Nonviolence By Brenda Betz-Stoltz

1. NonviolenceBy Brenda Betz-Stoltz We must be the change we wish to see. Mahatma Gandhi This PowerPoint presentation is a part of the Exploring South India: A Teacher’s Guide and was created as supplementary material for the lesson plan: Nonviolent Leaders, by Brenda Betz-Stoltz.

2. Gandhi MuseumMadurai, Tamilnadu India • Visiting the Gandhi Museum was a very special day for me; it felt holy and reverent in some very odd way.

3. The Gandhi MuseumMadurai, Tamilnadu India • I stared at his wire rimmed glasses, hoping to get a glimpse of the life he lived. Photo by Kathy Kozub

4. Gandhi Museum • His sandals walk no more, but his message lives on. Photo by Kathy Kozub

5. Replica of Gandhi’s House

6. What does nonviolence mean? Nonkilling Disarmament, preventing accidents and calamities, non-injury in humans and non-humans Love Of self, God, nature, fellow humans, kindness, friendship, empathy tolerance, patience NONVIOLENCE Nonviolent Values & Ethics Spiritual and ethical religion, human rights Truth Truthfulness, honesty, responsibility, respect for others’ truths Nonviolent Action In lifestyle, politics society, education,peaceful resolution of conflicts Dr. S. Jeyapragasam July 2003

7. Nonviolent Leaders • What is nonviolence? • What are nonviolent qualities? Source: http://www.anc.org.za/icons/people/mandela2.jpg Source: www.gandhiinstitute.org/ Source: www.greatwomen.org Source: www.dalailama.com/ Source: seattletimes.nwsource.com/mlk/

8. The Question • What are the qualities of a nonviolent leader? • Examine nonviolent leaders and evaluate his/ her nonviolent qualities • Examine significant events in his/her life Mahatma Gandhi Nelson Mandela Martin Luther King Jr. Dalai Lama Eleanor Roosevelt

9. The Information Sources Sites for Gandhi • Mohandus (Mahatma) Gandhi • Mahatma Gandhi Official Site • http://www.mkgandhi.org// • Mahatma Gandhi: Father of a Nation http://www.mahatma.com/ • M.K. Gandhi Institute: http://www.gandhiinstitute.org/

10. Student Activity

11. Write a paragraph about a leader that stands out in your mind Include two significant events Include two nonviolent qualities Create a visual in pairs or groups Include two significant events Include two nonviolent qualities Assessment Activity

12. Patient Stand by what s/he believed in Responsible Passionate Brave Helps the poor Good speaker Tolerant Wise Determined Use words instead of violence Nonviolent Qualitiesthat students found: Statue of Gandhi Pondicherry, Tamilnadu India

13. Extensions • Reflect the relevance of nonviolent qualities in your everyday life. Are there things that you do that reflect these qualities? What could you do to become a better leader in nonviolence? • Who are leaders in our community? Choose three or four to interview. What are the commonalities of these people? • Choose one leader to do a more extensive research project using sources listed on resource page. Why do you believe people may have been opposed to these viewpoints? • Explore the relationship between Gandhi and King’s teachings. How are they alike and how are they different? • Select one quote from each nonviolent leader that you believe represents him/her and tell why? • Which of these leaders have had the most significant impact on the world? Why?

14. Dalai Lama Spinning prayer wheels • For as long as space endures, and for as long as living beings remain, until then may I, too, abide to dispel the misery of the world. Buddist Monkey Temple Kathmandu, Nepal