NON VIOLENCE GUIDELINES

 These guidelines were adopted for actions taken by the Oak Ridge Environmental Peace Alliance (OREPA), and are derived from Gandhi’s principles of satyagraha and Martin Luther King’s Principles of Nonviolence.

They will guide all Footprints for Peace actions and events.

BE NONVIOLENT IN TONE AS WELL AS ACTION

SHOW RESPECT FOR ALL PEOPLE; EACH PERSON HAS A PIECE OF THE TRUTH

IN DIFFICULT MOMENTS, BEHAVE AS A FOLLOWER OF NONVIOLENCE

DO NOT HIDE ANYTHING – TELL THE TRUTH

BE FIRM AND UNYIELDING IN YOUR COMMITMENT TO NON VIOLENCE AND YOUR ACTION FOR PEACE

BE COURAGEOUS

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