On AlterNet: nonviolence

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "nonviolence"

Arrested for Meditating? Why it's Radical to Stay Nonviolent in the Face of Police Brutality

Sarah van Gelder, YES! Magazine. February 29, 2012.

An interview with the activist who made headlines when he was arrested while meditating at Occupy Oakland.

Passivity or Violence: Are Those the Only Choices?

Michael Nagler, Waging Nonviolence. September 13, 2011.

Passivity and violence are really two sides of the same coin. The only really different coin is that of nonviolence.

An Interview with Robert Thurman, The West's First Buddhist Monk

Jane Ratcliffe, Guernica . September 15, 2009.

Perhaps most widely-known as the father of Uma, Robert Thurman discusses his friend the Dalai Lama and how Hitler could have been defeated without violence.

The Only Diet for a Peacemaker Is a Vegetarian Diet

John Dear, National Catholic Reporter. July 12, 2008.

Vegetarianism a key ingredient in the new life of peace, compassion and nonviolence.

Jailed for Protesting Gitmo: 34 Convicted for Demonstrations Outside Supreme Court

Frida Berrigan, AlterNet. May 30, 2008.

Protesters were convicted of "unlawful free speech" for peaceful demonstrations on behalf of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay.