DID YOU KNOW?

D i d Y o u K n o w ?

:: Would you like to live in a world without violence? Did you know violence isn’t just “physical violence” – but that there are many other forms of violence to be aware of? The list below offers some simple examples intended to help raise awareness about these different forms of violence that create human suffering, and that we ourselves at times may perpetrate, poisoning the world around us.

Economic Violence
I.E.-- Acts of using others or taking advantage of others for economic gain ** Paying people as little as possible – otherwise cheating workers ** Lack of medical coverage caused by a ‘corporate for- profit’ health care system ** Lack of real opportunities for betterment, which keep people in poverty ** The mentality of entitlement ** Privatizing and selling natural resources such as water (which belong to all people) ** Deceptive hidden fees and interest rates which cheat people ** etc.

Psychological Violence
I.E.-- Verbal abuse (degrading others, etc.) ** Acts of rejecting, excluding, or judging others ** Intimidation/threats put upon others ** The pervasive violence depicted in Movies and on T.V. ** Intrusive advertising everywhere you go (being ‘sold to’ constantly) ** Imposing one’s beliefs or values onto others ** Discrimination in all it’s forms ** etc. recognize

Physical Violence
I.E.-- Any type of physical harm done to another ** Wars (and moreover, the underlying belief that physical violence is a valid method for problem solving) ** Domestic violence ** Torture ** Spanking children ** etc.

Racial/Cultural Violence
I.E.-- Discrimination based on race/skin color or culture ** The disregarded poverty and low standard of living millions suffer from for lack of opportunities ** When people of various ethnicities or races are looked down upon as less human ** Injustice which derives from the rejection of certain cultural customs and norms ** When opportunities are withheld because of racial or cultural factors ** etc.

Religious Violence
I.E.-- A position which rejects as invalid, beliefs and points of view which differ from one’s own ** Religious wars ** Teachings which promote guilt ** Intolerance against non-believers or those of other faiths ** Excluding others based on religious belief ** etc.

Sexual Violence
I.E.-- Inequality (pay and other) based on gender or sexual preference ** Manipulative marketing of physical beauty as a desirable aspiration and value ** Rape and other forms of controlling another for sexual ends ** Suppressing or demonizing sex as something “dirty” ** Sexual slavery ** Seduction of another for selfish ends ** etc.



• The promise of a future non-violent world is a reality that can begin being built today. This can happen if we all do our part and spread the word to others.