Metta Center

Upcoming Event — April 23

Posted by Erika on April 12, 2011
Bay Area folks:
We would love you to join us on April 23rd from 3-5 pm for a party/fundraiser hosted by Moira Brennan and Jonathan Frieman in San Rafael. We will celebrate the 10th anniversary of Michael Nagler’s “Search for a Nonviolent Future” with music, refreshments and a network of community members working with determination and enthusiasm for the creation of a culture of peace and nonviolence: the heart of a new paradigm. Come to make new friends or to catch up with old ones.  Hear about the exciting developments happening at Metta and how we are changing the world–and get involved.
Send an RSVP (or your questions) to Stephanie.
April23-Metta

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"Human Rights in the Age of Climate" Panel at the Ella Baker Center, May 2010

Posted by Metta Team on May 14, 2010

A panel discussion on human rights, climate change, and building a movement to shift us from crisis to healing. Featuring Dr. Michael Nagler, Evelyn Rangel Medina, Rabbi Michael Lerner, Reverend Philip Lawson, and Pano Kroko, recorded on May 21, 2010 at the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights in Oakland, California.

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Human Rights in the Age of Climate

Posted by Metta Team on March 15, 2010

Activist Pano Kroko joined us for the Hope Tank on Friday, March 19, 2010, to discuss civil rights in the age of climate change. Couldn’t be there in person? Click here for audio of the discussion!

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Anarchism and Nonviolence: Exploring Common Ground

Posted by Metta Team on March 11, 2010

This event took place at the Metta Center on Sunday, March 14, 2010. The  full audio of the workshop is now available here:

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Please see the rest of the original event announcement, below, for more information and related resources!

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Nonviolence and the Red Juvenil

Posted by Erika on February 4, 2010
redjuvenil_tnPlease join us on Monday, February 15, 2010 at 5:00pm at La Peña Cultural Center in Berkeley for a talk by Colombia’s courageous lawyer Adriana Castaño Roman, youth activist and human rights defender, activist with the Medellín Youth Network since 1996.
The Medellín Youth Network (www.redjuvenil.org) is a youth organization that operates explicitly on principles of nonviolence. Started in 1990 by young people who had lost loved ones to the armed conflict, the group trains youth in nonviolence and cooperative play, supports young men and women who refuse to serve with the police, military or illegal armed groups, and promotes respect for human rights and youth’s ideas in Colombian society.
Date: Monday, February 15, 2010
Time: 5:00pm
Admission free, donations appreciated.

Please see poster for details!


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