10/24/22 WFS 2022: Session 2: Gandhi: A Conversation with John Dear

 Session Two:  Gandhi: A Conversation with John Dear

Music:  Anoushka Shakar, "Laysa," 2014 Link to video

Agenda Preview:

Essential Questions:

• What is non violence/civilian resistance?

• How effective is non violence/civilian resistance?

• What contributions did Gandhi make in using non violence as a political strategy?

• How effective were these non violent strategies?

• What is principled nonviolence? What is strategic nonviolence?

• What are the Pillars of Support that keep a government in power?

Gathering:"When I think of Gandhi the following image/idea comes to my mind..."

Rick's Rap: homework, news,  resource visit YWCA  "Dialogues to Action,"link to site

Speaker: John Dear

Closing: "Something I learned today was..."

Readings: 

• Chris Moore-Backman, "Walking With Gandhi," Friends Journal, April 2006 Link to Site

• “Defying the Crown,” from A Force More Powerful link to Video

• "John Dear," Wikipedia, accessed 10/12/22 Link to Site

• Mahatma Gandhi, "My Faith in Non Violence," Link to article

• Dr. K. K Aggarwal, "Follow the Four principles of Gandhian Philosophy," 10/2/18 Link to article

Resources:
(1) John Dear, "Gandhi's daily Scripture readings for peace," National Catholic Reporter, 8/20/13 Link to article
• John Dear, "Gandhi", Pace e Bene Peace Podcast, link to site

• The Beatitudes Center for the Nonviolent Jesus, Link to Site

•"What Skeptics of Nonviolence Say," Metta Center for Nonviolence," Link to article
• "Gandhi," Wikipedia, Link to site

• Gene Sharp “198 Methods of Non Violent Action,” Link to article

• Popovic, Djinovic, Milojeevic,Merriman, Marovic, "Pillars of Support," from " Canvas Core Curriculum: A Guide to Effective Nonviolent Struggle," Center for Applied Nonviolent Actions and Strategies, 2007 Link to Site

"That's the invitation of the nonviolent life - to be nonviolent to ourselves, to be nonviolent to all others, and to be part of the global movement of nonviolence that is slowly sweeping across the world. Such a comprehensive vision is not about perfection; indeed, we never become perfectly nonviolent. Nor can nonviolence be achieved overnight. It is, instead, an ongoing journey towards  the fullness of life, where every step can be peaceful, and every outcome can be healing and transformative."

    John Dear, from the introduction, The Nonviolent Life

                      An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind 
                                                    M. Gandhi

"Gandhi was probably the first person in history to lift the love ethic of Jesus above mere interaction between individuals to a powerful and effective social force on a large scale. Love, for Gandhi, was a potent instrument for social and collective transformation." 

—Martin Luther King Jr.

• Gene Sharp “198 Methods of Non Violent Action,” Link to article