Can the United States End Killing?

By Michael Nagler and Stephanie Van Hook
 

Impossible? Not so fast. If we have any doubts about our ability to effect this change, we are condemned to its negative assessment of human potential. We are locking ourselves into a caricature that limits our freedom to ascend to the highest peaks of human creativity. Accepting the [...]

Pancho’s satyagraha

Dear Metta Family,
Beloved Berkeley activist and dear member of the Metta family, Pancho Ramos-Stierle, has been arrested and jailed in Arizona in a direct action against Maricopa County sheriff Joseph Arpaio. Here is the text from a friend in AZ recounting what happened:
Greetings fellow travelers,
I wanted to let you know that our beloved hermano [...]

An Urgent Letter to President Obama

“I hold no title worthy of your attention other than that of a simple nonviolent activist who, for many long years, has tried to preserve the legacy bequeathed to us by Gandhi. I have the deep conviction that the fragile flame lit at one time by this Indian sage is the [...]

With a Little Help from Our Friends…

When Siddhartha Gautama was a young man, he was outside with his cousin Devadatta when the latter shot a beautiful swan.  When the bird fell to the ground young Siddhartha raced over and took it to be healed, much to the dismay of his cousin. They decided to bring in a third party [...]

“Nonviolence invites us to tear down walls…”

Tearing Down Walls and Building Bridges
By Jean-Marie Muller *

Antoine de Saint-Exupery was a war pilot in May of 1940 when he wrote these lines: “The drama retreating is that it removes all meaning from one’s acts. Whoever tears down a bridge can only tear it down with disgust. This soldier is not slowing the [...]