LibGuides: RE: Peaceful Revolutionaries

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Task Context

You have been learning about the Catholic Social teachings of the Church and that violence and war must be avoided as methods for resolving conflict in that they contradict the notion of 'human dignity' and 'the promotion of peace. Christians are called to live out the message of Jesus, seeking justice by acting as peacemakes.

Task Requirements

You are required to research ONE of the people listed (or one you have independently chosen in consultation with your teacher) and create a multi-modal presentation aimed at engaging your audience. You must explain why this person is an example for all Catholics, to the extent that they have lived out the principles of human dignity and promotion of peace.

Your task requires you to:

a BRIEF biography of your chosen person
a description of the conflict they faced in their time and context
a description of what makes this person a conscientious objector/pacifist, ie. what methods did they employ to achieve their aims
a description of how your chosen person set out to achieve their aims and influence a revolution
a reflection of how this person lived out the principles of human dignity and promotion of peace
some arguments for why this person may be regarded as an example for all Catholics

Recommended Language to Use;

human dignity
promotion of peace
conscientious objector
pacifist
nonviolence
advocate
revolutionary
legacy
humanitarian
obstacles
injustices
mission
common good

People you can research

MOHANDAS GANDHI
Mahatma Gandhi Biography Mahatma Gandhi was the primary leader of India’s independence movement and also the architect of a form of non-violent civil disobedience that would influence the world.
MAHATMA GANDHI
Mahatma Gandhi INDIAN LEADER Mahatma Gandhi, byname of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Indian lawyer, politician, social activist, and writer who became the leader of the nationalist movement against the British rule of India. He was considered the father of his country. Internationally esteemed for his doctrine of nonviolent protest to achieve political and social progress.
Mohandas 'Mahatma' Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi has come to be known as the Father of India and a beacon of light in the last decades of British colonial rule, promoting non-violence, justice and harmony between people of all faiths.

Martin Luther King Jr. Biography Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and social activist, who led the Civil Rights Movement in the United States from the mid-1950s until his death by assassination in 1968
Martin Luther King Jr. - Biography
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. This site also has links to images and videos.
Martin Luther King, Jr.- AMERICAN RELIGIOUS LEADER AND CIVIL-RIGHTS ACTIVIST
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Facts, information and articles about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a prominent figure in Black History

Rosa Parks Biography Activist, Civil Rights Activist (1913–2005) Civil rights activist Rosa Parks refused to surrender her bus seat to a white passenger, spurring the Montgomery boycott and other efforts to end segregation.
Rosa Parks By refusing to give up her seat to a white man on a Montgomery, Alabama, city bus in 1955, black seamstress Rosa Parks (1913—2005) helped initiate the civil rights movement in the United States.
The Life of Rosa Parks
ROSA LOUISE PARKS BIOGRAPHY Rosa Louise Parks was nationally recognized as the “mother of the modern day civil rights movement” in America. Her refusal to surrender her seat to a white male passenger on a Montgomery, Alabama bus, December 1, 1955, triggered a wave of protest December 5, 1955 that reverberated throughout the United States.
Who was Rosa Parks, and what did she do in the fight for racial equality? Her defiance sparked the push for racial equality, which brought civil rights superstars such as Martin Luther King Jr into the public eye, and changed the world forever.

Susan B. Anthony Biography Editor, Publisher, Women's Rights Activist, Journalist, Civil Rights Activist, Activist Susan B. Anthony was a suffragist, abolitionist, author and speaker who was the president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association.
SUSAN B. ANTHONY Susan B. Anthony was a pioneer crusader for the woman suffrage movement in the United States
Susan B. Anthony The most widely known suffragist of her generation and has become an icon of the woman’s suffrage movement. Anthony traveled the country to give speeches, circulate petitions, and organize local women’s rights organizations.

