Posts by Metta Center

A Peaceful March in Zimbabwe

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Members of the group “Women and Men of Zimbabwe Arise” (WOZA and MOZA) marked November 29, 2010, International Women Human Rights Defenders Day with a peaceful march in central Bulawayo to the offices of the state-owned Chronical news offices. The reason they marched was to ensure that their voices will be heard in consultation around… read more

We are full of the potential for greatness

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Dear Worldwide Metta Community, On this Thanksgiving weekend, we would like to take a moment to remember that we are all full of the potential for greatness: we are all full of the potential to change the course of the world today using nonviolence. Most importantly, we are grateful to have you as a part of our community and we recorded this video-wish for you from… read more

The Dalai-Lama to Retire from Politics

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Without abandoning his role as the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people, the Dalai-Lama at age 75 has announced that he will officially retire from his official role as head of the Tibetan government-in-exile. His move from politics continues to align with the values of principled nonviolence from a Gandhian perspective. Once a representative from… read more

A Lesson in Nonviolence from NC High School Students

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High school students in Lexington and Thomasville, North Carolina came together in the spirit of nonviolence in hopes of ending the violence and rivalry at their football games. Students from these competing schools organized roundtable discussions to find what was at the root of the rivalry between them. They discovered that it has passed down… read more

Real Ain’t Pretty? A Nonviolent Analysis of Election Violence

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by Michael N. Nagler & Stephanie N. Van Hook The violence that has been brought to the surface by campaigns in this election must give us pause to reflect on the state of our union. Democracy Now!’s Amy Goodman in a recent op-ed for Common Dreams suggests that we should make war an election issue.… read more

First Woman Elected President in Brazil!

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Attention Metta Friends and Feminists! Not all election news has to make us cringe. We have something to celebrate!  The cause for gender equality and improved political representation (and a growing number of people throughout the world who believe such a thing is possible) has gained a substantial victory on the part of the planet we… read more