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Another method that was used by Martin Luther King jr. to resist social oppression in Birmingham Alabama is the nonviolent direct –action program which involve four steps, collection of facts to determine whether injustices are alive, negation, self-purification, and direct action. This is what King said about the effectiveness of his program in his Letter from Birmingham jail, “nonviolent direct action seeks to create such a crisis and establish such a creative tension that a community that has constantly refused to negotiate if forced to confront the issue. It seeks so to dramatize the issue that it can no longer be ignored”(cultural conversations, King, Letter from Birmingham jail 474). Because King seen the effect that his program would have in resisting social oppression and used it as an effective method. His program was effective because after King put this program into action Birmingham's public schools were integrated in September 1963. Mahatma Gandhi is another leader to look to for nonviolent methods to resist social oppression. “Serving as the voice of oppressed people all over the world, Gandhi brought them self-empowerment, greater autonomy, and freedom from oppression. He pursued a strategy of "Satyagraha," based on the principles of "Truth" (fairness and justice), "Ahimsa" (nonviolence and self-sacrifice), "Prema" (love),
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Nonviolent social defense is primarily an educational program. In her article nonviolent social defense Kelly claims, “Young people are our future. It is they who can become peacemakers in their lives and develop a nonviolent future. We must encourage them to study peace”(Cultural conversations, Kelly Nonviolent social defense 497). Educating young people on nonviolence and nonviolent methods is the first thing must be done to make society less oppressive/violent. Making society less oppressive will also involve changing human priority, and psychology this might be done through nonviolent education. Kelly calls this education peace studies and claim, “peace studies must guild students toward active global citizenship and solving conflicts nonviolently, and must help them acquire the capacity to confront changes and use their personal influence to bring positive change” (Kelly 498). Peace studies as produces a way for its students to resolve conflicts nonviolently and bring positive change to
Nonviolent social defense is primarily an educational program. In her article nonviolent social defense Kelly claims, “Young people are our future. It is they who can become peacemakers in their lives and develop a nonviolent future. We must encourage them to study peace”(Cultural conversations, Kelly Nonviolent social defense 497). Educating young people on nonviolence and nonviolent methods is the first thing must be done to make society less oppressive/violent. Making society less oppressive will also involve changing human priority, and psychology this might be done through nonviolent education. Kelly calls this education peace studies and claim, “peace studies must guild students toward active global citizenship and solving conflicts nonviolently, and must help them acquire the capacity to confront changes and use their personal influence to bring positive change” (Kelly 498). Peace studies as produces a way for its students to resolve conflicts nonviolently and bring positive change to