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The Grassroots Network in Germany, 1972-1985 - IV: ANTI-MILITARISM AND THE PEACE MOVEMENT. Second part
on Tuesday 24 July 2018
on Tuesday 24 July 2018
After 1980, several factors contributed to a political climate which was more favorable to nonviolent action than the 1970s had been.
THE 1980s — NEW PROSPECTS FOR NONVIOLENT ACTION
First was the precedent of the ecology movement: here nonviolence had been discussed, debated, and practiced by many individuals and groups that remained active in this area or that became involved in the peace movement.
Second, starting in about 1978, many youth groups and church groups began to study and (…)