Issue 368 - September 2006

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Links to websites on the historical Gandhi, gandhian work today, and selected bibliographies.

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Where commands are no longer obeyed, the means of violence are of no use.

One hundred years ago, a mass meeting was convened in Johannesburg, South Africa by Mohandas Gandhi, an Indian lawyer outraged by the government’s proposal that Indians carry registration cards. “The Old Empire Theatre was packed from floor to ceiling,” Gandhi wrote. The group’s most important action was to pass a resolution saying they “solemnly determined not to submit to the Ordinance.”

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The mantle was passed from 1st century India, to the US in the 1800s, to early 20th century India, and back again to 1950s US.

The mantle was passed from 1st century India, to the US in the 1800s, to early 20th century India, and back again to 1950s US.

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Goolam Vahed reviews Gandhi’s Prisoner?: The Life of Gandhi’s Son Manilal by Uma Dhupelia-Mesthrie

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So long as there is even a handful of us true to our pledge, there can only be one end to the struggle, and that is victory.

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In his playfully humble egotism, Mohandas Gandhi was quite honest. Gandhi was indeed ambitious, endeavoring to change the historical rules which had governed politics and social change worldwide.

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Dart defined Gandhi’s message as, “Find your own truth, and then live it.”

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Can our hearts stay open to both tragedy and hope?

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The Declaration of Peace is a nationwide campaign to establish by September 21, 2006 a concrete and rapid plan for peace in Iraq.