Thurs. May 10: Restorative Justice Telecouncil

A Restorative Justice and Social Healing Telecouncil Series:

The principles of nonviolence and the transformation of justice:
a live telecouncil dialogue with Michael Nagler
Thursday, May 10th 5pm PST/ 8pm EST
Hosted by Mali Rowan Leach
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The Spinning Wheel #2: Love as a Practice

 
“Do not think that love in order to be genuine has to be extraordinary. What we need is to love without getting tired. Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.”
― Mother Teresa
Spiritual teacher, Eknath Easwaran, maintains that love is a skill that all of us can develop but so [...]

Going to the Heart of Sustainability: An Indigenous Wisdomkeeper’sPerspective with Larry Merculieff

 
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Indigenous peoples who have intimate and sustained contact with their lands and waters and who have maintained the spiritual basis for relating to everything in their environment have a profound understanding of what “sustainability” really means even though that is not the word that they would use.  Western concepts of sustainability [...]

Syria on the Brink: Can Nonviolence Bring Her Back?

Petaluma, California – When the Arab Spring was initiated by Mohammed Bouazizi’s self-immolation last year in Tunisia, it ignited longings for freedom throughout the region; more than that, it took hold of the creative imaginations of non-violent activists and millions of dissatisfied individuals around the world. Has this hope ground to a halt with the [...]

Narayan Desai– Talk at the Berkeley Friends’ House

Please enjoy the following short talk by Narayan Desai, held at the Berkeley Friends’ Meeting House in April, 2012.
Narayan Desai lived with Gandhi for 23 years and was an active member of the Indian Freedom Struggle.
[Audio clip: view full post to listen]
 

 
Gandhi with Mahadev Desai, Narayan's father.