The Spirit of Nonviolence
6 Sessions on Tuesdays, 4pm-5:30pm Eastern // 1pm-2:30pm Pacific, November 2 through December 7
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“That’s all nonviolence is, you know, organized love.”
Facilitators
Veronica Pelicaric and Rivera Sun
This 6-week series is about nonviolence as organized love. You will tap into the heart and soul of nonviolence, exploring its stories, principles, and spiritual depth. We will look at the stories of Dr. King, MK Gandhi, Bacha Khan, Dorothy Day, Leymah Gbowee, and many more. We will also learn from the examples of people like us who are taking action right now for racial justice, environmental protection, economic justice, and peace. Exploring inner and outer work, as well as social transformation and movements for change, this course will be participatory, fun, deep, and meaningful. Using podcasts, discussions, and readings, you'll look at people who have stood up for justice, navigated crisis, and brought love-in-action into our world.
Participants will learn:
How to tap into the spirit of nonviolence
Historic and current examples of organized love
How to find courage and hope in times like these
The inner work that supports outer change, and
The outer work that changes our communities and cultures
Session 1: Do No Harm, But Take No Sh*t - The Two Hands of Nonviolence
Session 2: Dreams, Prayer, and Spirit - Leymah Gbowee & Stopping War In Liberia
Session 3: Pray With Your Feet - Love Walks, Peace Walks & Thich Nhat Hanh
Session 4: Darkness Cannot Drive Out Darkness - Dr. King & Dark Nights of the Soul
Session 5: Voluntary Simplicity - MK Gandhi, EF Shumaker, & Living Simply As Nonviolence
Session 6: Soul Force - Bacha Khan, Gandhi, and the Unconquerable Spirit