Global Campaign for Peace Education

Nonviolent resistance to the war in Ukraine: Exploring multiple perspectives

April 1, 2022 0

The Global Campaign for Peace Education has curated a collection of perspectives, analyses, and stories of nonviolent resistance to the war in Ukraine. [continue reading…]

Ukranian Pacifist Yurii Sheliazhenko on how to support the cause of peace

March 13, 2022 0

Yurii Sheliazhenko, Executive secretary of the Ukrainian Pacifist Movement, illuminates the importance of peace education to overcome fear and hatred, embrace nonviolent solutions, and support the development of peace culture in Ukraine. He also examines the problem of a militarized global order and how a perspective of nonviolent global governance in a future world without armies and borders will help to deescalate Russia-Ukraine and East-West conflict threatening nuclear apocalypse. [continue reading…]

The 7th Annual John D. Stratton Conference – Satyagraha: Nonviolence in the Gandhi-King Tradition

January 30, 2022 1

The Ashland Center for Nonviolence is pleased to announce the 7th Annual John D. Stratton Conference to be held at Ashland University February 25-26, 2022. The theme of the conference is Satyagraha: Nonviolence in the Gandhi-King Tradition. [continue reading…]

Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story – Curriculum and Study Guide (Fellowship of Reconciliation)

January 15, 2022 0

As you prepare to honor the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. this week, and to soon celebrate Black History Month, the Fellowship of Reconciliation is excited to announce the publication of a new free, online curriculum and study guide to accompany our acclaimed 1957 comic book, Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story. [continue reading…]

How stories of nonviolence can break the cycle of violence

December 10, 2021 0

Violence often provokes more violence. So to break the cycle, to give us a chance at peace, it’s time to tell new stories. [continue reading…]

What Islam can teach us about bystander intervention

November 28, 2021 0

With the uptick in hate crimes against Asians, the misappropriated term “jihad” needs to be reclaimed as a way to build peace. [continue reading…]

An urgent message for humanity-from a worker bee

November 13, 2021 0

In this short animation produced by the Metta Center for Nonviolence, meet Buzz — a worker bee who explains how nonviolence needs to play a critical role in solving our climate crisis. [continue reading…]

California State Polytechnic University seeks Shri Shantinath Endowed Chair in Ahimsa Studies (Nonviolence Studies)

October 27, 2021 0

California State Polytechnic University Pomona seeks Shri Shantinath Endowed Chair in Ahimsa Studies (Nonviolence Studies) / Assistant or Associate Professor. Application deadline: Nov 15, 2021. [continue reading…]

Bridging Divides: What Can Ahimsa (Nonviolence) Offer? – A Virtual Conference

July 31, 2021 0

Ahimsa Center in the College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences at Cal Poly Pomona invites presentation proposals for a multidisciplinary virtual conference on Bridging Divides: What Can Ahimsa Offer? (October 8-10, 2021) [continue reading…]

ICNC’s Free 2021 Moderated Online Course on Civil Resistance

September 5, 2021 0

For the tenth consecutive year, the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict (ICNC) will host their annual free, moderated online course, “People Power: The Strategic Dynamics of Civil Resistance.” Course dates: Oct 1 thru Nov 18. Application deadline: Sept 8. [continue reading…]