Opening Breath and Affirmation:
Take a deep breath and say, I will be Nonviolent by choosing to see the glass as half-full instead of half empty.
Quote of the Day:
No one has a right to sit and feel hopeless. There’s too much work to do. –Dorothy Day, leader of the Catholic Worker movement
Today in Social Movement History:
On January 23, 1978 the population of Nicaragua began a two-week strike against US-backed Somoza dictatorship.
Activity of the Day:
Please take a moment to look at the people sitting around you. Friends or strangers, in a time of crisis, you would want the nearest person to help you if you needed it. In the story, the help came from a person Usman would never have thought would normally even speak to him. … Usman concludes that the one thing that won't help, is if we fight amongst ourselves, for violence begets violence. Take a moment to be grateful for those around you and what they can teach you and how they can help you.
Respond:
Have you helped someone in a violent/unexpected situation or been helped by someone in a violent/unexpected situation? Write or draw about that experience.