What is considered a peaceful protest? – MVOrganizing
Are peaceful protests more effective?
Is violence good or bad?
Why violence is not always answer?
Why did Martin Luther King chose nonviolence?
What impact did Martin Luther King have on the civil rights movement?
What were Martin Luther King’s ideas?
For each single death due to violence, there are dozens of hospitalizations, hundreds of emergency department visits, and thousands of doctors’ appointments. Furthermore, violence often has lifelong consequences for physical and mental health and social functioning and can slow economic and social development.
Overall, violence is almost never the right answer because it brings in more violence, affects younger generations in negative ways and because there are always alternative responses. Learning to act and respond in nonviolent ways can not only ease a conflict but even save lives.
Information Gathering. To understand and articulate an issue, problem or injustice facing a person, community, or institution you must do research.