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Training for Post-Election Violence Scenarios

An Interview with Eli McCarthy from DC Peace Team Over the past decade there has been a quantitative growth in organized unarmed civilian protection groups and violence de-escalation trainings within the United States. As people begin to awaken to the fact that the best way to defend democracy and achieve mass-participation in a democratic struggle is… read more

Self-Study

Learn at Your Own Pace We are working to update and organize our learning resources for self-study on our Teachable website but here are some quick links to check out in the meantime. Introducing Nonviolence Nonviolence Courses: Check out our online school Nonviolence for Beginners: audio series Person Power: audio Constructive Program: audio Satyagraha: audio… read more

Alternative Community Security

June 24, 2020 Building off the present energy around re-imagining community protection mechanisms, Eli McCarthy of DC Peace Team and professor at Georgetown University, has been working with members of the Shanti Sena Network and Rand Engel, Researcher at Nonviolence International to create this first edition of “Alternative Community Security: Initiatives and Stories.”  Eli McCarthy said… read more

The Third Harmony Project

What can we do about violence today? At the Metta Center for Nonviolence, we’re working on a campaign called ‘The Third Harmony’ to raise the human image and bring the ancient art of nonviolence into the mainstream of public consciousness. This twin development is essential for the continuation of human progress, indeed for the survival… read more

Educators For Nonviolence

As the school year begins anew this year, we are pleased to announce the re-launch of Educators for Nonviolence (EFNV), our resource portal for educators.… read more

From Hate to Healing: Arno’s Transformation

In this episode of Nonviolence Radio, we broadcast a talk by Arno Michaelis from Shomerei Torah, a synagogue in Santa Rosa, California. Arno describes his personal journey beginning with his involvement in white supremacist hate groups to how he managed to turn his life around, and how others like him are capable of doing the… read more

Happiness From Another Angle

In order to be happy, we need to feel safe. When it comes to practicing and advocating for nonviolence, an important question to ask is: How do we find peace and happiness? Every day, we’re flooded by messages—in advertising, in the corporate mass media—telling us who we supposedly are and what supposedly makes us feel… read more

NV Radio: 18 Year Old Running for School Board

(Image from Gandhi Searches for Truth: A Practical Biography for Children, of Gandhi experiencing a restorative moment with the Lancashire Mill Workers…) In this episode, we interview Lyndsey Burcina, restorative practitioner and the youngest candidate ever running for the Santa Rosa School Board at just 18 years old about her background and interests in taking on this… read more

Lesson 12 (Family Program)

The heart’s earnest and pure desire is always fulfilled. Activities for Month Twelve (Print Version Here)    Here’s a list of the activities for the month. Find descriptions below.   Journal Family Meeting Gandhi Searches for Truth, Reading and Discussion (for whole family) Reading and Discussion (for older teens and adults) Mealtime Activity Wisdom Tradition… read more

Is this #Enough?

If this is #enough, then what’s next? “Protests come and go, almost no matter what the scale and entrenched regimes of violence and injustice wait them out.”   There have been far too many pious clichés in response to all these tragedies, but I’m going to risk one more: if – and it remains to… read more