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Nonviolence
7 October 2011

Stemming from Quakers' challenge to answer 'that of God' in every person, QPSW is committed to working for peace and justice through nonviolent social change.

Nonviolence challenges war, violence and injustice by focusing on the root causes of oppressive use of power, fear and separation. It does not seek to evade conflict, but instead creates alternative approaches to enable conflict to be waged creatively and without harm.

The Quaker commitment to nonviolence and the vision that it represents is known as the 'Quaker peace testimony'.

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Nonviolence, Peace

Somewhere between silence and violence lies active nonviolence
30 August 2011

As part of its South Asia programme, Quaker Peace & Social Witness has been funding and working alongside peace organisations and supporting networks in order to strengthen all of our capacities for peace. One of the organisations is Ekta Parishad. Its president, Rajagopal, was in Britain recently to talk about his vision. Anne van Staveren met him.

Rajagopal is following in Gandhi’s footsteps.

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Nonviolence, South Asia

Appeal Pack - Nonviolence
30 August 2011

Building nonviolent networks

Quakers help build nonviolent networks in South Asia. We bring together grassroots groups from across the region, and help them learn from each other about nonviolent action for change.

This activity appeal pack can be used in all sorts of ways, from holding an event to celebrate the region complete with food and music to a more modest study group. Everyone can have a role in learning and telling others about different parts of the project.

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Nonviolence, South Asia

Nonviolent protest turns the tide for Kenyan students
12 July 2011

Demonstrations by students in Kenya generally become unruly and violent. Could training in nonviolence calm their ways? Quakers in Kenya turned to Britain Yearly Meeting for help. Quaker News (No 77) reported the tentative first steps. Nine months on, Bernard L.

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Kenya, Nonviolence

Turning the Tide in Kenya
18 November 2010

Turning the Tide is a programme which trains people to use active nonviolence to confront situations of injustice effectively. Following the violence that marked the results of Kenya elections in 2007, Turning the Tide was invited by Kenyan Quakers to help teach nonviolent methods of working for change. With only two years until the next general election time is of the essence.

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Africa, Kenya, Nonviolence, Peace

Peace and nonviolence - children's activities
18 August 2010

Peace - Journeys in the Spirit

The children’s edition of Journeys in the Spirit offers a variety of activities on a theme suitable for children’s meeting (ages 4 – 12)

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Children & Young People, Journeys in the Spirit, Nonviolence, Peace