Posts by Metta Center

Ultrasound

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by MICHAEL NAGLER (distributed by Peace Voice)   Coming as it did in time for International Women’s Day, the decision of legislators in Virginia, to require women seeking an abortion to undergo a vaginal probe and see ultrasound images of their unborn infants has aroused considerable outrage.  And controversy.  Some (mostly Democrats) see it as an invasion… read more

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-03-11

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http://t.co/gsQUnQLm http://t.co/h5LY8PrX # Around petaluma this sunday? join us for courageous cinema: http://t.co/gsQUnQLm # I posted a new photo to Facebook http://t.co/POaiTaeU # http://t.co/3YH1Z54V! http://t.co/NbCFMdQ8 # http://t.co/KTQ5vmZ1 # http://t.co/KTQ5vmZ1 http://t.co/YzxjPaAP # DEMOCRATIC WOMANISM BY ALICE WALKER Wangari Maathai: who remembered the beautiful bountifulness of her land… http://t.co/CZ5g2BDf # Democratic Womanhood: by Alice Walker Wangari Maathai:… read more

New offering for our Summer 2012 fellowship!

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The Metta Center for Nonviolence is pleased to announce a new fellowship position for Summer 2012  to explore the topic of atonement, sponsored by the ‘Beyond Forgiveness’ Project. This fellowship will be one of up to three research opportunities offered by the Metta Center this summer.    Description:  As violence marches across our societies and… read more

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-03-04

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http://t.co/Mnl3nulb http://t.co/te4OVRrJ # http://t.co/M84agsPB... http://t.co/34qU6nZR # Join Friday's 3/2: Occupy Heart Cafe Call Occupy Inner Authority 12-2p PST | 3-5p EST | 8-10p GMT Click here to… http://t.co/nyVDKdPN # http://t.co/Rq9vleqV http://t.co/6kRPTXKa # http://t.co/enD2jWPX http://t.co/5bB7DqiP # Special march events at metta: http://t.co/enD2jWPX # http://t.co/1iNPXj3a http://t.co/9iY2dP3J #… read more

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-02-26

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beautiful article by Rebecca Solnit. Interested in your thoughts. http://t.co/hnJPNbRp # http://t.co/xQJZKecN http://t.co/qlPWDsmc # http://t.co/Hz3EiZFk http://t.co/uleitZwM # "Beneath you and external to you lies the entire created universe. Yes, even the sun, the moon and the stars…. http://t.co/TnBXyYxz # http://t.co/Fh7q0q64 http://t.co/7z63MR9o #… read more

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-02-19

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http://t.co/IUnOxR65 http://t.co/YzFWt9H2 # http://t.co/vqzG9Ucv http://t.co/A0emA5Fi # http://t.co/u9nRWyWj http://t.co/QQtfLUxA # http://t.co/LBarAIoa http://t.co/hkiPDd97 # — Please call 202-647-4000 and leave a comment with the U.S. State Department asking them to halt the Bahraini… http://t.co/bFNDMwBI # Here's the link for the reading group: http://t.co/ldVm6oHJ if you want to join in, contact us. http://t.co/bncdAxme # http://t.co/vqzG9Ucv http://t.co/7ZEkNnDA # Join… read more

How Violence Protects the State

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By Stephanie Van Hook  (with gratitude for some very helpful comments from Michael Nagler and Tom Hastings. Distributed by Peace Voice.) “Our problems stem from our acceptance of this filthy, rotten system.” ― Dorothy Day On April 4, 1967, exactly one year before Martin Luther King Jr. was murdered, he spoke passionately in a sermon… read more

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-02-12

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http://t.co/qaxnBdYS http://t.co/YTrvCOPk # PRACTICE NONVIOLENCE a series of workshops with UCB Prof. Emeritus MICHAEL NAGLER Founder of the Metta Center… http://t.co/E6KnIiG9 # http://t.co/72O3zCD1 http://t.co/K0TRyU26 # We do not or cannot see the painful parts in objects, we are charmed with only the pleasurable portion; and, thus… http://t.co/v1z2XVIi # if we are to have real peace,… read more

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-02-05

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research fellowship with metta this summer: http://t.co/Qr9MSmBn # The spirit of democracy is not a mechanical thing to be adjusted by abolition of forms. It requires a change of heart. ~ Mahatma Gandhi # http://t.co/r3nkw2rs http://t.co/zo0EWA5U # Say something about this photo… http://t.co/dPKI2BoL # Thurs., Feb. 2, 6:30-9 pm: Living Peace in Community program features… read more