A Time To Break Silence: Exploring Dr. King's Message In Beyond Vietnam

Tuesday April 5, 2022
4-5:30pm PT / 5-6:30pm MT / 6-7:30pm CT / 7-8:30pm ET
Free, Registration Required

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Join Jonathon Jones (MK Gandhi Institute and Kingian Nonviolence trainer) and Pace e Bene for a participatory exploration of Dr. King's Beyond Vietnam: A Time To Break Silence speech and what it means in today's world. This event is held in conjunction with others across the country, remembering Dr. King's speech on April 4, 1967 and his assassination one year later on April 4, 1968. Our event on April 5th gives friends of Pace e Bene a time to think together, share thoughts and reflections, and engage in a participatory conversation around racism, war and militarism, and the multiple crises facing our society today. Please tell friends and join us!

Many organizations have come together to promote national and local readings of Dr. King’s “Breaking Silence” speech in communities across the country to study the lessons of this speech and to convene local coalitions working for justice. The list includes: SNCC Legacy Project, National Council of Elders, Vietnam Peace Commemoration Committee, The Highlander Research and Education Center, National Black Justice Coalition, Zinn Education Project, Voices of a People’s History, Fellowship of Reconciliation, National Civil Rights Museum, Cleveland Peace Action, and Pace e Bene. In addition to our organization-wide April 5th event, a nationwide reading and panel discussion will take place on April 4th. (Find out more here)

Johnathan Jones

Jonathon Jones grew up in Rochester, NY, and learned deeply about nonviolence in many forms while incarcerated, including becoming a trainer with the Alternatives to Violence project as well as learning and then teaching Nonviolent Communication through the Gandhi Institute. Since his return home, he has continued his study of nonviolence, completing a six-month course with the Metta Center for Nonviolence last year. Jonathon teaches and speaks on nonviolence in a variety of community settings.