[Dialogue] Gandhi and Non-violence

[Lynda Cock]

The closing song for Vance Engleman's memorial service was Ragupati,
powerfully led by colleagues Bill Grow, Charles Hahn and Charles Lingo.
It is recorded on a DVD available from Beth Engleman.    There is also an
accompanying tour through Vance's Ashram dedicated to Gandhi and
non-violence that is most impressive.  Since we were unable to attend the
memorial or never saw the Ashram, I am so thankful to have the video of that
collection of work with comments by Vance as that part was filmed.  I am
also very grateful for the opportunity to participate in Vance's  memorial
by way of this technology.  I think your group as well as individuals would
appreciate sharing both the tour of his Ashram as well as parts of the
memorial service as part of their commemoration of the 100 years of
Satyagraha.   Beth may be contacted at englewoman at Verizon.net.  
 
Also Satyagraha, The Matchless Weapon,  is the title of a book published by
Bishop Jim in 1989 about Gandhi's work with non-violence.  
 
Thank you for calling this event to our attention.  Thank you to your group
for spreading it to wider consciousness.  
 
Lynda Cock
 
 

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Subject: [Dialogue] Gandhi and Non-violence


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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