In 1903, Gandhi and others start the publication of the Indian Opinion. The next year, Gandhi is impressed by Ruskin's 'Unto this last' whilst on a train journey from Johannesburg to Durban. He is imprssed by Ruskin's emphasis on the dignity of labour. Gandhi founds the Phoenix settlement outside Durban in 1904. In 1906, Gandhi speaks at a meeting in Johannesburg protesting the Asiatic Registration Bill.
Passive resistance becomes a reality.
In 1908 Gandhi is confined to prison for trying to enter the Transvaal illegally and imprisoned the next year for three months. He reads thoreau and starts to correspond with Tolstoy. In 1909, the satyagraha movement is suffering severe setbacks. 1912 - Gandhi wears Indian dress for the first time. 1913 - Gandhi leads marchers protesting against the Searle Act from Newcastle to the Transvaal.