Nonviolent resistance (NVR or nonviolent action) is the practice of achieving goals such as social change through symbolic protests, civil disobedience, economic or political noncooperation, satyagraha, or other methods, without using violence.
"Since the camera was invented in 1826, it has been used to document everything from social injustice, inequality, famine, war, and human rights abuses to uplifting scenes of humanity, brotherhood, victory, love, and hope. Because photography has the power to visually reveal the truth, throughout history photographs have made huge impacts on social consciousness and ultimately shaped public opinion on many destructive government policies. Through the power of imagery, we are pushed to question our core beliefs and our responsibilities to each other as international citizens."
- Ismail Ferdou, Harvard International Review