Six Principles

1. Nonviolence is a way of life for
   courageous people: It is not a method for
   cowards; it does resist. If one uses this method
   because one is afraid or merely lacks the
   instruments of violence, that person is not truly
   nonviolent.

2. The Beloved Community is the goal: The
   aftermath of Nonviolence is friendship and
   understanding among those who are different from
   you, while the aftermath of violence is tragic
   bitterness.

3. Defeat injustice, not people: It is evil that
   the non violent resister seeks to defeat, not the
   person messenger of evil

4. Exchange suffering for Achievement: The
   nonviolent resister realizes suffering can educate
   and transform people and societies.

5. Chose loving solutions, not hateful ones:
   Avoid internal violence of the spirit as well as
   external physical violence. The nonviolent resister
   not only refuses to shoot the opponent but also,
   refuses to hate them.

6. The universe is on the side of justice: The
   believer in nonviolence has deep faith in the future,
   and believes there is a creative force in this universe
   that‘s works to bring the disconnected aspects of
   reality into a harmonious whole.

Six  Steps

1. Gather information: Learn all you can about the
   problems you see in your community through the media,
   social, and civic network.

2. Educate Others: Armed with new knowledge; its your
   duty to help those around you, such as your neighbors,
   relatives, friends and co-workers, better understand the
   problems facing society. Build a team of people devoted
   to finding solutions. Be sure to include those who will be
   directly affected by your work.

3. Remain Committed: Accept that you will face many
   obstacles and challenges as you and your team work to
   change society. Agree to encourage and inspire one
   another along the journey.

4. Peacefully Negotiate: Talk with both sides. Yes go to
   the people in your community who are in trouble and
   deeply hurt by society ills. Yet also go to those people
   who are contributing to the break down of a peaceful
   society. Use humor, intelligence and grace to lead to
   solutions that benefit the greater good.

5. Take Action Peacefully: This step is often used when
   negotiation fails to reduce results, or when people need
   to draw broader attention to a problem. It can include
   tactics such as peaceful demonstrations, letter writing
   and petition campaign.

6. Reconcile: Keep all actions and negotiations peaceful
   and constructive. Agree to disagree with some people
   and with some groups as you work to improve society.
   Show all involved, the benefits of changing, not what
   they will give up by changing.