Educator Safoora Arbab discusses the remarkable nonviolent movement that emerged among the Pashtun people in the Northwest Frontier of British India.
We provide educational resources on the safe and effective use of nonviolence, with the recognition that it’s not about putting the right person in power but awakening the right kind of power in people. We advance a higher image of humankind while empowering people to explore the question: How does nonviolence work, and how can I actively contribute to a happier, more peaceful society?
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Nuclear abolitionist and Representative to the UN Anna Ikeda discusses Buddhism, grassroots movements, interfaith peacebuilding and why humanity — not technology — will determine our future.
Catholic nonviolence organizer Marie Dennis discusses how we resist systems of domination in an age of rapidly advancing technology
Environmental activist Robin Greenfield discusses how a life of simplicity leads to greater freedom, joy and connection.
Restorative justice practitioner Dominic Barter discusses why this work must emerge from within each community’s own culture and lived experience.
Nonviolence educator Francesca Po discusses how curiosity, dignity and self-awareness shape the way we engage across disagreement.
Journalist Emily Yellin discusses Rev. James Lawson’s spiritual grounding, strategic brilliance and lifelong commitment to nonviolent direct action.
Civil rights activist and founder of Revolutionary Love Project, Valarie Kaur, discusses how we cultivate the inner strength to see the humanity in others — even those who oppose us.
To address the present crisis, we need to go beyond politics and transform our modern culture that degrades us.