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International Day of Non-Violence

The International Day of Non-Violence is observed on October 2, the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the Indian independence movement and pioneer of the philosophy and strategy of non-violence.

Post-war Machismo: Be a Man

Producer: Liz Mermin
At 15, Dragan Kisin was beating kids up, drinking, and getting in all sorts of trouble. His father had left home to avoid gambling debts, and his mother was in despair. Then Dragan joined the Be a Man club in Bosnia and Herzegovina's Banja Luka. He is now a community leader and non-violence advocate.

Stories

Mohandas K. Gandhi

By: Jeff Trussell
Mohandas K. Gandhi used non-violence to free India from British rule.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

By: Nick Campbell from Juneau, Alaska
Martin Luther King, Jr. brought change through non-violence. by Nick Campbell from Juneau, Alaska.

Ron Kovic

By: Nathaniel Moss
Ron Kovic has worked for peace for over four decades.

The Everest Peace Project

By: Lance Trumbull
The Everest Peace Project promotes peace, teamwork, and cultural understanding.

Albert Einstein

By: Richard V. Duffy
Albert Einstein believed in the power of imagination.

Dr. Jeni Stepanek

By: Slater Jewell-Kemker
Dr. Jeni Stepanek is interviewed by MY HERO's Slater Jewell-Kemker.

John Wallach

By: Susannah Abbey
John Wallach helps young people learn to make friends of enemies.

Daniel Ellsberg

By: Robert Ellsberg
Daniel Ellsberg is a whistle blower and truth teller responsible for publishing the Pentagon Papers.

Sadako Sasaki

By: Amanda E. from Derry NH
Sadako Sasaki inspired an international peace movement.

Chief Arvol Looking Horse

Chief Arvol Looking Horse appeals to indigenous voices across the world to bring peace.

Atsuko Shiwaku

By: David Kemker
Atsuko Shiwaku set up the International Intercultural Mural Exchange Project to promote peaceful coexistence.

Bob Marley

By: Harrison from San Diego
Bob Marley had a vision of One World, One Love.

Vaclav Havel

By: Jennifer Beck
Vaclav Havel despite censorship, wrote plays that helped keep the hope of freedom alive....

Jane Addams

By: April from San Diego
Jane Addams was a leading reformist and peace advocate.

Archbishop Oscar Romero

By: Natalie from San Francisco
Archbishop Oscar Romero was a passionate voice of hope, peace and justice in war-torn El Salvador.

Dalai Lama

By: Jeff Trussell
Dalai Lama is the religious leader of Tibet and an emblem of Tibet's hopes for freedom.

Peace Pilgrim (Mildred Norman Ryder)

By: Shiloh from Alaska
Peace Pilgrim (Mildred Norman Ryder) walked over 25,000 miles for peace.

Henry David Thoreau

By: Nathan S. from Orange
Henry David Thoreau was a naturalist, social philosopher and writer.

Emily Greene Balch

Emily Greene Balch received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1946.

St. Francis of Assisi

By: Claudia Herrera Hudson

Leo Tolstoy

By: Jess from Spokane
Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian writer who is regarded as one of the greatest authors of all time.

Art

No War Zone

Artist is 16 years old and is a student at Sierra Leone Grammar School

Mahatma Gandhi

Waging Peace

Photo used by permission from The Carter Center.

Peace

PEACE IN HEART IS PEACE ON EARTH

Global Harmony

Pakistan


Martin Luther King, Jr.

Peace Pals Prize Winner

My Hero - His Holiness The Dalai Lama


Albert Einstein

Samantha Smith

Samantha Reed Smith (June 29, 1972 – August 25, 1985) was an American schoolgirl from Manchester, Maine, who became known as "America's Youngest Ambassador" in the United States and the "Goodwill Ambassador" in the Soviet Union during her short lifetime.

Jane Goodall

Film

Peace in the world: iEarn 2013

Producer: Cheikh Seck
Cheikh Seck visits the iEarn conference in Doha Qatar.

Prayers for Peace

Producer: Dustin Grella
A young man seeks peace on behalf of his brother.

Crazy For Peace

Producer: Wendy Milette
Jeanie Bernstein has left a legacy of activism on her Laguna Beach community.

Seeds Of Peace

Producer: Eric Kapenga

Exceptional young people and educators from regions of conflict to meet their historic enemies face-to-face.


Organizer created on 9/7/2013 8:03:53 AM by Becky Miller

Last edited 10/15/2017 3:54:58 PM by Xenia Shin

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