Pace e Bene

Pace e Bene Hosts James W. Douglass

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Oakland, CA

Douglass, a longtime actiivist and writer, will receive

Pace e Bene’s Nonviolence Award

as part of this event

In an essay about James W. Douglass’ 2007 book, JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It Matters, film maker Oliver Stone writes:

“It is one of those rare books that, by helping us understand our history, has the power to change it…. Those who caused President Kennedy’s death were targeting not just a man but a vision — a vision of peace.”  (See Stone’s entire commentary on Douglass’ book at Huffington Post.)

A quarter of a century before John Kennedy was assassinated, Mohandas Gandhi was also murdered by “unspeakable forces” targeting his vision of a force more powerful than war. 

In his presentation entitled “Gandhi and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It Matters,” James W. Douglass will present the unrecognized history behind Gandhi’s assassination that provides a key to understanding the later murders of John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr., and the unspeakable targeting of a nonviolent vision today.

James W. Douglass is a longtime peace activist and writer. He and his wife  Shelley Douglass co-founded the Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action in Poulsbo, Washington, and Mary’s House, a Catholic Worker house of hospitality in Birmingham, Alabama. He is the author of four other books, including The Nonviolent Coming of God.

Pace e Bene will present Douglass with its Nonviolence Award during this speaking appearance.

 To mark its 20th anniversary, Pace e Bene is presenting its Nonviolence Award to a series of people who have made significant, life-long contributions to the vision and practice of nonviolent transformation, including Douglass and Dr. Vincent Harding, who was presented this award at Pace e Bene’s recent 20th anniversary celebration.