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POPSKing And Nonviolence Yes it's true that September 11th changed a lot of things and reminded us how vulnerable we are. It made us realize we face a dangerous and diabolically clever enemy. It strengthened our resolve and triggered important steps to prevent future attacks, actions that made us more secure as a nation. But 9/11 did not and could not change the basic ground rules: War or incitement to violence is justified only when it's in response to a deliberate attack and only when it's undertaken as a last resort. And even during wartime, nations must observe the highest moral standards. It's so easy to incite violence. And it's so wrong.
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POPSNonviolence As Their Weapon "It was 2001. Khatib watched in horror as Israeli soldiers shot an unarmed friend at a checkpoint. Two weeks later, the militant Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade made a revenge attack on the checkpoint, killing seven soldiers. "My first reaction was 'Good for Al Aqsa!' " Khatib said. Then he realized the dead soldiers belonged to a different unit, not the one on duty when his friend was shot. "It made me wonder: This cycle of death, of violent action and reaction, how we can break it?"
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POPSQuotes "If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy." - James Madison "Every war when it comes, or before it comes, is represented notas a war but as an act of self-defense against a homicidal maniac." – George Orwell "A state of war only serves as an excuse for domestic tyranny." – Alexander Solzhenitsyn "War should be made a crime, and those who instigate it should be punished as criminals." – Charles Evans Hughes "Flags are bits of colored cloth that governments use first to shrink-wrap people's brains and then as ceremonial shrouds to bury the dead." - Arundhati Roy "Children learn more from what you are than what you teach." - W.E.B. Dubois, 1897 "Nonviolence doesn't always work-but violence never does" - Madge Micheels-Cyrus
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POPS2nd October International day of nonviolence The United Nations declared 2nd October International day of nonviolence and as such it will be marked throughout the world. We invite you to gather together in the Pioneers' Park, on Friday 2nd October 16h, in order to once again pointed out that violence is not acceptable to Serbia and that human rights should not be (ograničavana) threats of violence. Together we will invite the Serbian authorities to vigorously apply the law and guarantee the freedom of every citizen and express solidarity with those who were victims of violence or who are not able to enjoy human rights because of threats.
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POPSPraying the Devil Back to Hell - Redux Those who have committed political crimes when given mercy - try to rekindle the flames of war and hate again and again. That should not stop you from using non-violence to end the violence but it surely tries the soul. Pray that those working for peace have the strength to continue!
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POPSHis Path "The idea of allowing drunk, smelly or snoring people to stretch out in the pews offended some churchgoers, who found it disrespectful. But that didn't stop Vitale. The protest has no visible effect on the military's activities at the fort, but Vitale says results are not the point. "Effectiveness is not what we're after," he says. "We are doing what's right before God. That's what we are called to do, and what happens happens."
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POPSThis is not a riot: an effective, nonviolent response to attacks by riot police More: More broadly, standing one’s ground under the force of police batons was pioneered during the Dharasana Satyagraha, a non-violent raid of the Dharasana Salt Works at the conclusion of the Salt March. On May 21, 1930, a march led by two Indian women,Sarojini Naidu and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, was attacked by police. The marchers continued to walk forward even as those at the front of the line were beaten to a bloody pulp. 320 were injured. The news stories of this action were critical in bringing world wide attention to the Indian independence movement. More info on the Dharasana Salt March .
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POPSYouTube Blocked In China More: "While most of the rest of the world thinks of the Dalai Lama as a peaceful leader in exile, the official view in China is that he hides behind a facade of non-violence while inciting the same in Tibet, in an attempt to achieve Tibetan independence and restore the old feudal system. They paint the latter as a theocracy with serfdom, diametrically opposed to Democratic Reform. Maybe it’s just me, but I have a hard time believing any talk of “democracy” from a government that suppresses the free expression of ideas. Whom do you believe?"
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POPSworld march for peace and nonviolence poster pop to The World March for Peace and Nonviolence by zalisan. thanX. The march departs from Wellington, New Zealand, on 2 Octobre 2009 and is due to end at Punta de Vacas, Argentinia, in the Andes, on 2 January 2010. During these 90 days, the march will pass through 90 countries & 100 cities, covering a distance of 160.000 km. World March for Peace & Nonviolence October 2, 2009 - January 2, 2010 www.WorldMarch.info So that the voices of millions who yearn for peace can be heard as they call for the end of war and all forms of violence. So that the forces of Pacifism and Nonviolence become the majority and make their voice heard. This is the first World March to circle the Earth calling for an end to war and nuclear arms, and the elimination of violence of all kinds.
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POPSThe World March for Peace and Nonviolence Why? Because we can end world hunger with 10% of what is spent on arms. Because eliminating wars and violence means leaving human pre-history behind and taking a giant step forward in the evolution of our species. Because we are accompanied by the voices of all the war-torn generations that came before us. The echo of their voices still resounds throughout the world, wherever armed conflict leaves its sinister memorial to the dead, disappeared, disabled and displaced. Because a “world without wars” is an image that opens the future and seeks to become reality in every corner of the planet, as violence gives way to dialog. The moment has come for the voiceless to be heard! Out of agonizing and urgent need, millions of human beings are crying out for an end to wars and violence. We can make that happen by uniting all the forces of pacifism and active non-violence worldwide.
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POPSState of Society Good commentary on society from an article about donating a kidney to random people
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POPSOrientation to Bay Area Indymedia and Indybay - Dec 6, 2008 "Be a Community Journalist and Learn How to Contribute to Indybay" If you do not live in the Bay Area and still want to get involved you can! Contact your local Indybay and start contributing now. www.indybay.org. We can choose and be a part of the news and issues we believe to be important and end the corporate driven media.
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