The Creative Power of Nonviolence: a conversation with Tom Hastings

In this show, we begin by exploring nonviolence in the news, where you’ll hear Michael express concern over some recent propaganda he heard at his gym about Fracking (hint: it linked it to nationalism), you’ll hear Stephanie express concern over Sarah Palin’s recent statement about water boarding (hint: it has to do with feminism), and you’ll get some insight into how to start a hope tank (hint: well, just listen). Then, we get to hear a bit about the Peace Voice project, putting peace views into the mass-media around the United States, and just before we go to break, Michael sings us a little song…

In the second half of the show, we return to our series on Direct Action. Nonviolence requires creativity–from the way we think about what we are capable of as people, to how we recruit for a campaign, to how we work within a strategy. We are joined by Professor Tom Hastings of Portland State University and director of Peace Voice, to provide insight into some of the ways that one can use direct action more safely and more effectively. (to hear only Tom’s portion in our series on Direct Action, you can click here)