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"Though plans to modernize the U.S. nuclear weapons complex have been on the drawing board for years, the sudden prospect of atomic warheads exploding again a few hours north of Las Vegas...jolted the planet into confronting anew the existential threat."
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November 10, 2025 at 1:25 PM
"Though plans to modernize the U.S. nuclear weapons complex have been on the drawing board for years, the sudden prospect of atomic warheads exploding again a few hours north of Las Vegas...jolted the planet into confronting anew the existential threat."
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paceebene.org/blog/2025/11...
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Join us for a webinar on the inner discipline and practical skills to embody nonviolence at protests.
You’ll learn to remain centered and confident while navigating tense moments in public action. Register below!
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You’ll learn to remain centered and confident while navigating tense moments in public action. Register below!
paceebene.org/events/2025/...
#paceebene #nonviolentprotest #nonviolentresistance
November 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Join us for a webinar on the inner discipline and practical skills to embody nonviolence at protests.
You’ll learn to remain centered and confident while navigating tense moments in public action. Register below!
paceebene.org/events/2025/...
#paceebene #nonviolentprotest #nonviolentresistance
You’ll learn to remain centered and confident while navigating tense moments in public action. Register below!
paceebene.org/events/2025/...
#paceebene #nonviolentprotest #nonviolentresistance
"Remember that when you leave this earth you can take nothing of what you have received, but only what you have given: a heart full, enriched by honest service, love, sacrifice, and courage." - St. Francis of Assisi
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November 7, 2025 at 2:07 PM
"Remember that when you leave this earth you can take nothing of what you have received, but only what you have given: a heart full, enriched by honest service, love, sacrifice, and courage." - St. Francis of Assisi
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For our year-end giving campaign, we're Looking Back and Moving Forward. Follow along to learn about some of our incredible stories this year (like the official launch of Nonviolent Louisville!), and get a sneak peek at 2026, the Year of Nonviolent Solutions.
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November 5, 2025 at 5:51 PM
For our year-end giving campaign, we're Looking Back and Moving Forward. Follow along to learn about some of our incredible stories this year (like the official launch of Nonviolent Louisville!), and get a sneak peek at 2026, the Year of Nonviolent Solutions.
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Grab your coffee. Settle in for a good read. We are in a time of extraordinary protest movements around the world … and Nonviolence News has got it covered:
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November 5, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Grab your coffee. Settle in for a good read. We are in a time of extraordinary protest movements around the world … and Nonviolence News has got it covered:
paceebene.org/blog/2025/10...
#paceebene #campaignnonviolence #nonviolencenews #nonviolentprotest #resist
paceebene.org/blog/2025/10...
#paceebene #campaignnonviolence #nonviolencenews #nonviolentprotest #resist
"As 41 million Americans face hunger and crisis due to the greed and cruelty of rich people and politicians, we engage in mutual aid because taking care of one another is core to our vision of the world we want."
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November 3, 2025 at 6:46 PM
"As 41 million Americans face hunger and crisis due to the greed and cruelty of rich people and politicians, we engage in mutual aid because taking care of one another is core to our vision of the world we want."
Read more at paceebene.org/blog/rise-an...
Read more at paceebene.org/blog/rise-an...
"Compassion is not sentiment but is making justice and doing works of mercy. Compassion is not a moral commandment but a flow and overflow of the fullest human and divine energies." - Matthew Fox
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November 3, 2025 at 6:23 PM
"Compassion is not sentiment but is making justice and doing works of mercy. Compassion is not a moral commandment but a flow and overflow of the fullest human and divine energies." - Matthew Fox
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We're looking ahead to 2026-27 with ambitious plans, and you can help us make them happen! Follow the link below to make a donation before November 24th, and a generous donor will MATCH your dollar amount.
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October 31, 2025 at 4:24 PM
We're looking ahead to 2026-27 with ambitious plans, and you can help us make them happen! Follow the link below to make a donation before November 24th, and a generous donor will MATCH your dollar amount.
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#paceebene #campaignnonviolence #principlednonviolence
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"We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline..." - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
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October 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
"We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline..." - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
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Yesterday, our own Ken Butigan joined CNI in sharing with Pope Leo XIV their gratitude for his relentless call for peace and nonviolence, and recounted for him the work of the institute.
Check out our blog to read more about their exchange:
paceebene.org/blog/2025/10...
Check out our blog to read more about their exchange:
paceebene.org/blog/2025/10...
October 24, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Yesterday, our own Ken Butigan joined CNI in sharing with Pope Leo XIV their gratitude for his relentless call for peace and nonviolence, and recounted for him the work of the institute.
Check out our blog to read more about their exchange:
paceebene.org/blog/2025/10...
