A Season For Nonviolence
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Daily Practices Toward Creating A Culture of Peace - Opening
OPENING DAY
January 30, was the anniversary of the assassination of Gandhi, began the 28th year of A Season For Nonviolence. Even after 28 years of publishing these nonviolent practices, we still feel compelled to publish and promote and MODEL each of the 64 practices. We hope you too, will not only engage in each of these 64 practices, but also promote each day's action to everyone you know, and encourage each person to do likewise. The more people reading and taking into their interactions with everyone they meet, the closer we will be to living in a peaceful, nonviolent world. Yes, we believe it is possible, but it ain't gonna happen by itself, we all have to understand the concepts, actually do the work, and use them in every interaction we have. AND, teach them to our children. We know in our hearts it is possible! In advance, THANK YOU for your support and encouragement.
Creating a Culture of Peace
Pledge of Nonviolence
Making peace must start with me. I commit myself to become a nonviolent and peaceable person.
To Respect Myself and Others
To respect myself, to affirm others and to avoid uncaring criticism, hateful words, physical attacks and self destructive
behavior..
To Communicate Better
To share my feelings honestly, to look for safe ways to talk and act when I'm angry, and to work at solving problems
peacefully.
To Listen
To listen carefully to one another, especially those who disagree with me, and to consider others' feelings and needs
rather than insist on having my own way.
To Forgive
To apologize and make amends when I have hurt another, to forgive others, and to keep from holding grudges.
To Respect Nature
To treat the environment and all living things,
including my pets, with respect and care.
To Play Creatively
To select entertainment and toys that support our family's values and to avoid entertainment that makes violence look
exciting, funny or acceptable.
To Be Courageous
To challenge violence in all its forms whenever I encounter it, whether at home, at school, at work, or in the community,
and to stand with others who are treated unfairly.
Eliminating violence, one person at a time, starting with me.
Read more about this long-running project in Len Ellis' original article, first published in 2013: