Hildegard Goss-Mayr & Jean Goss left a lasting imprint on peace training in their process for developing strategies & their methods of teaching nonviolence.
Category: SPIRITUALITY
Jerzy Popiełuszko (1947-1984)
Jerzy Popiełuszko was a preist involved in the historic nonviolent freedom movement known as Solidarity. Ultimately, he became a martyr for that revolution.
Peter Benenson (1921-2005)
In 1961, Peter Benenson was moved to action by a story in the newspaper. He founded Amnesty International, an organization working to ending human rights abuses.
Moses Montefiore (1784-1885)
Moses Montefiore was a famous 19th-Century British Jewish philanthropist who used his wealth to advocate for fair treatment of religious minorities.
Moses Mendelssohn (1729-1786)
Moses Mendelssohn was an 18th-Century German-Jewish philosopher and a giant in the intellectual growth of European Jewish culture.