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Nonviolence inspires art. Can art inspire nonviolence?

23 Nov 2009 in Metta Blog

The Metta Center’s neighbor, Bill Denham,
is an exceptional poet.
He expresses himself sincerely in art, in poetry,
in wood, and in concert with the Earth.
When Bill read Gandhi the Man
he was inspired to write these beautiful haiku,
and to share them with us.
(The book was a gift to Bill from Metta,
and was written by [...]

Metta and Young Spirit Foundation to reignite EFNV

12 Nov 2009 in Metta Blog

How many of you know about Educators for Nonviolence? If you didn’t before, well, you do now.
Educators for Nonviolence (EFNV) is a sister project of the Metta Center, first started as a joint project between Metta and the Dalai Lama Foundation. The mission of EFNV is “to make the teaching and living of nonviolence part of mainstream education.” How [...]

Exploring viewpoints on the Truth of nonviolence.

12 Nov 2009 in Metta Blog

‘But you see, if I stop at this point, I would merely be stating a fact and not telling the truth. You see, a fact is merely the absence of contradiction, but truth is the presence of coherence. Truth is the relatedness of the facts.“
-Martin Luther King, Jr., 1964
Have you been asking yourself how (or [...]

A call for localism in nonviolent campaigns

10 Nov 2009 in Metta Blog

Local action in Metta's own backyard – the UC Berkeley campus protests, October, 2009
Metta Center wishes to give voice to people who are fleshing out the fine points of nonviolent theory (and subsequent nonviolent action), by sharing thoughtful commentary on this topic when it comes our way. Here is a post from fellow peacemaker Barry Gan, which he recently [...]

Nonviolence in Work and in Rest

23 Aug 2009 in Metta Blog

I have recently been given an assignment. I have been told that if we are to reach people with a message of nonviolence, it is important that each of us, as individual contributors to the Metta family, take the time to share our thoughts and experiences with nonviolence as they rise to our attention, and to [...]