thegandhiguy(25)•in #fasting•2509 days agoA fast for nonviolence - March 10-18March 10, 2019. It was on this day in 1968 that Cesar Chavez ended a 25-day fast for nonviolence. Last year, I wrote out a lengthy article comparing Chavez's 19...11$0.00thegandhiguy(25)•in fasting•2509 days agoA fast for nonviolence - March 10-18March 10, 2019. It was on this day in 1968 that Cesar Chavez ended a 25-day fast for nonviolence. Last year, I wrote out a lengthy article comparing Chavez's 19...11$0.00
thegandhiguy(25)•in #gandhi•2516 days agoGandhi's flawed fast - 99 hours in RajkotMohandas K. Gandhi, who described fasting as a weapon that “cannot be lightly wielded,” used it over the last three decades of his life for personal, social, an...0$0.00thegandhiguy(25)•in gandhi•2516 days agoGandhi's flawed fast - 99 hours in RajkotMohandas K. Gandhi, who described fasting as a weapon that “cannot be lightly wielded,” used it over the last three decades of his life for personal, social, an...0$0.00
thegandhiguy(25)•in #gandhi•2568 days agoGandhi goes to jailOn January 10, 1908, Mohandas Gandhi awaited his fate in a South African courtroom. Less than two weeks earlier, Judge H.H. Jordan had given Gandhi two choices,...52$0.00thegandhiguy(25)•in gandhi•2568 days agoGandhi goes to jailOn January 10, 1908, Mohandas Gandhi awaited his fate in a South African courtroom. Less than two weeks earlier, Judge H.H. Jordan had given Gandhi two choices,...52$0.00
thegandhiguy(25)•in #gandhi•2787 days agoGandhi in South Africa, Part 3Part 2 can be read here. Mohandas Gandhi stared at the walls of his room. The owner of Johnston's Family Hotel had agreed to let the 23-year-old barrister stay ...0$0.00thegandhiguy(25)•in gandhi•2787 days agoGandhi in South Africa, Part 3Part 2 can be read here. Mohandas Gandhi stared at the walls of his room. The owner of Johnston's Family Hotel had agreed to let the 23-year-old barrister stay ...0$0.00
thegandhiguy(25)•in #gandhi•2794 days agoGandhi in South Africa, Part 2Part 1 can be read here. On Friday, June 2, 1893, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi woke up aboard a northbound train in a first-class compartment. After a little more...31$0.00thegandhiguy(25)•in gandhi•2794 days agoGandhi in South Africa, Part 2Part 1 can be read here. On Friday, June 2, 1893, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi woke up aboard a northbound train in a first-class compartment. After a little more...31$0.00
thegandhiguy(25)•in #gandhi•2799 days agoGandhi in South Africa, Part 1On May 24, 1893, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi arrived in South Africa. It was the third continent the 23-year-old barrister had set foot on. During his first two ...40$0.00thegandhiguy(25)•in gandhi•2799 days agoGandhi in South Africa, Part 1On May 24, 1893, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi arrived in South Africa. It was the third continent the 23-year-old barrister had set foot on. During his first two ...40$0.00
thegandhiguy(25)•in #gandhi•2875 days agoFasting for Nonviolence – Chavez, Gandhi, and LaborMarch 9, 2018 - This week marks two historic dates in the intersection of the labor movement and nonviolence. Fifty years ago, Cesar Chavez ended his 25-day fas...20$0.00thegandhiguy(25)•in gandhi•2875 days agoFasting for Nonviolence – Chavez, Gandhi, and LaborMarch 9, 2018 - This week marks two historic dates in the intersection of the labor movement and nonviolence. Fifty years ago, Cesar Chavez ended his 25-day fas...20$0.00
thegandhiguy(25)•in #gandhi•2881 days agoFasting for justice, part 2: the twenty-first dayOn the morning of March 3rd, 1943, Mohandas Gandhi was handed six ounces of orange juice by his wife, Kasturba. It had been 21 days since his last meal, and now...20$0.00thegandhiguy(25)•in gandhi•2881 days agoFasting for justice, part 2: the twenty-first dayOn the morning of March 3rd, 1943, Mohandas Gandhi was handed six ounces of orange juice by his wife, Kasturba. It had been 21 days since his last meal, and now...20$0.00
thegandhiguy(25)•in #gandhi•2883 days agoHow Gandhi got his start in civil disobedienceOne of the best known stories about Mohandas Gandhi takes place in a first-class train car upon his arrival in South Africa. A dramatization of it appears at th...20$0.00thegandhiguy(25)•in gandhi•2883 days agoHow Gandhi got his start in civil disobedienceOne of the best known stories about Mohandas Gandhi takes place in a first-class train car upon his arrival in South Africa. A dramatization of it appears at th...20$0.00
thegandhiguy(25)•in #gandhi•2885 days agoGandhi - fasting to protest detention without chargesDuring World War II, Gandhi was imprisoned in the Aga Kahn Palace and held without charges for almost two years. He wasn't the only one being detained; his wife...13$0.00thegandhiguy(25)•in gandhi•2885 days agoGandhi - fasting to protest detention without chargesDuring World War II, Gandhi was imprisoned in the Aga Kahn Palace and held without charges for almost two years. He wasn't the only one being detained; his wife...13$0.00
thegandhiguy(25)•in #gandhi•2889 days agoDid Gandhi kill his wife?“Gandhi killed his wife.” Over the summer, I was talking with some friends about Gandhi, and one of them chimed in with that scrap of information. I was literal...10$0.00thegandhiguy(25)•in gandhi•2889 days agoDid Gandhi kill his wife?“Gandhi killed his wife.” Over the summer, I was talking with some friends about Gandhi, and one of them chimed in with that scrap of information. I was literal...10$0.00
