John, I'm working on the rewrites now. It was so beautiful today I was inspired to spend most of it outside with paper and pen. Would you be able to tell me if the end user would have access to Microsoft Word? If so, I'll send the tracked changes version. If not, I'll just send them pdf.

I wonder if it would be possible to get something from trainers in non-violence to show to marchers before they go out....make sure they watch it first, as the reputation of Occupy is at stake.

Awesome. I worked with the center at a former job. I saw your post about the bug in the email system. I will send the documents your way this evening. Cheers and thanks for your contribution. You seem to have your hands busy here.

Thanks! I look forward to receiving the documents whenever I receive them. Cheers to you, too!

http://occupyhouston.org/forum.....38;ret=all

ok, need to get some work done. have a good night! :-)

While perusing the forums and the Facebook page, I have stumbled across a few who are already calling for "more drastic action." And, of course, there are the isolated incidents in other Occupy groups that raise concern. Have any efforts been made to educate the members on non-violence in theory and practice? Non-violence, in speech and in action, does not occur by accident. It's pretty repellant to our nature, as I am reminded every time I am cut off in traffic.

I would love to hear what has been done to encourage a deeper understanding of what a non-violent movement looks like.

For those interested, there are a lot of great resources online. There is a whole series of open course lectures from Berkeley here: