Posts by Metta Center

Bijoyeta Das is a freelance photographer and multimedia journalist. She has reported from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Turkey and USA and holds a masters degree in Journalism from Northeastern University, Boston USA. View Bijoyeta’s excellent work at her personal website: www.bijoyetadas.com. What are you working on this summer at the Metta Center?  I am working on a project about atonement,… read more

  Nicole Rangel is a Ph.D student in Social and Cultural Studies of Education at UC Berkeley.  Focusing primarily on liberatory and holistic pedagogy, she is fascinated by the power of play and the arts to awaken the mind, body and spirit.  Her research with the Metta Center is looking at what is often called… read more

What inspired you to study nonviolence?  I became interested in Gandhi’s philosophy during my senior year of high school, impressed with his emphasis on justice and the strength of nonviolence. I eventually found Michael’s PACS lectures, and in the summer of 2011 sat down to study the courses in greater depth. My senior year at… read more