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[https://www.commondreams.org/views/2016/03/14/building-new-nonviolent-cities by Rev. John Dear 14/3/16 Common Dreams] | [https://www.commondreams.org/views/2016/03/14/building-new-nonviolent-cities by Rev. John Dear 14/3/16 Common Dreams] | ||
Last year, I was invited to give a talk on peace in Carbondale, Illinois. I was surprised to discover that in recent years, activists from across Carbondale had come together with a broad vision of what their community could one day become--a nonviolent city. They wanted a new holistic approach to their work, with a positive vision for the future, so that over time, their community would be transformed into a culture of nonviolence. | Last year, I was invited to give a talk on peace in Carbondale, Illinois. I was surprised to discover that in recent years, activists from across Carbondale had come together with a broad vision of what their community could one day become--a nonviolent city. They wanted a new holistic approach to their work, with a positive vision for the future, so that over time, their community would be transformed into a culture of nonviolence. | ||
=====Yes to Assertive, No to Aggressive===== | |||
[https://www.counterpunch.org/2016/05/11/yes-to-assertive-no-to-aggressive/ by Tom H. Hastings 11/5/16 COUNTERPUNCH] | |||
I teach and write in the field of Peace and Conflict Studies, with a special focus on strategic nonviolence. It is a rich field, growing in its scholarship and its widespread usage. I’m so enthused by this—the more we wage our conflicts with nonviolence the lower the costs. | |||
