From the struggle for racial justice to healing the planet, a global nonviolent shift is needed more than ever. On Saturday, August 21 enjoy music from around the world to support the movement for a culture of active nonviolence free from racism, poverty, environmental destruction, and war. Register to attend Pace e Bene’s For Goodness Sake: Music… read more
Posts by Metta Center
The art and science of the nonviolent response
by Sonoma Valley Sun A virtual event on fostering peaceful and respectful relationships, with two authorities on non-violent resolution, will be presented by the Praxis Peace Institute on Friday, July 23, at 4.p.m. Featured speakers will be Michael Nagler and Stephanie Van Hook. Nagler is the president and founder of the Metta Center for Nonviolence… read more
Forgiveness: Its challenge and necessity
This week, Michael and Stephanie welcome Dr. Wim Laven, professor, author, board member of the International Peace Research Association and the Peace and Justice Studies Association, and Editor in Chief of Peace Chronicle magazine. Wim’s work looks at the immense power of forgiveness as well as the very real difficulties involved in the act of… read more
Utopias and the Political Imaginary
Nonviolence and utopian thinking go hand in hand, or so argues Safoora Arbab on this week’s episode of Nonviolence Radio. Utopian thinking is about what is possible, not what is impossible, she posits, and when coupled with nonviolence, we have both a roadmap and a means for achieving a more balanced and inclusive political identity.… read more
Simple Living Rooted in Nonviolent Ideals
How does the way that we live contribute to a nonviolent society? As the pace of society speeds up, fewer and fewer people are finding fulfillment in the promise of a world that is based on advancing technology, consumerism, and depersonalization. Yet there are pockets of nonviolence-oriented people around the world who are experimenting with… read more
Shanti Sena Network Summit Meeting
SHANTI SENA NETWORK CALLS SUMMIT MEETING ON UNARMED CIVILIAN PROTECTION IN THE U.S./CANADA Gandhi’s vision of the Shanti Sena or “Peace Army,” is being realized here in North America as multiple peace organizations from around the U.S. and Canada have joined together to form the “Shanti Sena Network”. As members of the Shanti Sena Network,… read more
Nonviolence Lifeline
A Daily (or so) text or SMS with a short inspiration, resource, news item, info, fact, new finding, and more (!) about nonviolence. There are two ways you can sign up: 1. Join our WhatsApp Group at this link. 2. From your US/Canada/Puerto Rico cell number, text: Nonviolence to (888)-505-1025 and be added right away. Note: When… read more
A Palestinian’s Journey to Nonviolence
Renowned Palestinian activist and humanitarian Mubarak Awad on nonviolence, his activism, and insights for action as the conflict in Israel-Palestine continues to smoulder. … read more
2021 Certificate Program
“Nonviolence is the bridge between spiritual practice and social change.” ~Michael Nagler, Metta Center founder We are opening registration for our online 2021 Certificate Program in Nonviolence Studies. This year’s program will be co-taught by Michael Nagler, PhD (UC Berkeley) and Safoora Arbab, PhD (UCLA). Who is this for? This program is open to anyone… read more
Cosmic Peaceforce SpaceMeet
Join the Cosmic Peaceforce SpaceTeam on Saturday, May 8 from 2-3 pm PST to ask questions and talk about Cosmic Peaceforce. Do you have questions about how to play? Do you have questions about the mission and world? Do you want to talk science fiction or the science of nonviolence? Come join us on Zoom!… read more
