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Alice Bosley's Blog – November 2008 Archive (4)

Mayor Cory Booker: Nonviolence in Action

Earlier this year, Mayor Cory Booker of Newark, New Jersey came to speak about his time in office and the tactics he has used to change Newark from one of America’s ‘worst’ cities to an up-and-coming cultural center. A relaxed Stanford, grad, Booker has spent the last ten-ish years of his life working to enact change on the streets of Newark. I could write forever about how amazing Mayor Booker is, but instead I’ll just give some examples of how, by ‘being the change,’ Mayor Booker has shown us… Continue

Added by Alice Bosley on November 3, 2008 at 2:00pm — 2 Comments

Gandhi and the Younger Generation

When I was in India, I got the chance to have many long talks with Prasad Sarvodaya about whether many of Gandhi’s ideas of nonviolence were still viable in the modern world. Prasad believed that many of Gandhi’s strongly held beliefs, about homespun clothing, nonviolent lifestyles, city life, etc, could and should still be used in the modern day and by the younger generations. Is the best way to promote nonviolence in the younger generation encouraging them to spin their own clothes and live… Continue

Added by Alice Bosley on November 3, 2008 at 1:00pm — 2 Comments

"Great Man Syndrome"

One of the ideas that stuck with me the most from our India seminar was an idea that Professor Carson brought up during one of the speeches on Martin Luther King that he gave during the trip- the idea of ‘Great Man Syndrome’. There’s a tendency for us to remember the “great man” that was at the head of a movement rather than the grassroots movement that occurred simultaneously. This has happened for Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights Movement, and it definitely happened for Gandhi and the… Continue

Added by Alice Bosley on November 3, 2008 at 9:00am — No Comments

Reflections on Gandhi in India

As I sit in my comfortable, (cool) American room reflecting on my three-week Overseas Seminar to India this summer, I find it not only hard to decipher what I came away from the trip with, but also to believe that the trip ever even happened. The days of Indian-style toilets, bucket showers, and constant stomach troubles seem so distant and out of place in the environment I’m in now that I find it hard to bring myself to remember those days. There is one thing I know for sure: I got more out of… Continue

Added by Alice Bosley on November 2, 2008 at 11:30pm — No Comments

Notes

How to Learn Nonviolent Resistance As King Did

Created by Shara Lili Esbenshade Feb 14, 2012 at 11:48am. Last updated by Shara Lili Esbenshade Feb 14, 2012.

Two Types of Demands?

Created by Shara Lili Esbenshade Jan 9, 2012 at 10:16pm. Last updated by Shara Lili Esbenshade Jan 11, 2012.

Why gender matters for building peace

Created by Shara Lili Esbenshade Dec 5, 2011 at 6:51am. Last updated by Shara Lili Esbenshade Jan 9, 2012.

Gene Sharp & the History of Nonviolent Action

Created by Shara Lili Esbenshade Oct 10, 2011 at 5:30pm. Last updated by Shara Lili Esbenshade Dec 31, 2011.

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