Nonviolence as a principle was honed and practiced by Gandhi and civil rights leaders. John Lewis was trained in nonviolence and shares that, during sit-ins, even as cigarettes were being put out on them or hot coffee poured on their backs, they wouldn't strike back. He says he "accepted the way of peace, the way of love, as a way of living, not just a technique." Marshall Rosenberg is famous for studying these leaders and developing a language, nonviolent communication, based on the principles. It is a communication style that can be used in any conversation from an average, everyday one to hostage negotiation. Berkeley's Michael Nagler has a lecture available on the history of strategic nonviolence from Ghandi in the east to the civil rights movement in the west if you want to learn it and apply it to your world or, if you're feeling heroic, your household while you're sheltering in place. #quarantine #cancelledplans