Planet: Critical Is Non-Violence the Only Way? | Rowan Tilly
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Aug 1, 2025 Rowan Tilly, a prominent elder in the British peace and environment movements, discusses her decades of non-violent activism and the moral complexities it entails. She challenges the prevailing notion that non-violence is the only effective path to change, exploring cases from around the world. The conversation delves into themes of self-defense, the impact of governmental suppression on protests, and the philosophical roots of our moral beliefs. Tilly advocates for a reevaluation of activism's strategies while emphasizing community coherence against systemic injustices.
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Disarming a War Plane Non-Violently
- Four women disarmed a Hawk fighter jet with hammers in a non-violent action against oppressive war machinery.
- They stayed to explain their actions and were acquitted, showing that ordinary people can make impactful change.
Left-Brain Bias Fuels Crisis
- Our society's crisis stems from over-reliance on left-brain scientific materialism that reifies concepts and discards sacredness.
- We've lost ethics and beauty with this materialism, creating a fundamentalist worldview focused on power and greed.
Sacred Materiality Misunderstood
- The sacredness of the material world is misunderstood due to left-brain bias, leading to false reifications of power and greed.
- Understanding sacredness requires right-brain engagement, which our culture currently neglects.
