Day of nonviolence observed on Gandhi's birthday, October 2

GANDHI’S BIRTHDAY TODAY October 2, 2008

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF NONVIOLENCE



GANDHI AND NONVIOLENCE Gandhi's Birthday declared International Day of Non-Violence The United Nations General Assembly decided to observe an International Day of Non-Violence each year on 2 October, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. READ FULL ARTICLE

Last Thursday OMNI showed the excellent film, Gandhi, dir. by Richard Attenborough. OMNI needs a committee to plan for Oct. 2, 2009.



OMNI is building a Culture of Peace partly by embracing all national and international DAYS that affirm nonviolence, internationalism, toleration, social and economic justice, human rights--for example, Gandhi’s birthday and Human Rights Day (UDHR), and OMNI is building a Culture of Peace partly by reconstituting national and international DAYS that support violence, wars, imperialism—for example, Mother’s Day/Julia Ward Howe’s Mother’s Day for Peace and Columbus Day / Indigenous People’s Day.







Gandhi's Birthday, by David Krieger, October 2, 2003

Gandhi's Birthday by David Krieger, October 2, 2003. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, who was born on October 2, 1869, was one of the great spiritual and peace ...
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War toys to become art on Gandhi's birthday | Straight.com

Sep 27, 2007 ... "We had decided to celebrate nonviolence on Gandhi's birthday when we came up with the idea to do war toys to art with the elementary-school ...
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EarthRights International - Gandhi's Birthday, SGM Demands India ...

Oct 2, 2007 ... The SGM’s demand comes on the birthday of India’s most revered spiritual and political leader, Mohatma Gandhi. The pioneer of satyagraha, ...
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World Holidays : Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday

World Holidays -> Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday. Country Name, Holiday Date. 10/2/2008 · India · 10/2/2008 · Search World Holidays By Country ...
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Center for Peacemaking honors Gandhi's birthday - News

The Marquette Center for Peacemaking held a presentation on nonviolence Tuesday in honor of Mahatma Gandhi's birthday. About 75 people from the Marquette ...
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Students commemorate Gandhi's birthday - The Stanford Daily Online

Oct 3, 2005 ... Stanford University relived the legacy of nonviolence by celebrating Gandhi Jayanti, Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday, on Oct. 1 and 2. ...
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On Gandhi's Birthday, 2003 | War Resisters League

We have good reason to be discouraged — but not defeated — as we celebrate Gandhi's birthday. These disastrous and seemingly successful attacks on justice ...
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IEER: Sample Letters to the Editor for Gandhi's Birthday

It is important to remember the example of Mahatma Gandhi, whose 132nd birthday is this Tuesday, October 2, in this context. Even as he fought to rid his ...
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