Lenos Wilson from the charity Non Violence Alliance said there were "way too many guns in this town".
These issues will be at the heart of a High Level Debate on the Culture of Peace and Non Violence organized by UNESCO, in the presence of the UN Secretary-General, UNESCO Special Envoy for Basic and Higher Education Her Highness Sheikha Moza Bint Nasser and prominent intellectuals and peace advocates, including Wole Soyinka, Elie Wiesel and Forrest Whittaker.
Gandhi's non-violence may have led to the arrest and battering of Indians with no immediate gains.
Those who rejected non-violence either abandoned the faith or died in solo attempts at self defense.
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An educational teaching kit about non-violence is being developed for use by teachers and trainers.
"We continue to be committed to creating social change through non-violence, " the group said.
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The minute you start carving out exceptions to non-violence, you find yourself on a very slippery slope.
Or maybe it was Mohandas Gandhi, India's Independence leader who established non-violence as a global political force?
In his sermon, Sheikh Qassem spoke of the need for non-violence, stating that no-one should be targeted.
Indian Muslims had a history of violent opposition to the British that was at odds with Gandhi's non-violence.
We believe that any group should strongly weigh in on the side of non-violence and adherence to the law.
But they are very much in the minority and there are a large number of people carrying banners urging non-violence.
Despite trial and tribulation Gandhi never gave up his belief in truth, humility, and non-violence on the path to freedom.
When my son was wounded, I was in a meeting with some young Israelis, talking about non-violence, reconciliation and mutual respect.
It may be awarded to institutions, organisations or persons who have been nominated for their meritorious and effective contribution to promoting tolerance and non-violence.
It is awarded every two years to individuals or institutions who demonstrate an outstanding contribution to the promotion of tolerance and non-violence.
The "Green Lebanon with Peace" program aims to promote a culture of non-violence, collaboration and understanding that would contribute to social justice.
It was the motivation for a lifetime of work devoted to non-violence.
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What had happened, for example, to the yogic principle of ahimsa, non-violence?
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We act to strengthen a culture of peace and non-violence through intercultural and interfaith dialogue, and by fostering mutual understanding and promoting reconciliation.
The International Slavery Museum in Liverpool has received an Honourable Mention by the UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence.
Furthermore, the Prize recognizes his courageous activism, particularly with young people, to promote of non-violence and oppose all forms of discrimination and injustice.
The Prize rewards significant activities in the scientific, artistic, cultural or communication fields aimed at the promotion of a spirit of tolerance and non-violence.
UNESCO: Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence 2009
Although most people the world over say they prefer non-violence, ordinary people can get sucked into organised violence with relative ease, Mr Slim notes.
Unionists will complain that holding open the prospect that Sinn Fein can soon rejoin the talks makes a nonsense of the principles of non-violence.
SDLP, which unlike the republicans has always been committed to non-violence.
Haggis lent his name to nearly any cause that espoused peace and justice: the Earth Communications Office, the Hollywood Education and Literacy Project, the Center for the Advancement of Non-Violence.
Candidates may be institutions, organizations or persons who have contributed in a particularly meritorious and effective manner to tolerance and non-violence (Articles 3 and 6 of the Statutes of the Prize).
UNESCO: Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence 2009
This is a tragic wake-up call and begs for habitat restoration and non-violence, as well as more and more projects like that developed by NASA to find synthetic alternatives to meat.
More people have come to realize what Magodonga and the women of WOZA have known all along: that the only real way to teach love and non-violence is by example.
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