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List Compiled by:
Kendra Mon, Petaluma, The Peace Alliance, 707-992-0367
She says, “See our new website, learn about some of the many faces of peace or add your own at http://thepeacealliance.org/.”
Sat., Sept. 10, 10 am, Planning 2012 Season for Nonviolence Sonoma County
The Peace & Justice Center, 467 Sebastopol Rd. off Santa Rosa Ave., Santa Rosa
Join in planning an array of events promoting the nonviolence of King, Chavez & Gandhi during the 15th annual international Season for Nonviolence Jan.30 – Apr. 4, 2012. Many local peace building groups will sponsor events around the county, giving all of us opportunities to learn and grow. Do join us! See http://www.agnt.org/node/10
Sat., Sept. 10, 11 am, Peace Alliance meeting
The Peace & Justice Center, 467 Sebastopol Rd. off Santa Rosa Ave., Santa Rosa
Subjects: Taking the Peace Pledge to the Progressive Festival, supporting local peacebuilding organizations and legislation. Please email if you can give an hour or two at our Progressive Festival table on Sept. 25. More info below. http://thepeacealliance.org/
Fri. & Sat., Sept. 10-11, IMAGINE Peace Conference 2011
Wheeler Auditorium, U.C. Berkeley
Hear from legendary peacemakers, including James O’Dea, Ocean Robbins, Matthew Albracht of The Peace Alliance, Dr. Michael Nagler of the Metta Center, Howard Martin of Heart Math and many more. More info and registration at http://www.peaceconference2011.org/peacealliance/
Sun. Sept. 11, Building a Culture of Peace Vigil at 5:30, Potluck at 6 pm
Vigil at Santa Rosa Ave. & Sebastopol Ave.
Potluck at the Peace & Justice Center, 467 Sebastopol Rd. off Santa Rosa Ave., Santa Rosa
Join in remembering the victims of 9/11/01 – – those who died that day and all those who have died since that day and celbrate community with the potluck and discussion of possible actions on the 10th anniversary of the Oct. 2001 Invasion of Afghanistan. Please bring food to share. Call 575-8902 for more info. See http://www.peaceandjusticesonomaco.org/
Walk to Feed the Hungry: Buddhist Global Relief (South Bay)
| Location | Walk starts in San Jose and ends in Palo Alto. Join anywhere along the route. San Jose, California |
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| Contact | Sister Santussika (650) 383-8480 compassionmonastery@gmail.com
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Sat., Sept. 17, 9:30-4, Basic Course in the Circle as a Restorative Process
Restorative Resources, 3440 Airway Dr. Ste.E, Santa Rosa
We will be learning-by-doing, supported by group reflection and discussion. Circles may be used to resolve conflicts, planning and problem solving, or building connected supportive workplaces, families, and classrooms. Additional Sat. training dates are Oct. 22, Nov. 19, Dec. 17. Fee is self-set sliding scale $45-115. Registration is required as class size is limited. Many people return again and again, because the experience is so meaningful and enjoyable. Info and registration for this and more intensive classes is available at Restorative Training or contact Jeanna Ruppel at 707-542-4244 jeanna@restorativeresources.org
Tues., Sept. 20, 6-8 pm, International Day of Peace celebration & film
Montgomery Village Round Table Pizza, 2424 Magowan Drive, Santa Rosa
Peace Corps Diary, Niger 66 documents the return to Niger by 5 former US Peace Corps volunteers (some from Sonoma County) to witness the way their work many years ago influenced people there. Meet former volunteers, hear their stories, and bring your own stories. If you want to join the Peace Corps today, we will have info for that as well. Come a little earlier to buy food. For info see http://www.unausasonomacounty.org/ or call Beth Martinez of United Nations Assoc. of Sonoma County at 526-4178.
Alternatives to Violence Project basic workshop Sept. 23rd weekend
Fri. evening – Sun. afternoonat the Peace & Justice Center
Experiential life-changing workshop exploring methods of communication and learning about creative ways to resolve conflict. For more info and registration, contact Sharon or call 707/220-8269. Highly recommended!
Sun., Sept. 25, 11:30-5, Petaluma Progressive Festival
Walnut Park at Petaluma Blvd. and D St.
Speakers including Dr. Helen Caldicott, Daniel Ellsberg, Cindy Sheehan, informational tables staffed by many community and political groups, SF Mime Troupe performance, live music, food and drink. (The Peace Alliance will be tabling and would love to have your help. Call or email Kendra above.) See http://www.progressivefestival.org/
Tues. evening or Sat. mornings, 4 Classes in The 4 Secrets to Better Relationships
Learn about ways you may be sabotaging your relationships and what you can do to create harmony and understanding. Tuesdays, Sept. 27, Oct. 4, 11, 18, 6:30-8:30 pm or Saturdays, Sept. 10, 17, 24, Oct. 1, 9:30-11:30 am. $89 if paid in full by Sept.1 for Sat. class or by Sept. 19 for Tues. class. Register with Nonviolent Communication Trainer Carol Chase
Fridays, 7:30-11 am, Join the Hope Tank in Petaluma
141 Second Street in Petaluma’s Theatre District
The world has enough think tanks. The Metta Center’s Hope Tank is an opportunity to explore nonviolent solutions to community, national and world challenges that will inject positive energy into the negativity of politics and the news. Meditation from 7:30-8:30 am, followed by a vegetarian potluck breakfast, and discussion kicked off with a short talk about nonviolence by author, speaker and founder of the Metta Center Michael Nagler. For info, contact Stephanie at 707-774-6299 or stephanie@mettacenter.org. Also, see https://archives.mettacenter.org/
Sundays at 12:45 pm Nonviolent Communication Video Series Drop-In
Center for Spiritual Living, 2075 Occidental Rd., Santa Rosa
Showing founder Marshall Rosenberg in a live training session followed by one hour practice and also to speak from common ground rather than from differences, Suggested donation $25-15. No pre-requisite. For info, contact Carol Chase 707-542-6188 or revdupcc@juno.com
Sundays at 2:30 pm, Discussion of A Spirituality of a Radical Equality
Sebastapol Park across from Whole Foods after the Farmer’s Market
“God dreamed the universe to awaken in it as the lucid dreamer…to awaken in it as you andme and every other thing. A human awakening triggers the wider awakening . . . to carry us safely out of the Egoic Age, the age of wounds, and into the next chapter. We are seekingvisionary partners to enact a new vision and a new idea.” -Michael Bridge, 707-540-1289, pillowmountain@gmail.com. See www.co-intelligence.org/P-gestures.html
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By: Metta Center
We provide educational resources on the safe and effective use of nonviolence, with the recognition that it’s not about putting the right person in power but awakening the right kind of power in people. We advance a higher image of humankind while empowering people to explore the question: How does nonviolence work, and how can I actively contribute to a happier, more peaceful society?
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