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Gandhi’s Nonviolent Values & Skills:
A Violence Prevention Guidebook for High Schools
by James McGinnis
for the Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence, University of Rochester, Rochester NY & Institute for Peace & Justice 475 E. Lockwood Ave. St. Louis, MO 63119
@2003
Note to User:
While this book has not yet been published, we have permission from the Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence at the University of Rochester (NY) and from Arun Gandhi to make it available to teachers at no cost through our website. However, we ask that you limit its use to your own classroom. You may print out a full copy for yourself and duplicate the student pages as needed.
You may encourage other teachers to visit our website for their own copy, but do not make additional copies to distribute. In addition, we ask that you send us your name and email address, so that we know who is using this resource and how to reach you. Thanks for your understanding.
Contact James McGinnis at jimppjn@aol.com; 314-918-2630
Click on links below to download individual PDFs for each of the sections and units.
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How to Use This Guidebook
Unit 1: Introducing Gandhi and His Principles; Experiments with Love Introducing Gandhi and His Principles: AHIMSA and SATYAGRAHAExperiments with Love or Kindness
Respecting Yourself Understanding Your Role in the World “Hit Me; I’m Different” Accepting & Appreciating Others by Escalating Kindness Serving Others in Need Accepting & Appreciating Diversity Appreciating Language and Religious Diversity
“Anger Profile”What Gandhi Taught His Grandson Arun About AngerCalming Down – Disciplining Your Mind "I-Messages" & "Verbal Muscle" “Anger Impact Statement”
Unit 4: Nonviolent Problem-Solving & Nonviolent Resistance Nonviolent Problem-Solving The “SOS Process” – Solving Our Situations Nonviolent Resistance to Injustice
Unit 5: Making Amends & Forgiveness Being Forgiven and Making Amends Responding to Gandhi and King on Forgiveness Burying Our Grudges
Unit 6: Our Oneness with the Earth & Challenging Materialism Realizing Our Oneness with the Earth“Speaking for the Earth”Living in Greater Harmony with the EarthProtecting the Earth Challenging Materialism in My Life & Society
Unit 7: Courage & Solidarity: Overcoming Our Fears & Standing with Others Who Are Treated Unfairly Facing and Overcoming Our Fears Standing with Others Who Are Treated Unfairly Roleplay the Pietermaritzburg Train Encounter Roleplay Gandhi’s Return to South Africa Act Courageously Roleplays Closer to Home
Unit 8: Courage: Challenging the –ISMS: Sexism, Racism, Nationalism & War The Courage It Takes to Challenge the “-ISMS” “Noncooperation with Evil”: Gandhi, King & Us The Struggle Between the “-ISMS” & Those Who Noncooperate Challenging Sexism Challenging Racism & Untouchability Challenging Racism in the Community: A Case Study Challenging Racism at School: A Case Study Challenging Narrow Nationalism Gandhi, King and the Challenge of War Responding to the Victims of War
Appendices A - The Youth Pledge of Nonviolence B - Youth As Teachers of Nonviolence: The “Teens Acting for Peace” Program C – It’s Always Time for Nonviolence (Season, Decade, Calendar for Nonviolence) D - Chronologies & Resources for Gandhi and King E - Other Resources for Youth: Videos, Songs, Books and Websites
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