Do Now What is a better way to create change: violence or nonviolent protest?

DoNow Can non-violent protest be effective? Why or why not? How was your weekend?

EQ: How did Gandhi help India gain independence from Britain? Mohandas Gandhi EQ: How did Gandhi help India gain independence from Britain?

Mohandas Gandhi Trained as a lawyer, Gandhi became the leader of the Indian independence movement. Gandhi believed strongly in: Civil Disobedience: refusal to obey laws you believe are unjust. Passive resistance: peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate. Boycott: the act of refusing to use, buy or deal with an organization or its products as an expression of protest. What act of civil disobedience did we already see in the movie? List one other act of civil disobedience you have heard of before.

The Indian National Congress 1885  The Indian National Congress was founded in Bombay. swaraj  “independence.” * the goal of the movement. Gandhi worked with, and eventually led, the INC.

Amritsar Massacre 1919-British troops killed hundreds of unarmed protesters who had gathered in the city of Amritsar. The violence horrified Gandhi, but solidified support for the Independence movement.

Homespun Movement One of India’s most famous boycotts was Gandhi’s “homespun” movement. British plantations used Indian people and land to grow cotton but then made clothes in England They Brought the clothes back to sell to Indians at inflated prices It was illegal for Indian companies to manufacture and sell clothing that was not made from British cloth! Gandhi called for a boycott of all British made cloth!

Salt March 1930-Britain introduced measures increasing the salt tax and prohibiting the Indian people form manufacturing or harvesting their own salt. Gandhi protested these measures by walking 240 miles to the sea on what became known as the Salt March. Upon reaching the coast Gandhi picked up a pinch of salt in defiance of the British.

DoNow- What happened as a result of the Salt March?

Comprenden la pelicula Gandhi? Where did Gandhi first begin advocating for civil disobedience? What methods did Gandhi use to protest British Rule? What happened at the Amristar Massacre? Why did Gandhi travel across India? Why was civil disobedience the best course of action to gain independence for India? Why was India split into India and Pakistan? What was the result of the partition of India? Happy Gandhi or sad Gandhi?

Could you be the next Gandhi? Here’s the situation. Imagine that the administration of Hilhi decided to start segregating students by their grade point averages. Starting tomorrow you had to wear a badge telling your cumulative GPA on your shirt, students above a 3.5 could come and go from classes as they pleased, eat lunch first (lunch would also be much better for those students), and have a shorter school year. Students below a 3.0 would have to go to school from 7:15-5:00, their bell schedule would be strictly controlled, and they would be treated very poorly by their teachers and the administration. Design a civil disobedience campaign to end these practices. Remember, no violence! A logo/visual a slogan a plan of action a statement of the problem/why you disagree