How does one decide the right course of action? [audio:2010_0820_HT.mp3]… read more
Posts by Erika
Hope Tank – Aug 10, 2010 – Back from Arizona
Pancho shares stories from his experiences in the immigration struggle in Arizona… how can we scale and adapt these lessons to other parts of the movement? (click here for a photo of the diagram that Pancho was drawing on the whiteboard.) [audio:2010_0810_HT.mp3]… read more
Sign of a growing community at Metta…
The house at 1730 MLK in Berkeley that the Metta Center has been settling into and fixing up for almost one year now has a new addition! It’s our new sign, lovingly crafted by local artisan Bill Denham, who formerly resided in the cottage next to the Metta house. When we first moved to 1730,… read more
Hope Tank – Aug 3, 2010
Summer Metta Mentees Joseph and Meaghan drop by for Hope Tank, and discuss the ego, education, race, and more. [audio:2010_0803_HT.mp3]… read more
Michael Nagler Discussing the Gaza Flotilla on KPFA Morning Show
Metta president Dr. Michael Nagler in an interview discussing nonviolence in relation to the Gaza flotilla, on June 9, 2010, on KPFA radio in Berkeley. [audio:20100609-KPFA_flotilla.mp3]… read more
Hope Tank – Freedom from, or freedom to?
People everywhere just wanna be free! [audio:2010_0326_HT.mp3]… read more
Hope Tank – Civil Rights in the Age of Climate Change
Hope Tank is joined by our special guest Pano Kroko to talk about a global civil rights movement for the age of climate change. [audio:2010_0319_HopeTank.mp3]… read more
Hope Tank – Empathy
Ever wonder what a Hope Tank looks like? Filmmaker Edwin Rutsch joined us recently for a discussion on empathy, and you can see it here! Thank you, Edwin, for the stimulating discussion, and for the video! For further resources on empathy, check out Edwin’s site. And of course, the audio of the Hope Tank is… read more
Nonviolence Film and Discussion Series
Where: TBA When: TBA Why: to share and learn, and to build community and understanding, and to explore nonviolence, art, and education.… read more
Hope Tank – Rebuilding the Movement with Nonviolence
How can the student movement—how can any movement—forge a strong core based on principled nonviolence? How can nonviolent activists in a movement relate to those who have not committed themselves to nonviolence? [audio:2010_0312_HT.mp3]… read more
