One of the deepest frustrations I carry in my heart is humanity’s persistent default to violence in times of conflict.

I have participated in political protests since the Vietnam War. Public protests are the most effective way to counter ...

The Nonviolence Institute was founded 24 years ago in a Southside Providence neighborhood in response to an alarming number of violent deaths.

The term “nonviolence” was introduced by Gandhi. It comes from the Sanskrit word ahimsa, meaning the complete absence of the desire for violence.It represents a response to complex, violent ...

"Nonviolence" is suddenly becoming a trendy catchphrase—much like "revolution" was decades ago—but what does nonviolence ...

Living through the actual experience of the protest, nonviolence became more than a method to which I gave intellectual assent; it became a commitment to a way of life. Many issues I had not cleared ...

But nonviolence isn’t silence, she said, adding that it “often means confronting people with the truth. … We understand that social change has happened because people of faith and spiritual ...

Nonviolence has worked. It’s time to invest large amounts of money and time in serious training and deployment. We cannot know ahead of time what will happen.

Nonviolence drew a stark contrast between the actions of the Freedom Riders and those of their segregationist foes, while at the same time bringing the injustice of racial oppression starkly into ...

The Nonviolence Institute was founded 24 years ago in a South Providence neighborhood in response to an alarming number of violent deaths. Established by Sister Ann C. Keefe, ...