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    • A.J. Muste Conference Center
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Gandhi's Three Elements of Nonviolent Social Change

A comprehensive program of nonviolent social change was viewed by Gandhi as having three main aspects:

 1. Personal Resilience
Individual practices to improve our lives and ways of living, sustaining ourselves and increasing power-from-within

2. Resistance
The practice of various forms of nonviolent action against social injustices, violence, oppression, and domination.

3. Constructive Programs
Community efforts to transform society, building “a new society in the shell of the old” that embodies nonviolent values.

Values of Constructive Programs

Nonviolence - Commitment to overcome all forms of violence and oppression.
Community – Commitment to building interconnection between people, both locally and globally, while respecting our differences.
Equality – Commitment to equal rights for every person, ensuring equitable access to opportunities and resources for all.
Economic Justice – Commitment to building economies that allow individuals and communities to flourish, without harming one community to benefit another.
Emancipation – Commitment to freeing ourselves and our communities from all forms of domination.
Sustainability/ecology – Commitment to nurture our environment for the long-term welfare of all.

Dimensions of Constructive Programs

Aspects of Society
  • Health
  • Spirituality
  • Food
  • Media
  • Housing
  • Democracy/Governance
  • Land/Property
  • Environmental Sustainability
  • Labor/Employment/Work
  • Restorative Justice
  • Environmental Sustainability
  • Global Networking/Solidarity
  • Sustainable Economics/Money
  • Language
  • Popular Education
  • Culture/Ideas/Communication
The Nonviolence Committee of War Resisters’ International is developing resources on constructive programs. For more information, please contact joanne@warresisters.org
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