Nonviolence Speaks to Power

Petra K Kelly, 1992

“Petra Kelly was the daughter of an Amerikan father and a German mother; she was a pacifist and a feminist. Living in Germany she founded the Green Party, which was devoted to ecofeminism, nonviolence, and antipornography politics. She brought one of the first lawsuits against a pornographer for slander, libel, and hate.” (Andrea Dworkin)

“This selection of five speeches and four essays covering the period from August 1987 to July 1991 provides insights into the nature and scope of her concerns. It also contains lessons of nonviolent political leadership she has learned as a cofounder of the German Green Party (1979), as a candidate heading the Green list in four national elections (1979, 1980, 1982, and 1987), and as a two- term member of the parliamentary Green Bundestag (1983-90).” (from the editors’ Preface)

