“Nonviolent resistance (or nonviolent action) is the practice of achieving goals through symbolic protests, civil disobedience, economic or political noncooperation, satyagraha, and other methods, without using violence.”

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonviolent_resistance

Long time activist Dave Slesinger talks about the goals, effectiveness, and history of nonviolent resistance, particularly in the tradition of Mohandas Gandhi, as a mini seminar for 9/11 Truth activists.