[Dialogue] Gandhi and Non-violence

[Fred Lanphear]

Hi David,

I am sending this from your old stomping grounds -
Cincinnati. We are enjoying some time with Bruce and
family.

We have the Order songbook from India at home and I am
sure it has Raghupati in English and Hindu script.
When you come to visit us at the end of the month, we
will make sure you get a copy.

Look forward to seeing you,
Fred

--- Ellen & David Rebstock <grapevin at comcast.net>
wrote:

> Our Sonoma County Network of Spiritual Progressives
> held a program recently with a presentation by
> Michael Nagler.  He is a professor at UC Berkeley
> with a course on Non-violence.  He introduced his
> topic "Confessions of a Social Activist" by saying
> there are two hopeful events that he says may
> increase the awareness level as to the role of
> non-violence in bringing about Peace in the world. 
> First, most people don't realize that 9-11 this year
> is exactly the 100 yr anniversary to the day of the
> Birth of Satyagraha.  Mahatma Gandhi and his
> followers launched the first campaign of Satyagraha
> at a meeting in the Empire Theatre in Johannesburg
> on 9/11/1906.  Satyagraha was Gandhi's method of
> active resistance based on the principles of
> courage, non-violence, and truth.  Two time-changing
> events targeted similarly but in totally dissimilar
> ways happened on the same date 9/11/2001 and
> 9/11/1906 revealing the ultimate choice between
> violence and non-violence.  9/11/1906 is the day of
> the Birth of Satyagraha, breaking of the vicious
> cycle of 'an eye for an eye'.  Nagler encouraged and
> stated that many groups and organizations will be
> showing the movie "Gandhi" on or around 911.  We are
> showing it at our Saturday Night at the Movies at
> our church on September 9.
> 
> Secondly, the second event or happening Nagler
> highlighted is The Declaration of Peace.  Thousands
> of people are signing the Declaration of Peace on
> info at declarationofpeace.org   On that web site you
> can sign the Declaration and also volunteer for
> non-violent training at locations around the country
> and participate in nonviolent action to declare
> peace at the U.S. Capitol and in cities and towns
> across the US beginning between September 21-28 
> just days before Congress adjourns for the fall
> elections.
> 
> By the way I recall that at the end of the movie
> when we all went over to see the movie Gandhi at the
> Uptown Theatre in Chicago in 1982 the song played at
> the end during the credits was Nagapati etc. etc. I
> thought we had it in one of our song books and
> cannot find it.  I would like to get a copy of the
> words in Hindi and if possible a translation into
> English.  Does anyone have either and could forward
> them to me or put them on the Dialogue.
> 
> Dave Rebstock
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