Dear friends, For Gandhi’s birthday celebration today (Sat.) a group of us from the ashram (it doesn’t just mean “community”!) watched the first part of Attenborough’s Gandhi. The film never fails to amaze me. A perfect marriage of the incredible inspiration of the man, Gandhi, with a rare filmmaking genius who caught that inspiration full on. …
TODAY, June 6, marks the anniversary of the Allied invasion of Normandy in 1944. Is also, given the time difference, the day in 1893 (June 7th, over there) that Mohandas Gandhi was thrown off a train at Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. The former event marked the beginning of the end of World War II. The latter …
How do we get from the world of now to the society we long to live in? This question sums up my latest piece at openDemocracy’s Transformation: What will it take to save the world? Massive protests? Yes, and much more. Protest has its place, but sometimes – much of the time actually – we …
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Coronavirus has uprooted the fabric of our lives. The global pandemic has unveiled gaping holes in our economic and social systems, unleashed humanity’s capacity for goodwill, and propelled us into an uncertain future. How do we embrace not-knowing, recognize fear without giving into it, and respond with a heart of compassion? What would Gandhi do? …
You’re cordially invited to join me, the Metta Center for Nonviolence, and UC Berkeley’s Public Service Center for an online discussion of the Metta Center’s Third Harmony book and film projects. Please see the event and registration details below. This event is co-sponsored by UC Berkeley’s Global Studies Department and The Martin Luther King, Jr., …
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Times of upheaval and turmoil are also times of possibility—a nonviolent world is undoubtedly possible. We’ve seen plenty of glimmers of it over these past few weeks, as people everywhere are waking up to our interconnectedness. Despite the necessity of physical distancing, we are finding creative ways to connect and to care for one another. …
I’ve been thinking, writing, and consulting with individuals and movements about the power of nonviolence for many decades, and I’ve never seen a time when it was more needed. Why do I say this? Because times of chaos and confusion are also times of fierce caring and connection. Emergencies can be times of emergence. As …
Katina Bishop, who collaborates on educational projects and programs at the Metta Center for Nonviolence (the nonprofit I founded), sat down with me recently to discuss my upcoming book, The Third Harmony: Nonviolence & The New Story of Human Nature (Berrett-Koehler, March 2020). I’m glad Katina asked me about the inspiration behind the book. My …
The Heartfulness Center in Freedomont, CA asked me to speak on an important topic: peace from within. I’m not going to turn down an opportunity like that! I served as the guest presenter for the Heartfulness Speaker Series for January 2020. Catch the replay:
Stanford University hosted a weekend-long event on its campus to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Gandhi’s birth. Titled “The Uplift of All: Gandhi, King, and the Global Struggle for Freedom and Justice, the conference was organized by the Gandhi-King Global Initiative (GKGI), which is building an international network of organizations and grassroots groups committed to …
