non-violence
She took peaceful non-violent direct action against the destruction of the forest.
They are changing the law to help protect non-violent offenders from life sentences.
Young children should not be locked up for non-violent crimes.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Activism & pressure groups
active citizen
active citizenship
active resistance
activism
activist
circulator
citizen advocacy
clicktivism
clicktivist
counter-demonstrate
identity politics
insurgency
insurrection
interest group
lobbyist
special interest group
stage a demonstration
super-lobbyist
super-militant
take a kneeidiom

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