International Day of Non-Violence Gandhi's Birthday - October 2nd
The International Day of Non-Violence was declared by the General Assembly of the United Nations to be marked on 2 October, the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the Indian independence movement and pioneer of the philosophy and strategy of non-violence. The International Day is an occasion to "disseminate the message of non-violence, including through education and public awareness". The resolution reaffirms "the universal relevance of the principle of non-violence" and the desire "to secure a culture of peace, tolerance, understanding and non-violence".
Below are a series of You Tube videos to learn more about Gandhi's philosophy and its impact. Also check out 100 Mahatma Gandhi Peace Quotes.
Eknath Easwaran, Gandhi the Man* (Nilgiri, 1997) and R. Deats, Mahatma Gandhi (New City, ‘05) two fine illustrated overviews; Stanley Wolpert, Gandhi’s Passion, full-length biography (Oxford, ’01)… also studies by Brown, Fischer, Iyer www.mkgandhi.org andwww.GandhiInstitute.org Thomas Merton, ed., Gandhi on Nonviolence,* brief quotations on many topics (New Directions, 1964); Homer Jack, ed., The Gandhi Reader* (Grove, 1994)…also Fischer anthology Joan Bondurant, Conquest of Violence,* clear, penetrating look at Gandhi's genius (Cal., ‘65); Gene Sharp, Gandhi as a Political Strategist* (Porter Sargent, ‘79)…Harak, Iyer, Nair, Power
The above references are an excerpt from: Transforming Our World - A compact “best of the best” catalog of the most useful books, manuals, and websites, selected by teachers, researchers, parents, and activists from the Peace and Justice Resource Center.
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