How is nonviolence being put to the test to challenge some of the toughest issues out there? In today’s show, Michael and Stephanie are joined by Metta friends Anna Leinberger and Russ Faurbrauc in the studio. Michael talks with two dedicated activists, Elliott Adams and Sherri Maurin from Closegitmo.net about the need to close down… read more
Posts by Stephanie Van Hook
Peace Paradigm Radio, October 18, 2013: Nonviolent Peaceforce as well as Immigration Justice and Reform
Stephanie and Michael just return from their trip to India and are glad to be back at KWMR for Peace Paradigm Radio. In this show, they share a nonviolence in history segment (a Lokashakti.org collaboration), and talk via phone with Gilda Bettencourt from the Nonviolent Peaceforce. In the second half, they welcome to the show… read more
Peace Paradigm Radio, September 20, Moral Mondays and Nonviolent Leadership
Get your dose of nonviolence inspiration for this week! Join Michael Nagler as he explores this week’s nonviolence in the news. Stephanie Van Hook shares a new segment on nonviolence in history, a collaboration between PPR, Metta Center and Lokashakti, and Russ Faur-Brauc meets President Obama in the Oval Office to talk to him about… read more
The Militarization of Our Food Systems: Dr. Vandana Shiva
Dr. Vandana Shiva in Petaluma photo by Sergio Lub We had the great honor of attending a small gathering in Petaluma to learn from Dr. Vandana Shiva about her perspective on the militarization of agriculture and the primacy of biodiversity. Listen to her deconstruct, bit by bit, any illusions one might have about our… read more
Peace Paradigm Radio, September 6: building a movement to end all war
In this show, the team at the Metta Center is joined by Shreshta Singh for Daily Inspiration; Inotowok Mominguarpok for “around the movement news” (this week about Pelican Bay State Prison); and Michael Nagler explores nonviolence in the news with an emphasis on the Syrian crisis as well as an interview with Nicholas Sismil about… read more
Gandhi’s Prayer (on Syria)
By Stephanie Van Hook “I am praying for the light that will dispel the darkness; let all those with a living faith in nonviolence join me in the prayer.” M.K. Gandhi Gandhi was once given a seemingly impossible scenario: what would he do if a plane were flying over his ashram to… read more
Three Short Videos about Nonviolence
These videos were created as a supplement for trainings in nonviolence, with an emphasis on the formation of peace teams and unarmed civilian intervention work. These videos were originally prepared for UNITAR and the Nonviolent Peaceforce. If you would like to translate these videos to help share them with a wider audience. Please contact the… read more
March on Washington
Nonviolence in History: Sponsored by Lokashakti.org. For the first installment of this new, regular collaboration between the Metta Center, Peace Paradigm Radio, and Lokashakti, we focus on the March on Washington, which celebrates its 50th anniversary on Wednesday, the 28th of August. Coming in 1963 – a full 8 years after the modern US civil… read more
Peace Paradigm Radio, August 23: Dr. King and the March on Washington
In this show, the team at the Metta Center explores nonviolence for daily living, events around the nonviolence movement, and nonviolence in the news. The second portion of the show is an interview with Dr. Clayborne Carson about the historic significance of the 1963 March on Washington. Listen to PPR for August 23, 2013 by clicking… read more
Peace Paradigm Radio, August 9: Transforming Feminist Practice
In this show, Stephanie talks with Dr. Leela Fernandes about some of the themes in her provocative book, Transforming Feminist Practice: Nonviolence, Social Justice and the Possibilities of a Spiritualized Feminism. In her book Dr. Fernandes calls social justice movements, “sacred endeavors,” and offers a thoughtful and thought-provoking exploration of the promise of a spiritualized view… read more
