Posts by Stephanie Van Hook

April 26, 2014–Spirit and Revolution: Rudolf Steiner on Social Transformation. A one-day class.

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  Most people know Steiner as the founder of the Waldorf Schools and Biodynamic Agriculture. Less well known are his proposals for reorganizing our society to make it freer, more equitable and sustainable. This one-day class will explore Steiner’s perspective and how it is useful in understanding where we are and what we must do… read more

Gandhi, Montessori and Nonviolence in Early Childhood

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“The study of love and its utilization will lead us to the source from which it springs, The Child.”   “Establishing lasting peace is the work of education; all politics can do is keep us out of war.” –Maria Montessori “It is perfectly true, I must admit it in all humility, that however indifferently it… read more

Nonviolence news, humor and the meaning of life

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“Nonviolence is the greatest power at the disposal of humankind.” M.K. Gandhi   subscribe to our itunes podcast here In this week’s Peace Paradigm Radio, you will get your regular, delicious dose of nonviolence in the news with Michael Nagler to start you off. Then, we dip into the discussion of the power of humor–what… read more

The limits of non-cooperation as a strategy for social change

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Civil disobedience is vital, but it is insufficient to transform society. A new science of cooperation illuminates the path ahead. Vukovar, October 1991. Credit: www.croatia.org. All rights reserved. When the Croatian town of Vukovar was taken over by the Serbian Army in 1991 after 90 days of bombing, Alexander Jevtić, a Serb who had made the town his… read more

Meaning of Life Seminar

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 Nonviolence and the Meaning of Life Seminar On Saturday, February 22, 2014, a small group assembled in the Metta Center’s office in Petaluma to support us as we created video for Michael Nagler’s “Nonviolence and the Meaning of Life” Seminar (soon to be available on the web in our Self-Study section, as well as integrated into… read more

Students United for Restorative Justice (Feb 21–Full Show)

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All the nonviolence that’s not fit to print… Want to listen to us on iTunes? Subscribe to our iTunes Podcast here! *********************************************************************************** Full Show Listen Here or click on the grey arrow below. [audio:http://archives.mettacenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/PPR-Santa-Rosa-High-fullshow.mp3] Peace Paradigm Radio features a news segment on nonviolence in the news and this week’s is particularly interesting as our news anchor, Michael… read more

Your show for the week of February 7!

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  Peace Paradigm Radio:  All the nonviolence that’s not fit to print.   In this week’s episode, we explore some interesting nonviolence in the news with updates from activists nationwide. Michael is surprised by an electronic “Flashmob” from Sonoma County’s 1 Billion Rising Campaign organizer, Ronda Black, who talks to us about the Vagina Monologues, 1 Billion… read more

The “Hope” Blog: February 6, 2014

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Here’s an example of one of our Hope Tank sessions. Enjoy!  Members in discussion: Mica, Peijman, Jill, Stephanie and Michael. We were able to start hope tank on a positive note, working on a “love letter” to the NSA for Rivera Sun’s radio program. We wanted to start this letter off by finding common ground… read more

Looking for Qualified People for Nonviolent Peaceforce

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Here is a message that deserves a cheer: a major peace organization is hiring! About the Nonviolent Peaceforce: Mission The mission of Nonviolent Peaceforce is to promote, develop and implement unarmed civilian peacekeeping as a tool for reducing violence and protecting civilians in situations of violent conflict. Vision We envision a world in which large-scale unarmed civilian… read more