Extinction Rebellion is an international social movement which aims to drive radical change, through
nonviolent resistance in order to minimise species extinction and avert climate breakdown.
His guiding principles of Ahimsa (non-violence), Satyagraha (
nonviolent resistance) and Sarvodaya (upliftment of all) remain relevant even today, for everyone In recognition of Mahatma's immense contributions, the United Nations observes each year on October 2, the International Day of Non-Violence.
He stressed that
nonviolent resistance which Ahed embodies has proven to be an ideal and vital weapon in facing the repression of the Israeli occupation.
The White Rose movement practiced
nonviolent resistance and many in the group were later executed by Nazi authorities.
Among the topics are interfaith dialogue and religious leaders in the Israeli-Palestinian context: needs and limitations, the American way of religion and violence, confronting historic injustice, partnering in
nonviolent resistance: the evolution of Christian peacemaker teams, and in the beginning was conflict: creation.
Gene Sharp, a lifelong advocate of
nonviolent resistance whose teachings have been used by dissidents in Iran and many other countries, died last month at the age of 90.
Nonviolent resistance has seen a recent resurgence in many countries.
In that context, she called for immediate and serious international intervention to end the occupation, and stressed the importance of all forms of
nonviolent resistance of the occupation.
Sider dares Christians to boldly live out the ideal that nonviolence trumps violence: to "test the full range of possibilities of
nonviolent resistance to injustice and oppression." In the process, he uncovers doubts many have about nonviolence -- it works only in some instances, it can't fight the most egregious evils -- but more than that, he proves that nonviolence is possible and effective, always.
It follows three different stories of activists: In the first, a young, Libyan-American former Boy Scout joins the revolt against the Gaddafi regime, while his father tries (and fails) to convince him to come home to the U.S.; in the second story, two men try to organize a
nonviolent resistance to the Assad regime in Syria, only to find that the government's ghastly retaliation results in the deaths of fellow activists and plunges the country into a brutal civil war; in the third, two sisters from Bahrain join their human rights activist father in protesting that country's monarchist regime.
Speaking to Arab News during an exclusive interview, he said the idea of
nonviolent resistance has gained greater support after the Gaza disaster.
nonviolent resistance - peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate