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Mission, Vision & Core Values

About Our Work As a 501(c)3 organization, 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:… read more

Self-Study

Learn at Your Own Pace We are willing to work with individuals and groups who would like to receive recognition (e.g. course credit, certification) for completing study at the Metta Center. Please contact us about creating your personalized self-study program. I. Introducing Nonviolence Nonviolence Courses: Check out our online school Nonviolence 101: a five-part audio… read more

Constructive Programme

The Positive Force of Nonviolence Constructive Programme (Program, CP) was coined by Gandhi, and it describes community-level actions to build positive alternatives to repressive structures, systems, processes or resources. Nonviolence is a positive force. When we express this force in action it is only natural to look for positive, constructive forms of it. When people are… read more

Building the World We Want

By Michael Nagler The spinning wheel, and the spinning wheel alone, will solve the problem of the deepening poverty of India. —Mahatma Gandhi Corporate domination of the world, or “globalization from above,” has done two things for us. It raised consciousness of world unity; inadvertently awakening “globalization from below,” and… read more

Hope Tank in the Tank

By Michael Nagler San Quentin may you rot and burn in hell, may your walls fall and may I live to tell; May all the world forget you ever stood, may all the world regret you did no good. San Quentin I hate every inch of you, I’ll walk out a wiser, weaker man Mister… read more

Holiday Message

Dear Friends, As the calendar year closes, we at the Metta Center continue to persevere to fulfill our mission to create beloved community on a healthy and sustainable planet through nonviolence and nonviolence education. As it is stated in the Hague Agenda for Peace and Justice in the 21st century, we at Metta also believe that… read more

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-09-05

Incredibly powerful article about Restorative Justice in Sta Cruz http://ow.ly/2xd6q featuring @nowsee of @RestoraCircles #… read more