Nonviolent resistance

Nonviolent Resistance

Nonviolent resistance (pronunciation: non-vi-o-lent re-sis-tance) is a practice of achieving goals through symbolic protests, civil disobedience, economic or political noncooperation, and other methods, without using violence.

Etymology

The term "nonviolent resistance" is derived from the English words "nonviolent", meaning without violence, and "resistance", meaning the refusal to accept or comply with something.

Related Terms

• Civil Disobedience: The active, professed refusal of a citizen to obey certain laws, demands, orders or commands of a government.
• Satyagraha: A policy of passive political resistance, especially that advocated by Mahatma Gandhi against British rule in India.
• Pacifism: The belief in peace and refusal of war or violence as a means of settling disputes.
• Direct Action: The use of strikes, demonstrations, or other public forms of protest rather than negotiation to achieve one's demands.
• Social Movement: A loosely organized but sustained campaign in support of a social goal, typically either the implementation or the prevention of a change in society's structure or values.

See Also

• Civil Rights Movement
• Peaceful Protest
• Nonviolent Communication
• Nonviolent Revolution

External links

• Medical encyclopedia article on Nonviolent resistance
• Wikipedia's article - Nonviolent resistance

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