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Trains – continued
As I mentioned, I traveled by train to Washington, DC, to attend the annual meetings of the American Thoracic Society. Unfortunately the rest of the trip didn’t go as well as the beginning. We arrived in Chicago pretty much on … Continue reading
Trains
I’m traveling by train to the annual meetings of the American Thoracic Society in Washington, DC. I’m struck yet again by the differences in travel experiences. Travel by automobile just seems like an extension of everyday car trips. Whereas … Continue reading
Our Constructive Program
The constructive program is the framework for building the new social order (integral nonviolence). If we were to begin planning, what might be the constructive program of Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative)? Here is a modification from “The Gandhian Iceberg”: Honoring … Continue reading
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Principles of Satyagraha
Continuing the discussion of satyagraha fundaments, Chris Moore-Backman writes that nonviolence scholar Robert Burrowes says satyagraha has the following basic criteria: it places a higher priority on ethics than on perceived effectiveness it views means and ends as indivisible rather … Continue reading
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Satyagraha Fundamentals
I’ve read and written about the part of the iceberg underwater (self-purification) and the part above water (constructive program) from “The Gandhian Iceberg” by Chris Moore-Backman. Now I am reading about the tip of the iceberg, nonviolent resistance or satyagraha. … Continue reading
Is There a Nonviolent Path to a Livable Future?
This is an interview with author Chris Moore-Backman about his book, “The Gandhian Iceberg” from Truth Out. “A growing number of changemakers have begun using the phrase integral nonviolence to distinguish the integrated, life-encompassing philosophy and practice that Gandhi taught … Continue reading
First Principle of Nonviolence
Continuing to study “The Gandhian Iceberg”, I was surprised to read the first principle of nonviolence is “the defense and preservation of one’s self-respect/honor/dignity”. “Those moments when our personal dignity is threatened, what I call ‘Rosa Parks moments,’ are absolutely … Continue reading
Be the Change Project
I’ve been writing about Integral Nonviolence, explained in “The Gandhian Iceberg” by Chris Moore-Backman: https://kislingjeff.wordpress.com/2017/05/06/peace-and-social-concerns/ https://kislingjeff.wordpress.com/2017/05/07/spiritual-weapon/ https://kislingjeff.wordpress.com/2017/05/07/constructive-program/ Be The Change Project is one community that is implementing these ideas: We are an urban homestead and learning space dedicated to … Continue reading
Constructive Program
In The Gandhian Iceberg, by Chris Moore-Backman, the constructive program refers to beginning to build the new social order, even as the old one exists. The Constructive Program is the part of the Gandhian iceberg that is above water, and … Continue reading
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Spiritual Weapon
I’ve been writing about the book, The Gandhian Iceberg, by Chris Moore-Backman. The concept of the iceberg represents the three interrelated pieces of what is referred to as Integral Nonviolence, which “was meant to denote Gandhi’s holistic and comprehensive nonviolence … Continue reading
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