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<p>Adding citations</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&#039;&#039;&#039;Season for Nonviolence&#039;&#039;&#039; was established in 1998 by [[Arun Gandhi]], [[Mohandas Gandhi]]&#039;s grandson, as a yearly event celebrating the philosophies and lives of Mohandas Gandhi and [[Martin Luther King Jr.]]&lt;ref&gt;Housden, R. (1999) &#039;&#039;Sacred America: The emerging spirit of the people.&#039;&#039; Simon &amp; Schuster. p 201.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Morrissey, M.M. (2003) &#039;&#039;New Thought: A Practical Spirituality.&#039;&#039; Penguin.&lt;/ref&gt; The idea was developed with the help of Dr. [[Michael Beckwith]] and Dr. [[Mary Morrissey (writer)|Mary Morrissey]], of the &#039;&#039;[[Association for Global New Thought]]&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;[[Parliament of the World&#039;s Religions|The Parliament of The World&#039;s Religions]]&#039;&#039;.&lt;ref name=&quot;:5&quot;&gt;&quot;Spiritual Center Offers New Program.&quot; &#039;&#039;[[Chicago Tribune]]&#039;&#039;, 11 Aug 2011, Page 7&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;https://web.archive.org/web/20030207005203/http://agnt.org/&lt;/ref&gt; Today, Arun Gandhi co-chairs the Season along with Rev. Beckwith of the [[Agape International Spiritual Center]].&lt;ref&gt;Altemus, B. (2003) &#039;&#039;The Gift of Pain: Transforming Hurt Into Healing.&#039;&#039; Penguin. p 24.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> The &quot;season&quot; begins with the anniversary of the [[assassination of Mahatma Gandhi]] on January 30, ending on the April 4 anniversary of the [[assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.]]. It is anchored by a mission, statement of principles, and commitments by participants towards living in a [[nonviolent]] way.&lt;ref&gt;Kawohl, K. (2002) &#039;&#039;Transcendentalism: A New Revelation.&#039;&#039; 2002. p. 210.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Fehr, D.E. and Fefr, M.C. (2009) &#039;&#039;Teach boldly!: letters to teachers about contemporary issues in education.&#039;&#039; p. 115.&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> <br /> * [http://www.agnt.org/node/10 Official site]<br /> <br /> {{Mohandas K. Gandhi}}<br /> {{Martin Luther King |expanded=Related}}<br /> <br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Season for Nonviolence}}<br /> [[Category:Nonviolence]]<br /> [[Category:Memorials to Mahatma Gandhi]]<br /> [[Category:Memorials to Martin Luther King Jr.]]<br /> [[Category:Unofficial observances]]<br /> [[Category:January observances]]<br /> [[Category:February observances]]<br /> [[Category:March observances]]<br /> [[Category:April observances]]<br /> <br /> {{Festival-stub}}</div>

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