This week on Peace Paradigm we are joined by guest Claire Anastas, a Palestinian from Bethlehem whose house has been surrounded on three sides by the separation wall. She discusses her home and family, her resistance and collaboration against the wall and occupation, as well as a story about meeting Banksy while he was painting… read more
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Person Power Yoga Retreat: April 8–10, 2016
Our in-depth weekend retreat integrates yoga, meditation, and nonviolence to create a powerful approach to personal and social change. Where: Mount Madonna Center, Watsonville, CA Hosted by a team of peacebuilders from the Metta Center: Michael Nagler, Stephanie Van Hook, Stephanie Knox-Cubbon, Kimberlyn David This integrative, practical, and educational yoga retreat is open to everyone… read more
Project Censored: Terrorism & Nonviolence
Terrorism & Nonviolence: The Crisis of Our Time… And What We Can Do About It This local free event is part of the Fall 2015 Project Censored Lecture Series, which has been held on the second Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m., at Aquas Café (189 H St. at 2nd in Petaluma, CA). Please… read more
On Joy & Hope for Our Nonviolent Future: Newsletter
Students See the Value of Nonviolence “When I hear people voicing despair about the state of the world,” writes Stephanie Knox-Cubbon in her newsletter introduction, “I say to them, ‘I wish you could meet my students!'” Stephanie looks toward our nonviolent future, one her students believe in—and one they’re making happen everyday. Today’s newsletter also… read more
Nonviolence now! (Alycee Lane)- Podcast
In this episode of Peace Paradigm Radio we interview author Alycee Lane about her book Nonviolence Now: Living the 1963 Birmingham Campaign’s Promise of Peace. We also juxtapose principled nonviolence and strategic nonviolence, discussing application and the meaning of both. What does it mean to embody nonviolence? Read more on her blog, Coming in from… read more
Peace Above All: Newsletter
Isn’t it clear yet that war is not the answer? At the Metta Center, we envision a world transformed by an awareness of the true potential of every human being, where all of life is sacred and where all our social systems work in harmony with the earth. We see a world in which conflict… read more
The Power of Our True Selves: Newsletter
The Values of Peace & Freedom Living our truest values, individually and collectively, asks us to let go of systems and processes that interfere with our ability to create peace and freedom. To be who we truly are—to discover who we can really be—that’s what freedom is all about. May we all be free, may… read more
Your Real Vocation: Newsletter
Nonviolence as Artful Work Nonviolence does not belong to a single group or kind of work; it belongs to all of humanity and has a place in everything we do. When asked about the vocation of her Sisters, Mother Theresa said that it went beyond wearing the white sari habit. “Our vocation,” she replied, “is… read more
Looking Beyond “Policing the Police”
I recently listened to an interview with filmmaker Stanley Nelson by NPR, “Policing the Police”: How the Black Panthers Got Their Start. As I listened to the interview, I kept circling back to parallels that can be seen as much today as then: our police forces are not made up of members from the communities… read more
Violence & Nonviolence: Event on Power
Violence & Nonviolence: The Concealed Powers of Each Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists invites you to join Marc Pilisuk and Michael Nagler for presentations The event will feature Dr. Marc Pilisuk’s penetrating analysis from his new book, The Hidden Structure of Violence: Who Benefits from Global Violence and War (with Dr. Jennifer Rountree; Monthly Review… read more
