Nonviolence
“Conviction” DVD
The documentary film Conviction tells the story of three Dominican
Sisters who took the proliferation of nuclear arms in this country
personally. These women saw it as their duty, their mission, their
religious calling, to break into a missile silo in Colorado, chant, pour
their own blood and get jailed for their beliefs. For these sisters,
bringing attention to the atrocities of nuclear weapons was a sacred act;
for the government it was something much different. The women
trespassed on federal property. They made a mockery of our national
defense. They broke the law. The religious right labeled them
fanatics, the left called them Joans of Arc, and the justice system
convicted them of sabotage. Conviction delves head on into
all of these contradictions and explores a system that would have three
nuns marked as terrorists. (2006/ 43 minutes)
“A Force More Powerful: A Century of
Nonviolent Conflict”
“The greatest misconception about conflict in our century is that
violence is always the ultimate form of power. But Indians, Danes, Poles,
South Africans, Chileans, African-Americans, and many others have proven
that to be wrong,” according to Peter Ackerman, video editor and content
advisor.
This video tells one of humanity’s most important and least understood
stories: how, during a century of extreme violence, millions chose to
battle brutality and oppression with nonviolence — and won.
English VHS and DVD with study guide; French DVD (2 discs);
Spanish DVD (3 DVDs) with study guide.
There is also a strategy game of the same name available.
(Two-part
documentary from PBS: each part is 90 minutes, 3 hours total)
“A
Force More Powerful” VIDEO
GAME
This is a simulation game, allowing the player to wage
nonviolent struggles for freedom and rights - against dictators,
occupiers, authoritarians, and oppressive rule. The player takes the role
of the strategist for a nonviolent movement in one of ten different
scenarios. The player assesses strengths
and vulnerabilities, crafts strategies and chooses tactics such as
strikes, boycotts and protests.
“Howard
Zinn: You
Can’t Be Neutral on a
Moving Train”
DVD
Following his early days as a shipyard labor
organizer and bombardier in World War II, Zinn became an academic rebel
and nonviolent activist in a time of institutionalized racism and war.
His influential writings shine light on and bring voice to factory
workers, immigrant laborers, African Americans, Native Americans and the
working poor. (78 minutes)
“The
Narrow Path: Walking Toward Peace and Nonviolence with John Dear, SJ”
DVD
From
the director, Gerry Straub - "The Narrow Path is a bold, challenging
and different film for the San Damiano Foundation. Our motto is 'Putting the Power of Film at the Service of the Poor.' But you
will not see any images of extreme poverty in this film. The poverty in
this film is a different kind of poverty. It is the poverty of hope and
imagination, enslavement to our most base and unenlightened
thinking."
John Dear, SJ, presents the challenging message of Jesus
in a fresh way, speaking with new force and vision of God's plea for peace.
“Peace
of the Elders” DVD
In
this independently produced documentary, Vic Compher, noted poet and peace
advocate, examines the nonviolence and peace movement from the perspective
of several activists, all of whom are senior citizens.
A series of interviews, interspersed with footage from the
September 2005 march on Washington in protest of the Iraq War, Peace of
the Elders delves into the experiences and insights of these
passionate demonstrators, through whose collective wisdom the ideology and
methodology of peace building are explored. (2006/ 45minutes)
“Peace
X Peace: Women on the Frontlines” DVD
Celebrates
women around the world who are standing up for peace, advocating
restorative justice and educating future generations that violence is not
the answer. Narrated by
actress Jessica Lange, this film profiles women in Afghanistan, Argentina,
Bosnia-Herzegovina, Burundi and the United States who are building the
foundations for sustainable peace (86 minutes)
“Peacemaking”
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2 CDs
Buddhist
Monk Thich Nhat Hanh explores the roots of anger and offers solutions to
the violence we commit against ourselves and others - a personal testament
to the spiritual and practical power of nonviolence. (2 CDs, 2 hours)
The Power of Forgiveness
(Featuring, Nobel Lareate
Elie Wiesel, Buddhist Master Thich Nhat Hanh and bestselling authers
Thomas Moore and Marianne Williamson.)
To forgive someone can be
simple. But this simple act can have powerful consequences - and may lead
to a personal and spiritual transformation.
Over the last 20 years the study of forgiveness has come into its
own. Researchers are examining the psychological and physical effects of
forgiveness on individuals and within relationships under an amazingly
wide variety of conditions, ranging from petty insults to sexual assault.
Clinicians new help guide people to forgive transgressions and get on with
their lives.
From Northern Ireland to
Ground Zero to the Amish countryside, featuring Nobel laureate Elie
Wiesel, Buddhist mater Thich Nhat Hanh, best selling authors Thomas Moore
and Marianne Williamson, the Reverend James Forbes and others, THE POWER
OF FORGIVENESS explores this important work, and reveals how forgiveness
can transform your life. (2007/ 78 minutes)
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