This blog post series is a facilitated group study of the book Walk Out, Walk On by Margaret Wheatley and Deboarh Frieze. To read the first entry from the series, in which we visit Mexico and Brazil, click here. This week in our Walk Out, Walk On journey, we visited India and Greece. First in Shikshantar,… read more
Nonviolence For Daily Living
Bonus Entry: Using the Commitments
by Miki Kashtan New to this blog? Read Miki’s Introduction to this series ‘All -in: fully committing to a life of nonviolence’ before getting started. *** Whenever we make a decision, we are drawing an arc between the moment of deciding and the moment of completion. We are always faced with the choice: which of any number… read more
Walk Out, Walk On: South Africa and Zimbabwe
This blog post series is a facilitated group study of the book Walk Out, Walk On by Margaret Wheatley and Deboarh Frieze. To read the first entry from the series, in which we visit Mexico and Brazil, click here. This week our journey took us to Africa, to explore Joubert Park in South Africa… read more
Walk Out, Walk On: Learning from Mexico and Brazil
This blog post series is a facilitated group study of the book Walk Out, Walk On by Margaret Wheatley and Deboarh Frieze. Read more about the series here, and for an excerpt of the book, click here. This week we began our learning journey, led by authors Meg Wheatley and Deborah Frieze into the… read more
Walk Out, Walk On: A Learning Journey
In honor of Charkha Jayanthi (Gandhi’s birthday and the International Day of Nonviolence, celebrated October 2), the Metta community will be spending the next several weeks exploring constructive program through the book Walk Out, Walk On: A Learning Journey into Communities Daring to Live the Future Now by Margaret Wheatley and Deborah Frieze. Ghandi wanted his… read more
Commitment #18: Nonviolent Struggle
———– by Miki Kashtan New to this blog? Read Miki’s Introduction to this series ‘All -in: fully committing to a life of nonviolence’ before getting started. Check in every other week on Mondays for a new commitment and practice for daily living. If you feel called, please comment on posts and engage with one another. *** Nonviolent… read more
The Militarization of Our Food Systems: Dr. Vandana Shiva
Dr. Vandana Shiva in Petaluma photo by Sergio Lub We had the great honor of attending a small gathering in Petaluma to learn from Dr. Vandana Shiva about her perspective on the militarization of agriculture and the primacy of biodiversity. Listen to her deconstruct, bit by bit, any illusions one might have about our… read more
A Philadelphia School’s Big Bet on Nonviolence
Despite having one of the highest crime rates in the nation, and being in a school system that is considered to be on the verge of collapse, one Philadelphia school is having immense success going against the grain. A school that was once know as the “jail” has seen a 90% drop in crime as a result… read more
