Metta in the Associated Press

Michael was interviewed by a journalist from the Associated Press about ICE and the LA Protests and it’s being picked up in a number of outlets.

Here’s the excerpt:

Nonviolent protest has a proven track record in the U.S., having been successfully used by, among others, the Rev. Martin Luther King during the Civil Rights movement.

However, Michael Nagler, co-founder of The Metta Center for Nonviolence, a California-based nonprofit involved in education and advocacy, cautioned that nonviolence and civil disobedience come with suffering and sacrifice.

He pointed to the sacred Hindu text the Bhagavad Gita, which advises practicing action without getting attached to the result.

“Principled nonviolence comes from this awareness that the divine resides in each and every one of us and every life is precious,” he said. “You believe that a solution can always be worked out where all parties have their legitimate needs met.”

Nonviolence might not yield immediate results, but it eventually has a deeper impact and fewer casualties than the alternative, Nagler said. In the context of the current struggle, a positive result might mean getting the administration to deal with immigrants more humanely, he said.

Read the full piece by Deepa Bharath and Luis Andres Henao at this link.