An Invitation to Nonviolence: Exploring a New Story for Humanity
In a world that can feel heavy with violence, injustice, and division, many of us are holding big feelings — anger, grief, overwhelm, and also the quiet hope that things could be different.
Nonviolence offers us a path to honor all of those feelings — and to respond to the world not with despair, but with courage, compassion, and a deep sense of connection.
This workshop is an introduction to nonviolence and The Third Harmony — a way of seeing and practicing nonviolence that begins within us, extends to how we relate to others, and guides how we act in the world.
Together, we’ll explore:
What is nonviolence — beyond protest or avoidance?
How do we meet anger, conflict, and harm without replicating violence?
How do we stay grounded and connected — even when things feel overwhelming?
Where do we look for signs of hope, resilience, and possibility?
This is a space to slow down, reconnect with what matters most, and practice nonviolence not just as an idea, but as a way of being — in ourselves, our relationships, and our movements for change.
Wherever you are on your journey, you are welcome here.
Additional dates are always being added! Check back here to see when out next screenings will be hosted. Each conversation explores in a different direction, so we invite you to attend as many as you’d like.
We’ll screen the 45-minute film together, and invite you to join us for an enriching conversation afterwards (up to 2 hours total in the event).
March 14
10 am Pacific
March 22
8:30 am Pacific
The Power Within: Courage, Conscience, and Nonviolent Action
What does it take to live nonviolence from the inside out? In this special workshop, Ela Gandhi invites us to explore the inner sources of courage and conscience that make nonviolent action possible. Drawing from lived experience, spiritual grounding, and a lifetime of service, she reflects on how we cultivate the moral strength to stand for justice without hatred, fear, or retaliation. Together, we will consider how the “power within” can guide our actions in times of conflict and uncertainty — and how personal transformation fuels meaningful social change.
March 11
9:30 am Pacific
Meeting the Shadow: Beyond Dualism and Armed Conflict
Over 2,700 years ago, Lao Tzu observed that “the warrior thinks of his enemy as the shadow he himself casts,” foreshadowing Carl Jung’s insight that we often project our inner shadows onto external enemies. What might it mean to meet the shadow—personally and politically—and move beyond the limits of dualistic thinking and armed conflict?
In this session, Dr. Afra Jalabi invites us into an intellectual and spiritual exploration of duality—not to deny difference, nor to erase tension, but to engage it consciously and creatively. In the spirit of Rumi’s words, “If you draw a circle to exclude me, I’ll draw a bigger circle to include you,” we will reflect on how inclusion can become a strategy rather than a sentiment.
Together, we will engage in a collective inquiry into how to shift from oppositional fighting toward wiser forms of political maneuvering. We will explore ways of embracing conflict as a source of insight and transformation rather than something to suppress or dominate. Drawing on key schools of thought and influential thinkers, we will examine critical philosophical perspectives on war—whether it is an inevitability of human nature or a choice—and consider the possibilities for conscious transformation.