The seventh volume of the Conversations in Villa Decius series includes the most important speeches, discussions and reflections presented during the international conference “Non-violent revolutions”. The conference was held in Villa Decius in October 2005. The conference served emphasising the role of moral and ethical values that inspire in people the indispensable courage to initiate change. Especially close attention was paid to the term ‘solidarity’ and what it means in confronting an authoritarian regime or dictatorship. The book was published in Polish thanks to the financial support of the Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University College.