Check out this excellent interview with Michael Nagler, recorded by Tikkun on November 2, and posted on the Tikkun site! Click for links to the interview, the Q&A part 1, the Q&A part 2.… read more
Posts by Erika
This Tuesday 10/13: Dr. A. T. Ariyaratne in Berkeley
What Would Buddha Buy? What Would Gandhi Globalize? A Dialogue on Buddhist and Gandhian Economics Tuesday, October 13, 2009, 7:30 p.m. Update: Space for this event is limited, please click here for details and to RSVP. Join us as we welcome Sri Lankan nonviolent activist A.T. Ariyaratne to the East Bay. Known as the “living… read more
Metta Center has a new office!
We are thrilled to share with you the news that we have moved! We will be even happier to share this beautiful new space with you that’s located on an attractive, residential street near the UC Berkeley campus where we will be able to work under better conditions and involve the community. It even has… read more
Happy Charkha Jayanti!
Charkha Jayanti, or [[charkha|Spinning Wheel]] Birthday, was how Gandhi wanted October 2nd to be remembered. The spinning wheel was at the heart of Gandhi’s [[constructive program]] to free India through self-sufficiency and economic uplift. Gandhi had preferred that rather than being used to celebrate his own image, his birthday be used as a celebration of the constructive work… read more
2009 Gandhi-King Conference on Peacemaking October 23-25 • Memphis, TN
Featuring Mubarak Awad, Rudy Balles, Kathy Kelly, Barbara Love, Michael Nagler, CT Vivian with dozens of workshops, panel discussions, trainings, and other happenings. This three day conference will bring together modern visionaries on nonviolence and social change with community leaders, activists, academics, and organizers to train, learn, plan, and organize to create a culture of… read more
Mesalla: Activists in Iraq
Mesalla: Activists in Iraq is a gripping documentary about the work of LaOnf ('nonviolence' in Arabic), the Iraqi network of civilians and civil society organizations using nonviolence means to end sectarian and political violence in Iraq and to free the country from the U.S. occupation. More on the LaOnf network and their parent organization, Al… read more
A Force More Powerful
A Force More Powerful: A Century Of Nonviolent Conflict, a riveting three-hour documentary tells one of humanity’s most important and least understood stories – how, during a century of extreme violence, millions chose to battle brutality and oppression with nonviolent weapons – and won. A Force More Powerful uses stunning archival footage to present six… read more
Gandhi
Gandhi is a 1982 biographical film about Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi, who led the nonviolent resistance movement against British colonial rule in India during the first half of the 20th century. The film was directed by Richard Attenborough and stars Ben Kingsley as Gandhi; both won Academy Awards for their work on the film. The film… read more
Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Lage Raho Munna Bhai is a 2006 Indian musical comedy (Bollywood) film. Munna Bhai, a Mumbai underworld don, begins to see the spirit of Mahatma Gandhi. Through his interactions with the image of Gandhi, Munna Bhai begins to practice what he calls “Gandhigiri” (Satyagraha, non-violence, and truth), a play on the word “Dadagiri” (bullying) to… read more
Beyond Rangoon
Beyond Rangoon There are two heroines in “Beyond Rangoon,” a film with a shrewd double vision. One heroine, based on a real-life woman, becomes an ethereal, legendary presence hovering over the film. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the Burmese democratic leader who was placed under house arrest for six years and won the Nobel Peace… read more