Check out our blog to read more about their exchange:
paceebene.org/blog/2025/10...
Take some time today to scroll through the stories in this week's Nonviolence News Research Archive! You can get a peek into the wealth of inspiring nonviolence history in our blog:
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October 24, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Take some time today to scroll through the stories in this week's Nonviolence News Research Archive! You can get a peek into the wealth of inspiring nonviolence history in our blog:
paceebene.org/blog/2025/10...
#paceebene #campaignnonviolence #nonviolencenews
paceebene.org/blog/2025/10...
#paceebene #campaignnonviolence #nonviolencenews
"The nonviolence of the No Kings Protests was maintained by discipline and preparedness...These were demonstrations for democracy - and people defended the Freedom of Speech even for people they vehemently disagreed with."
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October 24, 2025 at 1:10 AM
"The nonviolence of the No Kings Protests was maintained by discipline and preparedness...These were demonstrations for democracy - and people defended the Freedom of Speech even for people they vehemently disagreed with."
Read more at our blog:
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Read more at our blog:
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We have more power than we think.
Join @riverasun.bsky.social for a 6-week online course on nonviolent action. We’ll learn skills, gain tools, and examine concrete strategies...and we’ll also reconnect to the heart and soul of why we work for change.
Register at:
paceebene.org/events/2025/...
Join @riverasun.bsky.social for a 6-week online course on nonviolent action. We’ll learn skills, gain tools, and examine concrete strategies...and we’ll also reconnect to the heart and soul of why we work for change.
Register at:
paceebene.org/events/2025/...
October 20, 2025 at 1:30 PM
We have more power than we think.
Join @riverasun.bsky.social for a 6-week online course on nonviolent action. We’ll learn skills, gain tools, and examine concrete strategies...and we’ll also reconnect to the heart and soul of why we work for change.
Register at:
paceebene.org/events/2025/...
Join @riverasun.bsky.social for a 6-week online course on nonviolent action. We’ll learn skills, gain tools, and examine concrete strategies...and we’ll also reconnect to the heart and soul of why we work for change.
Register at:
paceebene.org/events/2025/...
"Humor dispels fear...It challenges taboos against speaking out. It calls the bluff on militarized repression. It gives us a way to resist that isn’t playing into the oppressor’s hand - or resorting to the same kind of violence we’re opposing."
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Read more:
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October 17, 2025 at 1:09 PM
"Humor dispels fear...It challenges taboos against speaking out. It calls the bluff on militarized repression. It gives us a way to resist that isn’t playing into the oppressor’s hand - or resorting to the same kind of violence we’re opposing."
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Read more:
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"...Only if we face these open wounds in ourselves can we understand them in other people..." - James Baldwin
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October 14, 2025 at 9:17 PM
"...Only if we face these open wounds in ourselves can we understand them in other people..." - James Baldwin
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We are honored to celebrate 35 years of Ken Butigan's work with Pace e Bene! Head to the blog to find two recent webinars and one podcast episode reflecting on this nonviolent journey:
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October 12, 2025 at 9:25 PM
We are honored to celebrate 35 years of Ken Butigan's work with Pace e Bene! Head to the blog to find two recent webinars and one podcast episode reflecting on this nonviolent journey:
paceebene.org/blog/2025/10...
paceebene.org/blog/2025/10...
"Authoritarianism is frightening. Immobilizing us through fear is part of the playbook. We resist by developing the skills to stay grounded, anchored, and courageous."
Read about some current examples of creativity and courage from our blog: paceebene.org/blog/2025/10...
Read about some current examples of creativity and courage from our blog: paceebene.org/blog/2025/10...
October 10, 2025 at 2:39 PM
"Authoritarianism is frightening. Immobilizing us through fear is part of the playbook. We resist by developing the skills to stay grounded, anchored, and courageous."
Read about some current examples of creativity and courage from our blog: paceebene.org/blog/2025/10...
Read about some current examples of creativity and courage from our blog: paceebene.org/blog/2025/10...
"By trading its autonomy for an uneasy peace based on the administration’s draconian terms, each college or university will find itself saddled with an educational straitjacket which, from the outset, will undermine its ability to do its job."
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Read more at our blog:
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October 6, 2025 at 5:56 PM
"By trading its autonomy for an uneasy peace based on the administration’s draconian terms, each college or university will find itself saddled with an educational straitjacket which, from the outset, will undermine its ability to do its job."
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Bipartisan legislation to create a Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding Schools warrants our support.
Justice for Indigenous boarding school survivors isn't partisan. Congress must act.
Bipartisan legislation to create a Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding Schools warrants our support.
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October 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Bipartisan legislation to create a Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding Schools warrants our support.
