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Mainstreaming nonviolence is the long-term process of creating a culture of justice, peace and well being for all using tools of nonviolent change. This blog by Ken Butigan highlights ideas, books, videos, websites, projects, campaigns, organizations and individuals offering new directions for mainstreaming the power of transformative nonviolence. Click here for more about mainstreaming nonviolence.
Remembering Mary Elsbernd
The power of nonviolence is rooted in the body
Nonviolence retreats with Latino youth focused on legacy of United Farm Workers co-founder
Contemplating a Nonviolent Culture
Experiments in Nonviolence in the Back of the Yards
March 28, 2010
Reframing is important tool for nonviolent change
The Perplexing Power of Forgiveness
A tool in the toolbox for mainstreaming nonviolence
Mentoring to Mainstream Nonviolence
A few words can change a life — and change the world
The heights and depths of the nonviolent life Â
Archbishop Romero Alive. Again.
El Salvador publicly marks archbishop’s death for first time
Chalmers Johnson and the Great Turning
Former cold warrior pulls back curtain on empire
Pilgrimage for California’s Future
48 day march seeks to avert disaster in the Golden State
Jack Healey and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Veteran campaigner launches new web portal with many tools for human rights
The creative tension of No and Yes — loving, determined, and relentlessly persistent.
The Power and Persistence of Empathy
Is an “empathetic civilization” possible? This entry highlights a number of recent intriguing studies.
Three Great Websites for Nonviolent Change
Check out these powerful resources from WagingNonviolence.org, GodBlesstheWholeWorld.org, and Change.org.
Cool animated video produced by LAÂ high school students on three key dimensions of nonviolence:Â respect, compassion, and courage.
Ken Butigan currently serves as the director of Pace e Bene Nonviolence Service. Since the early 1980s he has worked with numerous social movements, including movements for a nuclear-free future, an end to homelessness, freedom for East Timor, and peace in Central America. In 2006 he helped found and organize the Declaration of Peace, a nationwide, grassroots nonviolent action campaign for a comprehensive plan for peace in Iraq. Click here to see all of his blogs.
To see Pace e Bene’s Nonviolent Change 101, click here.
Photo:Â Anna Graves
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