“Gandhi” Neurons: a Scientific Basis for Interconnectivity

Check out this TED video (below) from neuroscientist VS Ramachandran on mirror neurons (or in his terminology, “Gandhi neurons”…you’ll find out why…)
One of the ways that we define violence at Metta is “coercive action based on an illusion of separateness, or the inability to recognize oneself in the other.” When we do violence to another, the wise would say, [...]

Big News!

The Search for a Nonviolent Future has been published in Arabic! Soon to be distributed in Syria, Morocco, Jordan, and Lebanon. We are also working on connections in — yes — Iraq, through our friends in La’Onf, and Palestine.

Create a Program with Us: Metta Mentors, 2010!

** UPDATE: The Metta Mentors 2010 application is available now! Click here to know more… **

Dear Metta Community,
May this find you grounded in peace and gratitude as we prepare together for the transition to a new decade, one full of promise and potentiality for the continued movement toward an ever-more-nonviolent future!
We are writing today to update you on the status [...]

Nonviolence Inspires Art Again

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I am so psyched to hear that the nonviolent protest of students at Cal (University of California at Berkeley) is being celebrated in song! Though not all of the protests have been nonviolent, it is the nonviolent response that is getting people’s attention. Why? My guess is because it is do damn brave! Anyone can don [...]

Vote for Nonviolence with Free Range Studios

A vote for nonviolent communication is a vote for nonviolence!
Have you seen The Story of Stuff? If not, consider stopping to watch it now. Then by all means, continue…
Did you think it captured the attention of the world in a way that no other medium had done before? Many people did. Did you learn something from that [...]