INTERNATIONAL DAY OF NON-VIOLENCE
DATE: 2ND OCTOBER 2017
Nonviolence is a powerful method to harmonize relationships among people and all living things for the establishment of justice and the ultimate the well-being of everyone. It draws its power from awareness of the profound truth of which the wisdom traditions of all cultures, science, and common
experience bear witness that life is one.
The International Day of Non-Violence is marked every year on the 2nd of October, the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the Indian independence movement and pioneer of the philosophy and strategy of non-violence. This day is recognized and commemorated by the United Nations as a means of reaffirming the universal buy cheap ciprofloxacin relevance of the principle of non-violence and the desire to secure a culture of peace, tolerance, and understanding.
Gandhi was born in India on the 2nd of October 1869 and was assassinated on January 30, 1948. He is remembered, today, for his contributions towards India’s freedom and for sharing with the world a doctrine for dealing with injustice and dissonance. He taught people the philosophy of Ahimsa which encourages the use of non-violence as a tool for the peaceful resolution of differences. Throughout his life, Gandhi remained committed to his belief in non-violence even under oppressive conditions and in the face of seemingly impossible challenge.
