“Non-Violence”, a sculpture by Karl Fredrik Reutersward, permanently exhibited outside UN Headquarters in New York. (Paulo Filgueiras/UN Photo)
I hope that all police officers in the US today were told at morning roll call that today is The International Day of Non-Violence and that maybe they should take a moment, and if they are faced with a crisis, stop and think, “How Can I handle this situation non-violently?” and if the answer is TRULY that it can’t be then take the least violent action that will handle the situation!!
The International Day of Noni-violence is celebrated on the birthday of the Father of Non-Violent action Mahatma Gandhi. From the United Nations website for the day……
The International Day of Non-Violence is marked on 2 October, the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the Indian independence movement and pioneer of the philosophy and strategy of non-violence.
According to General Assembly resolution A/RES/61/271 of 15 June 2007, which established the commemoration, the International Day is an occasion to “disseminate the message of non-violence, including through education and public awareness”. The resolution reaffirms “the universal relevance of the principle of non-violence” and the desire “to secure a culture of peace, tolerance, understanding and non-violence”. Read More
Any day that I get to play Arlon Benntt’s “Be the Change” is a good day , but it is especially appropriate for today. Here is a great video for the song produced by Thomas Florek!!
