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MLK Day, Nonviolence, & Service |
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Posted 7/26/2010 at 12:06 PM by Cassie D |
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Posted 1/14/2010 at 9:30 AM by Cassie D (CDavis) [Send a Private Message to this user] [Quote this topic] [Edit this topic]
Cassie D I'm curious what projects are happening in the PeaceJam world for Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Day. If you know of one, please do tell!
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote:
Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice. Justice at its best is love correcting everything that stands against love.
The following is an excerpt taken from a calendar of events booklet put out by the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. State Celebration Commission of 2010 for the State of Missouri:
"6 Principles of Kingian Nonviolence
1. Nonviolence is a way of life for courageous people.
- Dr. King and Gandhi believed there are always alternatives to fighting.
- Sooner or later, nonviolence is the way of the strong person.
2. The Beloved Community is the framework for the future.
- The goal is not to humiliate the opponent but to win the opponent over to t anew view and the new pattern of behavior.
- The Beloved Community concept means that we must begin living now as a we think society ought to live in the future.
3. Attack forces of evil, not persons doing evil.
- Look beyond the actions of people and attempt to determine what is causing their behavior and what part you contribute to their actions.
- Focusing your anger on personalities is a form of violence.
4. Accept suffering without retaliation for the sake of the cause to achieve a goal.
- Willingness to sacrifice for a clearly defined just cause can have an impact on the perpetrators of violence, as well as the larger community.
- Most goals we achieve in life are not without sacrifice.
5. Avoid internal violence of the spirit as well as external physical violence.
- Body language and words may cause violence to the internal spirit of a person.
- Honorable Andrew Young states, If you want to talk about someone, ask yourself three questions, (1) Is it true; (2) is it necessary; (3) is it kind. To be able to talk about a person, you must answer "yes" to all three questions.
6. The Universe is on the side of justice.
- Human society is oriented to a just sense of order in the universe. Kingian Nonviolence is in tune with this concept.
- Dr. King said,
The moral arch of the universe is long, but it bends toward justice.
Fundamental tenets of Dr. King's philosophy of non-violence described in his first book, Stride Toward Freedom ."
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote:
We must combine the toughness of the serpent and the softness of the dove, a tough mind and a tender heart. |
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