)
Egypt’s Joy as Mubarak Quits
Tariq Ali – The Guardian
February 14th, 2011 ( 1 Comment »)
Another Step toward Mainstreaming Nonviolence
Ken Butigan – Waging Nonviolence
February 14th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Another Step toward Mainstreaming Nonviolence)
Egypt Crisis: The Young Revolutionaries Who Sparked the Protests
Jon Swaine – The Telegraph
February 14th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Egypt Crisis: The Young Revolutionaries Who Sparked the Protests)
Remembering Howard Zinn on the Anniversary of His Death and Germinating the Seeds of Truth
Mark Karlin, Buzzflash editor – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 7th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Remembering Howard Zinn on the Anniversary of His Death and Germinating the Seeds of Truth)
Nonviolent Peace Force Needs Recruits
FOX – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 27th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Nonviolent Peace Force Needs Recruits)
Upsurge in Repression Challenges Nonviolent Resistance in Western Sahara
Stephen Zunes – Open Democracy
November 29th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Upsurge in Repression Challenges Nonviolent Resistance in Western Sahara)
11th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates
Antonio C. S. Rosa, editor - TRANSCEND Media Service
November 22nd, 2010 ( Comments Off on 11th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates)
The Hiroshima Peace Summit
The Asahi Shimbum, Editorial – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 22nd, 2010 ( Comments Off on The Hiroshima Peace Summit)
Nehru On Gandhi, Views On Political Culture
Prem Misir – The Gandhi Foundation
November 1st, 2010 ( Comments Off on Nehru On Gandhi, Views On Political Culture)
Wars Will Cease When We Refuse to Fight
Scott Tucker – Truthdig
October 25th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Wars Will Cease When We Refuse to Fight)
Oct 2 – Day for Non-Violence: Middle East Mediation
Rene Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 27th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Oct 2 – Day for Non-Violence: Middle East Mediation)
Some of the Last Words of Rachel Corrie to Her Mother
Submitted by Dr. Zarni – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 16th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Some of the Last Words of Rachel Corrie to Her Mother)
Anarchism and Nonviolence: Time for a ‘Complementarity of Tactics’
Randall Amster – Waging Nonviolence
July 19th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Anarchism and Nonviolence: Time for a ‘Complementarity of Tactics’)
Merging with Rachel Corrie – A Dedication to Non-violence
Matthias Chang – Global Research
June 21st, 2010 ( Comments Off on Merging with Rachel Corrie – A Dedication to Non-violence)
How One Palestinian Village Started a Movement
Sara Reef – Common Ground
May 17th, 2010 ( Comments Off on How One Palestinian Village Started a Movement)
Compassion Comes First
Rabbi Ted Falcon – Yes! Magazine
May 10th, 2010 ( 1 Comment »)
Non-Violence Needs Women
Asma Asfour – Common Ground
May 10th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Non-Violence Needs Women)
HITLER AND THE CHALLENGE OF NON-VIOLENCE
Jorgen Johansen - TRANSCEND Media Service
March 26th, 2010 ( Comments Off on HITLER AND THE CHALLENGE OF NON-VIOLENCE)
ON THE DUTY TO CONSCIENTIOUSLY OBJECT
Camillo "Mac" Bica - Truthout
March 26th, 2010 ( Comments Off on ON THE DUTY TO CONSCIENTIOUSLY OBJECT)