Chile, 1983: The NonViolent Protest

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Chile, 1983 The Non-Violent Protest

• Workers create nonviolent protests against
  military dictatorship of General Augusto
  Pinochet.
• Slow down, one protest per month
• Reaction to severe violence from the Pinochet
  military is peaceful
• Democratic solutions

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South Africa, 1985 Movement to end legalized
discrimination

• Severe boycotting of downtown White businesses
• Economic repercussions
• International awareness and influence
• (impact of globalization)

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Lebanon, 1987-1990 Begin with the Children

• UNICEF attempts to promote peace in conflict
  zones by taking children from both sides of the
  conflict and placing them together in peace camps
  
• Interact and learn that they are not so very
  different.
• Non-violent communication
• Follow up

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Serbia, 2004The Impact of Teachers
A teacher affects eternity they can never tell
where their influence stops.   - Henry Adams

• Decade of civil war and ethnic cleansing.
• Peaceful Schools International enters secondary
  schools.
• AIMend cycle of intolerance and violence between
  the mix of students including refugees, war
  victims and orphans of various ethnicities.
• Mediation, non-violent communication, active
• listening, empathy training

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What Can you Do?

• Micro/Individual Level
• Educate yourself on conflict resolution and
  alternatives198 Methods of Nonviolent Action
• Know your biases have an open mind
• Question yourself and your actions
• Get trained in conflict resolution
• Know what you buy boycott companies that support
  violent conflict
• Be open to the idea of peace!
• Meso/Community Level
• Encourage discussions about conflict resolution
  and peace (especially with your younger siblings,
  cousins) ... Facebook?!
• Encourage conflict resolution training at your
  workplace
• Be open to conflict resolution alternatives at
  schools, in the workplace
• Attend peaceful rallies
• Question your local government and their policies
  
• Create your own event
• Macro/National/International Level
• Hold the United Nations and other international
  organizations accountable
• Vote!
• Attend events, rallies

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Conclusion

• A few quotes to contemplate
• I was once asked why I don't participate in
  anti-war demonstrations. I said that I will never
  do that, but as soon as you have a pro-peace
  rally, I'll be there.
  - Mother Theresa
• Human Beings, indeed all sentient beings, have
  the right to pursue happiness and live in peace
  and freedom.
• -The XIVth Dalai Lama
• We must concentrate not merely on the negative
  expulsion of war but on the positive affirmation
  of peace.
• - Martin Luther King Jr.
• Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful
  committed citizens can change the world. Indeed
  it's the only thing that ever has. -
  Margaret Mead
• A final note from Dr. Desmond Tutu