Dreaming up a Nonviolent Playground
Every year, we focus on making our annual Gandhi Institute open house a family-friendly event, with plenty to do for visitors of all ages. This year, we were lucky enough …
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Learning about Gun Violence Prevention at Gun Sense University
We were at lunch when we heard about the El Paso Shooting. The room got quiet and the almost 2,000 moms, students, and gun violence survivors wrestled with the 250th …
Project-Based Research with School #19’s Brain Committee
Meet the Brain Committee! As part of my job as a Youth Educator at the Gandhi Institute, I get to work with different groups of students at School #19 to …
Taking a Look at Income Inequality
By most standards the world is getting better. Global extreme poverty has plummeted in recent years. In 1800, 85% of the world was in extreme poverty. Thanks to the invention …
Sharing a Meal and the Opportunities it Offers
Food. Water. Safety. Rest. Fun. Belonging. Respect. Dignity. Beauty. How inspired and curious it makes me feel to fantasize about a time and place where all these needs have the …
Some Tips for Working Through Conflict in Roller Derby
This piece, written by Gandhi Institute Board Member Gwen Olton, was originally published in The Apex. Here are some of the most common phrases I hear in the beginning of working …
“I’m Sorry”
“I’m Sorry.” That’s a phrase that gets tossed out in conflict mediations left and right. Sometimes I even see adults request apologies from students just to create the feeling that a …
Move Your Money: Celebrate Black History Month
I recently completed a graduate degree in social innovation and sustainability and during that time studied reparations as a strategy for addressing harm, both current and historic. There are commemorative reparations, …
The OURgirls Movement
I recently started the teen girls empowerment group OURgirls at Rochester’s School No. 17 where I work everyday in the Gandhi Institute’s Help Zone. One of the reasons that I …
Working Through Shame: A Review of the Leadership Coaching Certificate Program
As part of my work at the Gandhi Institute, I’m tasked with and encouraged to spend some of my working hours learning. I feel grateful for that, and know that …