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Nonviolence
uses philosophies and strategies
for social change that reject the use of violence. Nonviolence is a
positive force that is an alternative to passive acceptance of conflict
(flight approach) and armed struggle against it (fight approach). There
are always two aspects in this form
of action which are inseparable and make it authentic:
- a specific view
of a human being, a certain attitude toward human beings and society,
- certain techniques and methods that
correspond to this attitude and
that give life to the positive force of nonviolence, in a given
conflict.
Several websites with information and
resources on nonviolence include:
The Ploughshares library has several books and
films on nonviolence including a resource that we have created to
highlight current and historical use of nonviolent tactics and
strategies in conflicts and struggles; Practitioners of Nonviolence.
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