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HUMANE MYTH
GLOSSARY:
Non-violent social change



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 HUMANE MYTH GLOSSARY
Abolition
Animal advocacy
Animal husbandry
Animal protection
Animal rights
Animal welfare
Animal welfare industrial complex
Animal-using industries
Co-option
Commodification
Conflict of Interest
Conscience
Conscientious objection
Critical thinking
Cruelty-free
Disillusionment
Doctrine of necessary evil
Happy Meat
Hogwashing
Humane myth
Humane slaughter
Neocarnism
Non-participation and Non-cooperation
Non-violent social change
Open Rescue
Path of Conscience
Plant-based diet
Privilege of domination
Speciesism
Suffering
Sustainable
Utilitarianism
Values-based activism
Vegan
 






Non-violent social change

An approach to the transformation of society that rejects violence in favor of methods that powerfully educate and persuade without the deliberate infliction of harm or damage. As practiced by Gandhi, nonviolence includes the avoidance not just of physical violence, but also psychological violence, such as inducing fear, and involves maintaining respect and concern for the oppressor as well as the oppressed. One common misunderstanding is that those practicing nonviolence are passive and avoid confrontation. In fact, the goal is often to create a confrontation, not for the purpose of damaging or dominating those oppressing others, but for the purpose of bringing out the true nature of the injustice. The practice of nonviolence requires strict adherence to principle, self-discipline, humility, and courage.