ABSTRACT:

Let us not wallow in the valley of despair—So even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow—I have a dream—I have a dream that one day—a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice—I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.(Martin Luther King)

Non-violence is an active action with the aim to act in conflicts without weapons and physical violence. Martin Luther King called it a soul force. For soul force, nonviolence is about getting outside of over/under power dynamics, where we win and someone else loses.

Moreno’s philosophy is founded on the idea of spontaneity and role-reversal, even with your antagonist. It does not mean you have the same values or accept he or she is right, but you are able to see who the antagonist really is and act creative.

After the session participants will have had experiences of nonviolent conflict resolution and be able to describe soul force and its connection with Morenian philosophy.

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