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If any one of our universities agrees to this compact, it risks creating a chain reaction for the higher education system at-large to side with tyrants over students.
Our Universities Must Not Fold to Trump's Authoritarian Compact
This compact goes against every democratic principle our country and our schools should uphold, and we reject the Trump administration’s attempt to cajole universities into compliance through explicit bribery.
www.commondreams.org
October 6, 2025 at 5:24 PM
If any one of our universities agrees to this compact, it risks creating a chain reaction for the higher education system at-large to side with tyrants over students.
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You can sink ships, but not determination. With Gaza under siege and medics still being killed, another flotilla is already en route, staffed with healthcare workers and press.
The blockade is still in place. So is the resistance!
The blockade is still in place. So is the resistance!
As Israeli Forces Seize Final Sumud Boat, Another Flotilla Sails Toward Gaza - World BEYOND War
As Israeli forces on Friday captured the last remaining vessel from the Global Sumud Flotilla that aimed to break Israel’s blockade of the Gaza Strip and deliver humanitarian aid, another group of…
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October 6, 2025 at 1:05 PM
You can sink ships, but not determination. With Gaza under siege and medics still being killed, another flotilla is already en route, staffed with healthcare workers and press.
The blockade is still in place. So is the resistance!
The blockade is still in place. So is the resistance!
For our friends in Maine!
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SAT OCT 18, 2025
NO KINGS MAINE
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Official as listed NO KINGS Maine events as of Oct 6.
Sat weeklies may become NO KINGS events.
Towns added when announced.
Remember when protesting:
#NONViolenceIsPOWER
#EveryEffortCounts
#OPPOSE
UPDATED: NEW TOWNS & TIMES!
SAT OCT 18, 2025
NO KINGS MAINE
=============
Official as listed NO KINGS Maine events as of Oct 6.
Sat weeklies may become NO KINGS events.
Towns added when announced.
Remember when protesting:
#NONViolenceIsPOWER
#EveryEffortCounts
#OPPOSE
UPDATED: NEW TOWNS & TIMES!
October 6, 2025 at 2:02 PM
For our friends in Maine!
Today marks both the Intl Day of Nonviolence and the last day of Action Days.
We're awed by the creativity, love, and powerful community-building of the 5,640 actions registered this year!
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#paceebene #campaignnonviolence #actiondays2025 #internationaldayofnonviolence
We're awed by the creativity, love, and powerful community-building of the 5,640 actions registered this year!
paceebene.org/action-days
#paceebene #campaignnonviolence #actiondays2025 #internationaldayofnonviolence
October 2, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Today marks both the Intl Day of Nonviolence and the last day of Action Days.
We're awed by the creativity, love, and powerful community-building of the 5,640 actions registered this year!
paceebene.org/action-days
#paceebene #campaignnonviolence #actiondays2025 #internationaldayofnonviolence
We're awed by the creativity, love, and powerful community-building of the 5,640 actions registered this year!
paceebene.org/action-days
#paceebene #campaignnonviolence #actiondays2025 #internationaldayofnonviolence
Action Days 2025 is in full swing, with action reports and photos pouring in from 5,630+ protests, teach-ins, creative and artistic projects, and more!
Get a more detailed look at our blog:
paceebene.org/blog
#paceebene #campaignnonviolence #actiondays2025 #principlednonviolence #livepeace #endwar
Get a more detailed look at our blog:
paceebene.org/blog
#paceebene #campaignnonviolence #actiondays2025 #principlednonviolence #livepeace #endwar
September 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Action Days 2025 is in full swing, with action reports and photos pouring in from 5,630+ protests, teach-ins, creative and artistic projects, and more!
Get a more detailed look at our blog:
paceebene.org/blog
#paceebene #campaignnonviolence #actiondays2025 #principlednonviolence #livepeace #endwar
Get a more detailed look at our blog:
paceebene.org/blog
#paceebene #campaignnonviolence #actiondays2025 #principlednonviolence #livepeace #endwar
We continue to celebrate the 5,637+ inspiring actions taking place for Campaign Nonviolence Action Days. You can read reports from some of these at our blog:
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#paceebene #campaignnonviolence #actiondays2025 #principlednonviolence
paceebene.org/blog
#paceebene #campaignnonviolence #actiondays2025 #principlednonviolence
September 28, 2025 at 7:30 PM
We continue to celebrate the 5,637+ inspiring actions taking place for Campaign Nonviolence Action Days. You can read reports from some of these at our blog:
paceebene.org/blog
#paceebene #campaignnonviolence #actiondays2025 #principlednonviolence
paceebene.org/blog
#paceebene #campaignnonviolence #actiondays2025 #principlednonviolence