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G8, Edinburgh, Make Poverty History, Protest, 2005, Riot.
Some do’s and don’ts for protestors heading for the 2005 Edinburgh G8 summit.
For those considering acts of violent protest at the 2005 G8 summit, please read this advice from one protestor to another:
violence will hold the campaign back.
This is a brief explanation of how violence is counter-productive in protesting.
In the early 20th century one man took on the might of the British Empire, brought it to its knees, and made it change its oppressive control of another country. This was the birth of non-violent protest, it was built on a spiritual foundation of truth, with a methodology of focused courage, meeting physical brutality with total passive resistance. Gandhi was the originator of what we now know as non-violent direct action (NVDA).
From small groups like families to the dynamics between countries it is known by psychologists and spiritual leaders that acts of violence are most effectively countered by acts of non-violence. In a dis-functional family, for example, a therapist will encourage each member to act with kindness to other members of the family: The scientific research has found this to be the way to bring an end to the in-
In the early 20th century one man took on the might of the British Empire, brought it to its knees, and made it change its oppressive control of another country. This was the birth of non-
From small groups like families to the dynamics between countries it is known by psychologists and spiritual leaders that acts of violence are most effectively countered by acts of non-
From over 100,000 peaceful protestors at the 2000 IMF-World Bank summit in Prague, the Daily Telegraph chose these violent images to make their headlines, skewing the perception of its readership, and turning potential supporters against a just cause. The original issue of dropping third world debt was almost lost. (27/9/2000) For an eye-witness account see The Prague Riot.
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