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[https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/peace-protests-dallas-response/ by Meghan Werft and Julie Ngalle 8/7/16 GLOBAL CITIZEN] | [https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/peace-protests-dallas-response/ by Meghan Werft and Julie Ngalle 8/7/16 GLOBAL CITIZEN] | ||
Peaceful stances against unequal civil rights have been successful throughout history and nonviolent movements can lead to meaningful systemic change. Reflecting back on several landmark moments can act as a guide for action in these tumultuous times to gain equality for all lives in society. | Peaceful stances against unequal civil rights have been successful throughout history and nonviolent movements can lead to meaningful systemic change. Reflecting back on several landmark moments can act as a guide for action in these tumultuous times to gain equality for all lives in society. | ||
=====The Enduring Power of Nonviolent Protest===== | |||
[https://ls.wisc.edu/news/the-enduring-power-of-nonviolent-protest by Isabella Ruder 18/12/23 University of Winsconsin-Madison] | |||
In the 1930s, Mahatma Gandhi led the Indian people in a nonviolent act of civil disobedience, marching against taxes levied by the British salt monopoly. Gandhi and his followers trekked 240 miles over 24 days, gently shaking the world with their ultimately successful nonviolent protest. | |||
