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J. Edward Guinan (1936–2014) – Founder of the Community for Creative Non-Violence Woody Guthrie (1912–1967) – American anti-war protester and musician, inspiration Tenzin Gyatso (born 1935) – 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet , Nobel Peace Prize laureate and spiritual and formerly temporal ruler of Tibet and the Tibetan Government-in-Exile
List of nonviolence scholars and leaders. Add languages. Add links. Article; Talk; English. Read; Edit; ... Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other ...
International Center on Nonviolent Conflict; International Coalition for the Decade; International Day of Non-Violence; International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World
Nonviolent resistance, or nonviolent action, sometimes called civil resistance, is the practice of achieving goals such as social change through symbolic protests, civil disobedience, economic or political noncooperation, satyagraha, constructive program, or other methods, while refraining from violence and the threat of violence. [1]
ISBN 0-87558-162-5 Waging Nonviolent Struggle: 20th Century Practice And 21st Century Potential, by Gene Sharp with collaboration of Joshua Paulson and the assistance of Christopher A. Miller and Hardy Merriman; ISBN 978-1442217607 Violence and Nonviolence: An Introduction, by Barry L. Gan; ISBN 9780367479237 Violence and Non-violence across Times.
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In order to facilitate organized, determined, and principled opposition to the wars, people have often founded anti-war organizations. These groups range from temporary coalitions which address one war or pending war, to more permanent structured organizations which work to end the concept of war and the factors which lead to large-scale destructive conflicts.
Pacificism is the general term for ethical opposition to violence or war unless force is deemed necessary. Together with pacifism, it is born from the Western tradition or attitude that calls for peace.