Lesson 7-mid Flashcards
How many armed conflicts happened in the year 2006 ?
29 armed conflicts
How many US dollars were spent to cover the cost (of rebuilding??) that happened in 2006
1.2 Trillion Dollars
41.5% OF THESE ARMED CONFLICTS WAS IN ???
South Africa
38 % OF THESE ARMED CONFLICTS WAS IN ???
ASIA
Who conducted the research on the percentage of armed conflicts, and when was it done?
RESEARCHED BY PROJECT PLOUGHSHARES, 2007
HOW MANY PEOPLE DIE EACH THAT DAY AS A RESULT OF
GUN VIOLENCE ALONE
Up to 1000 people
Sad but ???
Trueeee. Eyy
IS THE REFUSAL TO DO HARM TO OTHER
HUMANS AS HIS LIFE IS SACRED AND IS AN
ABSOLUTE VALUE.
Non violence or Ahimsa (another term in Sanskrit)
ANCHORED IN THE BELIEF THAT HUMANS HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO ???
CHANGE
What Stands for “AKKAPKA”
Aksyon para sa Kapayapaan at Katarungan
IT AIM IS TO LIBERATE OR SET FREE THE OPPRESSED AND THE OPPRESSOR THROUGH MORAL PERSUASION, PRESSURE, AND FORMS OF NONVIOLENT DIRECTION ACTIONS
ACTION FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE (1987)
What religion is this
- A PERSON DOES NOT KILL, NOT CAUSE OTHERS TO KILL NOR
CONSENT TO THE KILLING OF OTHERS
JAINISM
What religion
- LAO TZU TEACHES THAT WEAPONS ARE INSTRUMENTS OF EVIL AND NOT OF A GOOD RULER.
TAOISM
What religion
- “NOT TO KILL” IS THE FOUNDATION OF BUDDHIST ACTION.
Buddhism
What religion
–AHIMSA IS CONSIDERED THE GREATEST AND HIGHEST TEACHING
HINDUISM