Nonviolent resistance is effective in Ukraine and elsewhere

March 6, 2022 GlenAnderson Conflict Resolution (Also see Nonviolence), Examples of Parallax Views, International Affairs (Click to see specific nations and regions), Nonviolence (Also see Peace, Conflict Resolution, Organizing & Activism), Organizing & Activism (Also see Nonviolence, Outreach), Peace (See Foreign Policy and specific nations and regions -- and ALSO see Military Spending and Nuclear Weapons), Russia 0

Military “solutions” only make problems worse!  We need to think and act outside of the militaristic box.

Smart nonviolent actions have been PROVEN effective in resisting invasion and occupation.

Here are just a few recent examples about Ukraine and elsewhere.  Please contact me at glenanderson@integra.net if you want more information.

https://wagingnonviolence.org/2022/02/ukraine-secret-weapon-civilian-resistance/

https://wagingnonviolence.org/2022/02/the-dangerous-assumption-that-violence-keeps-us-safe/

https://wagingnonviolence.org/2022/02/ukraine-doesnt-need-to-match-russias-military-might-to-defend-against-invasion/

https://paceebene.org/blog/2022/2/28/nonviolence-news-peace-in-ukraine-resisting-invasion-stopping-atlantas-cop-city?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=77829c74-a970-4ba2-b3eb-5d0582d42ad1

https://www.juancole.com/2022/03/nonviolent-resistance-aggression.html

 

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Since the late 1960s Glen Anderson has devoted his life to working as a volunteer for peace, nonviolence, social justice, and progressive political issues. He has worked through many existing organizations and started several. Over the years he has worked especially for such wide-ranging goals as making peace with Vietnam, eliminating nuclear weapons, converting from a military economy to a peacetime economy, abolishing the death penalty, promoting nonviolence at all levels throughout society, and helping people organize and strategize for grassroots movements to solve many kinds of problems. He writes, speaks, and conducts training workshops on a wide variety of topics. Since 1987 he has produced and hosted a one-hour cable TV interview program on many kinds of issues. Since 2017 he has blogged at https://parallaxperspectives.org He lives in Lacey near Olympia WA. You can reach him at (360) 491-9093 glen@parallaxperspectives.org