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2023 South India Gandhi Peace Pilgrimage 2023

September 15th Kanyakumari – September 23rd Sankarankovil – October 2nd Madurai “Na Mu Myo Ho Ren Ge Kyo ” Bhikkhu Masao Ishitani made a vow of the South India Gandhi Peace Pilgrimage, from Kanyakumari on September 15th to Madurai, culminating…

Presentation of the 3rd World March for Peace and Nonviolence in Spanish Congress

On the International Day of Nonviolence, October 2nd, the 3rd World March for Peace and Nonviolence will be officially presented in the Spanish Congress of Deputies in Madrid, which will debut in San José, Costa Rica, on the same date…

On nuclear weapons on the world day of nonviolence

October 2nd marks the World Day of Nonviolence, the anniversary of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi, the leader of the Indian Independence movement. For Gandhi, it was a question of not submitting to the subjugation that led to the suffering…

Nonviolent October begins in Ecuador

12 years ago, a group of humanists in Quito, Ecuador articulated as Espacio No Violento (Nonviolent Space) took the decision to convene organisations to make visible the nonviolent initiatives they had been implementing; thus, a first public, open and inclusive…

Gandhi between degrowth, nonviolence and deep ecology. Interview with Gloria Germani – Part II

Mahatma Gandhi’s thought and political action represent the highest expression of the Indian cultural movement that aimed at the full reaffirmation of the essential values of the Hindu tradition against the slavish imitation of Western ideas, which had been developing…

Gandhi between degrowth, nonviolence and deep ecology. Interview with Gloria Germani – Part I

Mahatma Gandhi’s thought and political action are part of the movement for the revival of Hinduism that took place in India from the last years of the nineteenth century until the first half of the twentieth century, following the strong…

2 October, from Gandhi to Lula

On October 2, the Brazilian people have before them a challenge with enormous implications. On that day the population will decide a large part of its immediate future at the ballot box, electing in the executive branch those who will…

“Become a person who produces hope”

     “At times when everyone in the world is asleep,      and even when dreams are asleep confined in darkness,      Become a person who walks as he follows the stars      instead of being afraid…

Humans Love Violence: Gandhi and the World Economic Forum

As we observe the 72nd anniversary of the assassination of Mohandas K. Gandhi on 30 January 1948, it is worth reflecting on one simple fact that he did not realize. His efforts to teach humanity that conflict, including violent conflict,…

Comparative Political Leadership: Gandhi vs. Contemporary Leaders

On 2 October 2019, it will be the 150th anniversary of the birth of Mohandas K. Gandhi in Gujarat, India. I would like to reflect on the visionary leadership that Gandhi offered the world, briefly comparing it with some national…

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