Oskar Schindler
Oskar Schindler Biography Entrepreneur During the war, he operated a factory that employed more than 1,000 Polish Jews, saving them from concentration camps and extermination.
Oskar Schindler: His List of Life The true story of one remarkable man who outwitted Hitler and the Nazis to save more Jews from the gas chambers than any other during World War II. Oscar Schindler rose to the highest level of humanity, walked through the bloody mud of the Holocaust without soiling his soul, his compassion, his respect for human life - and gave his Jews a second chance at life. He miraculously managed to do it and pulled it off by using the very same talents that made him a war profiteer - his flair for presentation, bribery, and grand gestures.
Oskar Schindler
Oskar Schindler Biography German businessman Oskar Schindler became an unlikely hero when he saved hundreds of Jews in Poland and Czechoslovakia from death at the hands of the Nazis during World War II (1939–45). By employing them in his factory, Schindler protected them from the wrath of the Nazi Party and preserved generations of Jewish families.

Biography of Nelson Mandela Hearing the elders’ stories of his ancestors’ valour during the wars of resistance, he dreamed also of making his own contribution to the freedom struggle of his people.
Nelson Mandela: Writer, President (non-U.S.), Civil Rights Activist Nelson Mandela became the first black president of South Africa in 1994, serving until 1999. A symbol of global peacemaking, he won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.
Nelson Mandela PRESIDENT OF SOUTH AFRICA
NELSON MANDELA The South African activist and former president Nelson Mandela (1918-2013) helped bring an end to apartheid and has been a global advocate for human rights.
Unsung heroes: the men who stood trial with Mandela

Desmond Tutu Biography Archbishop, Civil Rights Activist, Educator Nobel Peace Prize awardee Desmond Tutu is a renowned South African Anglican cleric known for his staunch opposition to the policies of apartheid.
Desmond Tutu - Biographical
Desmond Tutu SOUTH AFRICAN ARCHBISHOP
Archbishop Desmond Tutu: the essence of what it means to be human

Oscar Romero
Who was Romero?
Oscar Romero – Option for the Poor Archbishop Romero was the voice of the voiceless poor. A life lived out in El Salvador, a Catholic country named after Christ the Saviour. A marksman’s bullet killed him in the middle of mass on March 24, 1980. No one was ever prosecuted.
Oscar Romero: a voice for poor communities Blessed Oscar Romero was a CAFOD partner who spoke up for poor communities in El Salvador during a period of terrible violence.
Archbishop Oscar Romero Archbishop Oscar Romero was gunned down inside his own church 38 years ago. Soon he’ll become El Salvador’s first saint
Blessed Óscar Romero SALVADORAN ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP

In Harm's Way: Australian Story Donna Mulhern gave up her job to be a Human Shield in Iraq
Donna Mulhearn: Ordinary Courage - My journey to Baghdad as a human shield Sydney-based peace activist Donna Mulhearn is a former journalist and political adviser. She was a human shield in the war in Iraq in 2003 and later returned to Iraq as a humanitarian aid worker.
Donna Mulhearn – Pilgrim and Storyteller Action, Justice, Contemplation, NonViolence, Meditation… This is a personal blog from Donna Mulhern
My life as a human shield in Iraq Donna Mulhearn was at the height of her career in early 2003, as a press secretary to NSW Labor MP John Aquilina after being a successful journalist. Then she heard a radio interview with a former US marine turned peace activist Ken O’Keefe. He made a startling call for western volunteers to go to Baghdad to act as human shields in an effort to stop the Iraq War. In that moment, Mulhearn’s life changed forever.
Peace Activist, Donna Mulhearn

Ecuador 'close' to evicting Julian Assange from London embassy Ecuador is close to withdrawing asylum for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and evicting him from the Ecuadorian embassy in London where he has been living for six years.
Ecuador 'close' to kicking Julian Assange out of London embassy
The secret life of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange Julian Assange, the man behind the world's biggest leaks, believes in total openness and transparency - except when it comes to himself.
The Cypherpunk Revolutionary
Julian Assange Biography Computer Programmer, Journalist, Activist

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