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We offer resources on the safe and effective use of #nonviolence. Our org holds special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council at the UN.

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Woman 💚 Life 🕊 Freedom ❤️ #Mahsa_Amini #OpIran #مهسا_امینی
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Iranian American writer @hodakatebi says protests for #MahsaAmini, a young Kurdish woman who died while in custody of Iran's morality police, have been intersectional, with women chanting the Farsi translation of the Kurdish slogan “Women! Life! Freedom!”

Hoda Katebi on protests for Mahsa Amini in Iran

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This is the most beautiful flag I've ever seen in my life, will go down in history as a symbol of freedom… #IranProtests2022 #مهسا_امینی #MashaAmini
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Respect!!! It's not that hard 💔 #MashaAmini #OpIran #مهساامینی
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I stand with the women of Iran. #MashaAmini
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Spreading the principles and truth of nonviolence in Nigeria wagingnonviolence.org/metta/… By @MettaCenter's Nonviolence Radio CC: @oluwatoyetruism @civilresistance
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Happy Endings for Queer Characters yesmagazine.org/social-justi…
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@visegrad2419 Mar 2022
Belarusian railway workers today sabotaged the railway lines leading to Ukraine, making it impossible for the Russians to resupply by train. The Russian logistics situation near Kyiv just went from bad to worse. It’s the largest sabotage action in Belarus so far during this war
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Enuff Ced.@EenuffCed3 Mar 2022
VIDEO Shameful Russian Police Arrest An 80 Year Old Woman Protester. #StopWarInUkraine #StopPutinNOW #MorningJoe
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"It’s impossible to estimate how many people live in political freedom b/c of what Gene Sharp thought and did. How fitting that he passed on almost to the day that his great mentor, Mahatma Gandhi, fell to an assassin’s bullet." Michael Nagler @MettaCenter wagingnonviolence.org/featur…
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"The best way to do no harm is to stop the brutality and slaughter on all sides.~from #RootsOfResistance, a book of love and protest by Rivera Sun"
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November is Native American heritage month. Why not learn more about the heritage with these books? bit.ly/2xMFb0N
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We can take care of ourselves + others with sensitivity + awareness. Helpful crisis tips: bit.ly/2x44AT6
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ICAN@nuclearban7 Jul 2017
We did it! #nuclearban
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Want to discuss WNV stories with other readers? Join @MettaCenter's Nonviolence News HOPE TANK every Wednesday docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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Great video by @MettaCenter that draws on George Lakey's "8 ways to defend against terror nonviolently" wagingnonviolence.org/featur… teapawt.net/MettaCenter/status/898…
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We don't need to accept any form of terrorism as "normal." bit.ly/2vLZIT3
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Nonviolence CAN be discussed by major media. See NYT op-ed quoting @MettaCenter: nyti.ms/2vOQ4Pg. @NYTopinion
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Educators have always had the responsibility to stand up to hate and bias—but it's more necessary now than ever. #backtoschool2017 teapawt.net/Tolerance_org/status/8…
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"Stand up against hate and intimidation, so schools stay safe for learning." tolerance.org/magazine/summe…
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The economy is MUCH more than a series of transactions, as a 3-min video by @MettaCenter shows: bit.ly/2uq5wjY
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June 22: Michael Nagler of @MettaCenter to discuss #NewStory in free webinar w/ @nvconflict Info: bit.ly/2rTVqt1
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