Nonviolence Radio
FM Radio Program out of our Mother Station KWMR, Point Reyes Station; syndicated; transcribed; and podcast across the usual suspects of podcast channels.
Hosted by the Metta Center's Stephanie Van Hook and Michael Nagler, Nonviolence Radio airs every other Friday at 9:00 am PST, broadcasting live from community radio station KWMR, at 90.5 Point Reyes and syndicated via the Pacifica Network, iTunes, Spotify, and beyond. Listeners tune in from around the world. Additionally, we archive and syndicate the show via our partners at Waging Nonviolence.
Nonviolence Radio is a 60-minute program featuring news about nonviolence culture and movements around the world. The show typically includes inspiring discussions with nonviolence practitioners and movement-builders and The Nonviolence Report with Michael Nagler, an analysis of nonviolence in the news from the week.
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From Conflict to Community
In this episode of Nonviolence Radio, Gwen Olton, co-director of the MK Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence, talks to Stephanie and Michael about her effort to shift the way we understand and engage in conflict. Gwen encourages us to see conflict as normal. Given our varied backgrounds, needs and aims, we will inevitably find ourselves in conflict with others and we need not avoid this or dream of eradicating conflict entirely. Conflicts become problematic when they are entwined with fear, and this can happen when the authorities called upon to help lack the tools needed to de-escalate them.
“We are keeping the spirit of the revolution alive”
This week, Nonviolence Radio welcomes Sarah Eskandari, Iranian activist and PhD candidate at the University of Pennsylvania. Sarah speaks with Stephanie and Michael about the ongoing nonviolent protests in Iran and the brutal actions taken by the current regime in response to them.
Waging a Good War
Thomas Ricks, author of Waging A Good War: A Military History of the Civil Rights Movement.
The Regional Institute for the Study and Practice of Nonviolent and Strategic Action in the Americas
In addition to the Nonviolence Report (covering nonviolence in the world which is often overlooked by mainstream media), Stephanie and Michael welcome two inspiring guests on this episode of Nonviolence Radio: director of the Regional Institute for the Study and Practice of Nonviolent and Strategic Action in the Americas, Maria Belén Garrido, and the executive director at the Center for Mediation, Peace, and the Resolution of Conflicts based in the US and Ecuador, Jeff Pugh. Together they explore effective ways to expand the scope of nonviolent action through local, grassroots education initiatives.
Nonviolence Through the Ages
This week, Nonviolence Radio brings together four voices, each one exploring a different aspect of nonviolence. We hear from religion scholar, activist and writer, Francesca Po; advisor to the Secretary General of Pax Christi International, Marie Dennis; pastor at Clackamas United Church of Christ, Adam Ericksen; and senior lecturer in the Peace, Justice and Conflict Studies Program at DePaul University, Ken Butigan.
God and Money
This week, we have two interviews from Nonviolence Radio, the first with peace activist, religious scholar and author, Francesca Po; the second with Jared Spears and David Fix from the E.F. Schumacher Center for New Economics.
What is Nonviolence and Where does it Derive Power?
‘We are all Mahsa’
In Part 2 of this two-part episode, we continue our discussion around the protest movement currently underway in Iran by speaking with Iranian-born Leila Zand, who now lives in the US and focuses on Track 2 Diplomacy in Iran/U.S. relations, as well as Citizen Diplomacy with CodePink.
‘Each time it gets bigger’
On Sept. 13, 22 year old Mahsa Amini was detained by the Iranian morality police and died in their custody three days later, allegedly at their hands. Protests have erupted across Iran and with solidarity actions taking place among the diasporic community across the world.
The Culture of Peace and Nonviolence
In this week's episode of Nonviolence Radio, Stephanie and Michael speak with Ambassador Anwarul Chowdhury about the UN Culture of Peace and Nonviolence, its history, and the challenges that it faces within the UN system.
A Tale of Two Revolutions
In this week's episode of Nonviolence Radio, Stephanie speaks with interdisciplinary sociologist Ruba al-Hassani to bring context and understanding to the current protests in Iraq.
Waging Peace in Vietnam: US Soldiers and Veterans Who Opposed the War
An exploration of nonviolent action offered by soldiers during the Vietnam War.
Building a Nonviolent World
In this week's episode of Nonviolence Radio, Michael and Stephanie speak with members of the Nonviolent Global Liberation community (NGL) about their collective and individual experiments in nonviolence, including the process of building and working within the NGL community.
Nonviolence confronts colonial legacies
Understanding nonviolent action in the struggle for self-determination in Western Sahara.
Nonviolence training can change the world
In this episode, we hear from Kazu Haga from the East Point Peace Academy and Robin Wildman from Nonviolent Schools RI, exploring different aspects of nonviolent trainings to diminish the violence in our cultures.
In the Nonviolence Report, Michael Nagler begins with the importance of “Thou Shall Not Kill” in the cultures of the world, and how that message is critical to counter America’s rising violent gun culture.
Spreading the principles and truth of nonviolence in Nigeria
Nigerian activist and author Amos Oluwatoye discusses his path to nonviolence and using ethnic traditions and storytelling to raise awareness among young activists.
Do This in Memory of Me
This week, Nonviolence Radio broadcasts a talk by peace researcher and award-winning author, Maria Stephan. Maria is chief organizer and co-lead at the Horizons Project and collaborated with Erica Chenoweth on the book, Why Civil Resistance Works. In this episode, she explores how nonviolence might be effectively used in Ukraine – and the ways it already is.
Pashtun Protection Movement, an interview with Qamar Jafri
Understanding the Pashtun Protection Movement in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Nonviolent Strategies and Stories in Israel-Palestine and Western Sahara
We’re joined by Osama Elewat, an activist from Combatants for Peace (a volunteer organization that brings together ex-combatants from Israel and Palestine to find peaceful solutions to the cycle of violence in the region) and Michael Beer, the director of Nonviolence International.
War is a Crime Against Humanity
A Conversation about the War in Ukraine and the Power of Revolutionary Nonviolence with Joanne Sheehan of the War Resisters League.