July 8, 2025

Online: 9 am- 10:30 am Pacific

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.

July 9, 2025

Online: 11 am- 12:30 pm Pacific

Turning Vision into Strategy

Strategy is essential in nonviolent action. Without a clear plan, even the most passionate movement can lose momentum. In this webinar, Michael Nagler and Joe Worthy explore what it means to approach nonviolence with intention—through long-term planning, relationship-building, and community-rooted vision.

Whether you’re organizing for justice, working in education, or seeking tools for change in your own community, this conversation offers grounded insights into how strategy transforms resistance into lasting impact.

Panelists:

Joe Worthy is stewarding the Strategic Nonviolence Academy through its foundational phase as a staging ground for disciplined and purposeful nonviolent action. His approach is built on the necessary link between Head, Heart, and Feet—uniting sharp strategic analysis with the deep purpose and community power needed to win. Joe's work prepares people for struggle by making the wisdom of historical movements, leadership, and strategic thinking accessible for the work ahead.  

Michael Nagler is the founder of the Metta Center for Nonviolence and author of many books and articles about nonviolence.

July 10, 2025

Online: 2 pm- 3:30 pm Pacific

Nonviolence in the Workplace - "The Real Rulers are the Toiling Millions!"

Not long before India's independence from British Rule and Gandhi's death, Gandhi reminded us that "the real rulers are the toiling millions."  Have you ever considered the importance of nonviolence in the workplace in order to truly have democratic rule in the larger society?  We are doomed in our efforts to create democracy, justice and peace in the larger society unless we transform our local workplaces into a nonviolent system.  This is especially true in a capitalist world order that inevitably includes violence.  But how should this transformation take place?  What nonviolent history can we look to guide us?  Join us to explore this further.

Workshop Details

July 10, 2025, 2-3:30 Pacific Time, on Zoom

Attendance is free, donations are appreciated

Optional Prep Materials

Instructor Bio

Erik Olson Fernández has many years of experience organizing for nonviolent social change as a community organizer and in the labor movement with healthcare and public education unions.  Like Gandhi, he is trained as an attorney but has focused on organizing the masses for nonviolent social change instead of the law.   This focus is motivated by the experiences of growing up with a single mother from Mexico and a commitment to change the unjust economic and social structure that produced the poverty he grew up in while living in the richest nation on earth.