“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”
Howard Thurman
M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence
Upcoming Events
Date and time: August 21st, 2010, 4:30 pm -6:30 pm (festival begins at 11:00 am)
Location: 19th Amendment Festival, Madison St Rochester, NY
Event is Free and Open to the Public. Donations are gratefully accepted.
Contact George Payne for more information at 585-276-4962.
Ms. St. King is an award winning Peace Troubadour. She has performed throughout Japan, Europe, New Zealand and America and is now embarking on her 2010 National Peace Tour, sponsored by the M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence.
For more information about Cecilia St. King, check out her website: http://www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.aspx?epk_id=102977
Dates: September 11-12
Location: University of Rochester, Wilson Commons, May Room
Registration Required: For more information see http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e2wr686e2c39514f
In this dynamic 2 day presentation, Dominic Barter will present the key elements of a restorative system, focusing on the evolution and practice of Restorative Circles, and their application to diverse areas of our personal and collective lives. Through hands-on exploration of key concepts, grounded in a step-by-step process and illustrated by real world examples, we’ll rehearse the development of this new resource in a community of which we are part. Participants will be invited to apply the learning to their own issues and increase their ability to see and act from our shared humanity.
Dates: September 13-15
Location: Baptist Temple, 1101 Clover Street, Rochester, N.Y. 14610
Registration Required: For more information see http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e2wr686e2c39514f
The application of Restorative Circles in diverse contexts and cultures demonstrates the resilience of their simple, precise guiding principles and RC pic 50practice, as well as their adaptability to unique local conditions and scalability. As such, there has been an increasing demand for training in the specific elements of facilitating Restorative Circles, for those with active projects or beginning them. The Facilitator Practice creates the conditions for focused exploration, peer support and deep group practice in the dynamics of Restorative Circles, in the company of experienced practitioners.
Participants are asked to have completed a 2 day Introduction. Facilitator Practice supports active application of this work - it is designed to deepen participation in, or commitment to setting up or joining, either a restorative system or a practice group.
This 3-day module is part of a series, covering a total of 9 days learning, in which the elements of facilitation are investigated to increasing depth. Lunch will be provided on all 5 days.
Dates: October 2, 2010
Location: TBD
If you would like to join us, contact George Payne 585-276-4962.
Date and Time: Tuesdays October 12,19,26 7:00pm - 9:00 PM
Location: Commons Rooms Interfaith Chapel, University of Rochester
Date and Time: Wednesdays September 22, October 20, and November 17 all at 5:30PM
Location: Interfaith Chapel, University of Rochester
Free Pizza and Open to the Public
A monthly workshop for the U of R community focused on tangible steps to integrate Gandhian principles into our own lives. This event is a place to learn about and join the growing Gandhi Institute community of practitioners.
"The meditation/progressive relaxation experiment was excellent. Good comments and personal stories, and I really appreciated the student diversity!" -Nina Sikand
"Amazing handouts!"-Lorenzo Mendez
"Wonderful! Thank you so much. It was very useful and motivational."-Genny Kingsley
Colonel Ann Wright - "Voices of Conscience"
Dates: September 23, 2010 at 7pm
Location: TBD
Col. Mary Ann Wright is a former United States Army colonel and retired official of the U.S. State Department. She is known for her outspoken opposition to the Iraq Wa and is most noted for having been one of three State Department officials to publicly resign in direct protest of the March 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Dates: October 28, 2010
Location: TBD
Co-sponsored by Foodlink and Strong Community Health Outreach.
Cecilia Roche (Ryerson University, Toronto) will speak about the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, and their visionary, effective efforts to eradicate hunger in that city.
Dr. Rocha is very active in initiatives involving collaboration between academia and practitioners in the area of food security in Canada and in Brazil. She has volunteered as a member of the Oxfam-Canada Food and Trade Policy Working Group (2003-2005), is a member of the Toronto Food Policy Council (since 2006), and the coordinator of the Betinho Project, a partnership between the CSFS, the Stop Community Food Centre, Toronto Food Policy Council, FoodShare Toronto, and a number of volunteers from the Brazilian community in Canada.