Part III (C.) Flashcards
Conscientious objection
Center on Conscience and War
“Conscientious Objection”
Non-combatant, war tax objector, selective, and nuclear pacifist
Women
Society of Friends (Quakers), Mennonites, the Church of the Brethren fled Europe- Vietnam War
Pacifism
Leo Tolstoy and Albert Camus
“Letter to Ernest Crosby” “Neither Victims Nor Executioners”
Words are more powerful than munitions
International code whose Article No. 1 abolishes the death penalty
Satyagraha
Gandhi (Gandhi Research Foundation)
Gandhi’s Philosophy
The action of nonviolence-all other means of peaceful resistance tried. Humans are basically morally just. Cause must be “indisputably just and truthful.” Used in South Africa to help Indians resist colonial government
Ahimsa
Nonviolence
Acting with love/refusing to do harm
Tapasya
Self-sacrifice
Willingness to bear harm/penalties
Accepting consequences, take them on yourself
Satyagraha (#2)
Truth-force
“Clinging to the truth”
Each person owns a portion of the truth, by killing another person you lose access to that part.
Dilemma demonstrations-suppressor loses either way (salt march)
Nonviolent action
Martin Luther King Jr.
“Letters from Birmingham”
Demonstrations, marches, boycotts,
The 4 Steps in a Nonviolent Campaign
- Collection of the facts: instances of police brutality, bombings, confirm inju.
- Negotiation: Alab Ch Move 4 HR agree to halt dem if merchants 0 signs
3: Self-pure: introspection, training, prep, no retaliating, role playing
4: Direct action: bring the campaign’s voice to forfeit can’t be ignored, rallies
Civilian Peacekeeping
Christine Schweitzer
Civilian Peacekeeping
Militarization of peacekeeping
Peace Brigade International (PBI)- nonpartisan accompaniment. Based on the presence of people, building relationships and local community. Decrease casualties. Mel Duncan. International Solidarity Movement in Palestine: supports one side, not impartial
Monitoring
Bougainville conflict
Monitored to see that agreements are followed after a conflict.
Protective accompaniment
PBI in Colombia
International volunteers travel with human rights workers to protect their lives.
Interposition
Philippines- Ramos and Marcos
People placing themselves in between two groups.
Strategic Nonviolence
Erica Chenoweth and Maria Stephan
Drop Your Weapons
Succeed: mass participation, produce regime defections, employ flexible tactics. Self-sufficient. Iran, Pahlavi was overthrown by workers that used work stoppages, boycotts, protests.