Excellent idea. We need to challenge the idea that violence is innate in human
nature.

Christine M. Merkel, German Commission for UNESCO
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"C.Y. Gopinath" wrote:

 > It seems to me that a quick step any country can take against all genres of
 > violence is to vacate a space of two or three days every month that would be
 > declared and celebrated as 'no-violence' days. During this interval, not
 > only should communities plan events around themes of ending violence, but
 > there should be policy and national level debates, decisions and so on that
 > constitute mini-steps towards changing the public environment vis-a-vis
 > violence.
 >
 >


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