RESOLVING AND TRANSFORMING

CONFLICTS(Nonviolence

Solutions)Prepared by:

Janine Kandall N. SalinasIV-6 BEED

CONFLICT• is from a Latin word conflictus which

means striking together.• It occurs when one’s actions or beliefs

are unacceptable to and, are, hence resisted by the other.

• It can occur in dyads, groups or larger societal structures.

What Prevents Us from Resolving Our Conflicts?

• Fear, pride anger and desire for revenge• Indifference or apathy• Lack of common interest• Lack of communication

ANGER• is not merely irritation or

disappointment but a combined feeling of disappointment, anxiety

and indignation that signal our body to prepare for fight.

How Do We Manage Our Anger?

• Recognize that you are angry.• Distance yourself from the situation• Release anger physically in direct forms• Relaxation Techniques

Dealing With Conflicts

• FLIGHT• FIGHT•ACCOMODATE•COMPROMISE• FACE/COLLABORATE

NONVIOLENCE SOLUTIONS

NONVIOLENCE• It provides alternatives to violence. It is not

passive resistance, but an active strategy with clear goals.

• It seeks to achieve peace, or a vicious political campaign that says it seeks to achieve justice or another beneficial results.

• It is the refusal to do harm to other humans as life is sacred and is an absolute value. It is anchored in belief that a human has a potential to change.

WHY NONVIOLENCE?

• JAINISM: it is taught that a wise person “does not kill, nor cause others to kill, nor consent to the killings by others”• TAOISM (Lao Tzu): “weapons are

instruments of evil and not of a good ruler”• BUDDHISM: the percept of “not to kill” is

the foundation for all Buddhist action.

• HINDUISM: ahimsa is considered as the greatest gift and highest teaching.

• ISLAM: it is taught that anyone who “takes one life without justification, it is he has taken the lives of all humanity”

• JUDAISM: followers are urged :not to envy a man of violence and not choose any of his ways

• CHRISTIANS: “those who use the sword are sooner or later destroyed by it”

NONVIOLENCE WORKS

• PEOPLE POWER I & II

NONVIOLENT ACTIONS

Petitions Banners, posters Singing Marches Prayer rallies Mock funerals Vigils General strike

Teaching-Learning Ideas• Be a good role model.• Decide with the students some rules for

peaceful classroom.• Encourage more cooperative rather than

competitive activities.• Consider peaceful techniques of conflict

resolution over punitive action.• Teach anger management techniques.• Teach your students both love of country and

concern for the whole human community.