NONVIOLENCE

Nonviolence is a value concept which assesses the manner in which interpersonal and intergroup conflicts are resolved, power imbalances changed, and oppression overcome. In a nonviolent society, the use of physical force and aggression is opposed as are attitudes, language, and individual actions that demean and brutalize another psychologically. As a value base for human actions, nonviolence advocates the peaceful resolution of conflict through negotiation and mediation. When faced with unyielding power imbalances, discrimination, and oppression, it offers the practices of nonviolent resistance as an alternative to violence. Nonviolence is a value concept that is not only intended to shape individual attitudes and behavior but also group efforts organized to bring about, through peaceful means, a change in social conditions and practices that violate human rights. A nonviolent society is the context essential to the achievement of ecological sustainability.

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