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Soulforce
A Brief Introduction to Gandhian Nonviolence: This presentation maps Soulforce principles to those taught by Mohandes K. Gandhi. This PowerPoint can be used in conjunction with the “Doing Justice” handout to facilitate a concise training in nonviolence.
Step 1: Slide Show Narrative [right-click on this link and then click to open in a new tab or window]
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Training Plan [click on this link]
Handouts:
- PowerPoint Handout: Gandhian Nonviolence Handout - PDF
- Doing Justice (v1-pledge) — This 2-page handout in .PDF format includes 9 guidelines for Negotiations, 12 guidelines for Direct Action, the “Eight Basic Steps of the Soul Force Process”, and the Soulforce Pledge to Nonviolence.
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Alternative Presentations:
- Soulforce Training 2004 – This presentation can be used as an alternative to A Brief Introduction to Gandhian Nonviolence. This PowerPoint can be used in conjunction with the “Doing Justice” handout to facilitate a concise training in nonviolence. Topics covered include: Satyagraha (”soul force”), Gandhi’s Five Vows, Two Primary Strategies for Creating Change, The Soulforce Process, and the Pledge to Nonviolence.
- Long Beach 2000 – This presentation can be used as an alternative to or along with A Brief Introduction to Gandhian Nonviolence and in conjunction with the “Doing Justice” handout to facilitate a concise training in nonviolence. Topics covered include: a discussion of nonviolence incorporating progressive exegesis of selected New Testament passages.
Additional Resources:
- The Soulforce Process - Nonviolent Principles of Direct Action
- Soulforce Pledge to Nonviolence
- The Four Steps
- The Original Journey to Lynchburg
- Doing Justice (v2-credo) (2-page handout, .PDF format) (doing-justice-through-soulforce-credo-version): an alternate version of the “Doing Justice” handout replacing the Pledge to Nonviolence with the Soulforce credos about ourselves and our adversaries.
- soulforce-beliefs
The King Center – from an online training entitled Nonviolence or Nonexistence:
Metta Center — Nonviolence Education
- “What is Nonviolence?” – A working definition and five guiding principles
- Metta Glossary – An effort to develop a common language for nonviolent organizers
- Metta Center Online Courses – Prof. Michael Nagler teaching Introduction to Nonviolence and Nonviolence Today
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