On United Nations Day for Nonviolence – October 2nd – an event on nonviolence as a force for changes was organized by the organisation Friend in Umeå, Folk University, The Library of the City of Umeå, the study association Bilda and Nonviolence 2024.
In the first part of the event Professor Stellan Vinthagen, Amherst University, Massachusetss, US was held that discussed ”What Can Activists for Social Justice Learn from Nonviolence and Civil Disobedience”.
The lecture was followed by a panel discussions between:
Christofer Sjödin, Priest, spoken word poet and trainer in civic courage
Karolina Carlsson, Climate activist and dancer
Gunilla Samberg, Artist and activist for human rights and climate justice
Jan Axelsson, Contactperson for Umeå Peace Group and Swedish Peace and Arbitration Society
The dialogue was moderated by Ingvar Rönnbäck, Founder and Chair of the Board of Another Development Foundation