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P eople who used non-violence to resolve conflicts Základná škola Svätej Rodiny. Mahatma Gandhi. Nonviolence is a weapon of the strong. Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed. Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Sooner or later
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People who used non-violence to resolve conflicts Základná škola Svätej Rodiny
Mahatma Gandhi Nonviolence is a weapon of the strong. Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed.
Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Sooner or later all the people of the world will have to discover a way to live together in peace.
1948EstablishmentofSocialism – Totalitarianismin Czechoslovakia
They have deprived people of their freedom, and tried to force them to do in the way they wanted them
SocialistRegime Thelife in CzechoslovakiaduringtheeraofSocialismwasverycomplicated and difficult
Checkedborders(fences, dogs,soldiers)ReligiousdiscriminationProblemswithtravelling
People didn´t like this life, they fought against the system – but they didn´t use violence • Illegal meetings in churches, smuggling of religious literature • Establishment of ,,Secret Church“ in Czechoslovakia - printing and distribution of religious literature, secret consecrations of new priests • The most famous act of ,,Secret Church“ in Czechoslovakia was ,,Candle demonstration“ in Bratislava
,,Candle demonstration“was held at Hviezdoslav square on 25th March1988 • It was organised by: Ján Čarnogurský, Vladimír Jukl, František Mikloško • It was the first public expression of resistance • There were more than 2000 people • The crowd of people was praying in peace, in spite of that the police attacked the people, plenty of them were arrested • The whole world was informed by BBC, The voice of America and other TV channels all over the world
1989 • Velvetrevolution • (november 1989) • Therewereorganisedspontaneousmeetingsof people(journalists, artists, students) at squares and allpublic areas
People jingled the keys and waved the flags • The leaders of the Velvet revolution from podium declaimed the requests of people and criticised the Socialist regime • Most known leaders of the Velvet revolution : Milan Kňažko, Ján Budaj, Václav Havel
Theresultsoftherevolution • In 1990 thefirstfreeelectionswereheldin whichparticipated 95% of voters • Gradationaldemocratizationofthe country • The end ofrestriction and thebeginningof new erawithfreedom • Totalchangeofregime
That is the history of Slovakia and an example of how to fight against violence without using it and eventually reach what we were fighting for. There can be many obstacles but we have to be stubborn and go on till we reach our goals.