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Peace and Justice Center- Arlington
Our mission is to facilitate Peace, Love and Justice through
education, networking and nonviolent action.
Please join us for our monthly meetings: 4th
Sunday of each month at We
currently meet at the 1011 W. Abram St . (between Davis and Cooper) For more information, email:Peace-Center@TX.RR.COM
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January 30, 2010 begins the 13th A Season For Nonviolence . Click on the ASFN page for the daily practices, and join us in honoring these values:
Joint (Gandhi-King) Principles of
Nonviolence
"At
the center of non-violence is the principle of love". - M. L.
King
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Nonviolence means to honor the inherent worth of every human being. In
nonviolence we naturally seek to understand each other, build friendship and
community.
- Nonviolence means believing that our lives are linked together,
that what we do impacts the lives of everyone we encounter. That we are
responsible to and for one another. That we can trust one another and work
toward the common good.
- Nonviolence means dedicating ourselves to the
fundamental rights of every human being (justice, equity, equality).
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Nonviolence is courageously choosing to practice compassion with our
adversaries. We oppose injustice, not people.
- Nonviolence means recognizing
love as the power of the human spirit to triumph over injustice, inequity,
suffering - a true hero's journey of personal-social change.
Gandhian Principles
of Nonviolence
"Truth is my religion and
nonviolence (love) it's only realization". - M. K. Gandhi
Respect
I vow to respect others and the interconnectedness of all
life.
Understanding
I vow to understand the "whys" (meaning behind behavior), for myself and
others.
Acceptance
Out of respect and understanding, I vow to accept the differences of
others.
Appreciating
Differences
I seek to move
beyond acceptance into appreciation and celebration of
difference.
Truth and
Truthfulness
I commit to
be truthful and authentic and to confront untruth wherever I find
it.
Absorbing
Suffering
I take on without complaint
any suffering that results from my confrontation with untruth. I also accept
that all forms of violence cannot be totally eliminated.
Ahimsa
(nonviolence) with my Adversary
I vow to help my adversary avoid all suffering, especially from our
confrontation.
Trusteeship and
Constructive Action
Beyond personal necessities, I see myself as God's trustee over my
possessions and talents. I promise to use them to empower others and make things
fair for all.
Martin Luther King's Principles of
Nonviolence
"The
aftermath of violence is tragic bitterness, while the aftermath of nonviolence
is the beloved community." - M.L. King
1.Nonviolence is a way of
life for courageous people.
2.Nonviolence seeks to win friendship and
understanding.
3.Nonviolence seeks to defeat injustice, not people.
4.Nonviolence holds that suffering for a cause can educate and transform.
5.Nonviolence chooses love instead of hate.
6.Nonviolence holds that the
universe is on the side of justice and that right will eventually
prevail.
King's Six Steps to Social Change
1.Information Gathering
2.Education
3.Personal
Commitments
4.Negotiation
5.Direct Action
6.Reconciliation and
Healing Process
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/opinion/viewpoints/stories/DN-ellis_30edi.ART.State.Edition1.4509524.html
Association for Global New Thought www.agnt.org/snv03.htm
Dallas Peace Center www.DallasPeaceCenter.org
Unity Church of Arlington www.unityarlingtontx.org/21201/index.html
A Season for Nonviolence Greater Dallas Task Force www.64-days.org
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