Search Results for restorative justice
Accountability Without Punishment
How can we move beyond a paradigm of punishment? Nonviolence practitioner, mediator, and restorative justice workshop leader Joe Brummer joins Nonviolence Radio for a special show where he shares his experience as a victim of multiple hate crimes to helping people transform conflict and violence into opportunities for healing through restorative practices. (Nonviolence News Portion… read more
Experiments in Progress
Things undreamt of are daily being seen, the impossible is ever becoming possible. We are constantly being astonished these days at the amazing discoveries in the field of violence. But I maintain that far more undreamt of any seemingly impossible discoveries will be made in the field of nonviolence. ~M.K. Gandhi~ Nonviolence… read more
Nonviolence in the News – September 29, 2017
This week’s round-up of nonviolence news, events, resources, and jobs. Jobs/Fellowships: Internships for the study of Civil Resistance: The International Center for Nonviolent Conflict is seeking authors of case studies of civil resistance and peacebuilding. There is a $2000 stipend if you’re selected to write for them. Applications due October 4th. Possible cases might include… read more
Nonviolence in the News – September 1, 2017
More information on topics covered below. If you have trouble with the player above, click here to download. Jump to NEWS Jump to EVENTS Resources: Have I mentioned Positive News? It’s both a magazine and a website (https://www.positive.news/) offering news in many categories. Most are at best indirectly related to nonviolence; but all are changing… read more
Global Spirit and Nonviolence
Usually I prefer not to work on Sunday evenings. It’s my one chance for a day to myself, to work on my weaving or sewing projects or even get more involved in a book that I’ve been salivating to read all week long. (Currently on my table is Kamala Subramaniam’s version of The Ramayana.) There… read more
Nonviolence News for May 12, 2017.
I had learnt the true practice of law. I had learnt to find out the better side of human nature and to enter men’s hearts. I realized that the true function of a lawyer was to unite parties riven asunder. The lesson was so indelibly burnt into me that a large part of my time… read more
We’ve moved: Join us!
Since mid-March we’ve been moving into a new office in downtown Petaluma. Now that we’ve vacuumed up the last bit of sawdust from the floor (all our shelves were hand-built and crafted by our own Michael Nagler), placed the final book in our Gandhi library, arranged the last piece of furniture for our nonviolence home—and… read more
Notes on Nonviolence Strategy: Part 1
This first post looks at the outward aspects of strategy: creating a proactive, long-term nonviolent movement. The second part considers the inner aspects of strategy: exploring who we are as human beings and building meaningful lives. It has been heartwarming to see the passion with which many Americans have said their “No!” to the policies… read more
Training in Sonoma County: Jan 22, 2017
The Interfaith Council of Sonoma County’s Of One Soul project and the Sebastopol Grange are co-sponsoring a day-long nonviolence training. Date: Sunday, January 22, 2017 Time: 9:30 am – 6:00 pm (Please arrive at 9:30, as the training will begin at 10:00 a.m.) RSVP: Don’t wait: Attendance is limited to 50 people Location: Sebastopol Grange… read more
100 Year Plan
The most powerful leverage point in a system is “changing the dream.” This is not just a metaphor. Visions have power! ~ Donella Meadows We offer our 100 Year Plan as a blueprint for a desired future. It is modeled on the “500-Year Plan for Peace” developed by the Sarvodaya Movement of Sri Lanka, and… read more
