Blog - M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence

Reflection from August 21 Prison Dialogue

Responding to requests from Groveland prison staff to extend programming beyond our annual Season for Nonviolence efforts, we have just

We Make the Road by Walking

Recently I was over at fellow Gandhi staff member Malik Thompson’s home and while talking he handed me a book.

One With the Land

It’s been a while since I’ve blogged. My experience in South Africa has brought me back home with so much

Startling Similarities: Susan B Anthony and Mohandas Gandhi

Rochester’s hometown hero, Susan B Anthony, died 99 years ago this year. She’s been a hero of mine for a

Staff Travel Blog: South Africa

In June of 2015, Hoody, Kit, and myself had the opportunity to travel across South Africa with Arun Gandhi, the

Tax Day Reflections

Last night I had the good fortune of attending a play called The Mountaintop at Rochester’s GEVA Theater, with students

Tools for Change: Sharing Nonviolence with Students in Rochester

On March 1, Kit Miller, Director of the Gandhi Institute, David Sanchez, Youth Program Coordinator, and Joel Gallegos Greenwich, Nonviolence Educator and

On Being Shaped and Nourished by the Gandhi Institute

Dear friends, While I know that funders often want numbers and data about how the Gandhi Institute’s work is successful

Long Walk to Freedom

The way in which South Africa transitioned from apartheid to democracy is a model of how strategic nonviolence can work

After Gandhi: One Hundred Years of Nonviolent Resistance

Combining beautiful charcoal portraits of peace activists with short descriptions of the movements which they supported, this book is easy

Commitment and Patience: Keys to Embracing Nonviolence in Our Dark Hours

When I arrived in Rochester two and a half years ago, I felt elated to find so many beautiful hiking

Remembering Marshall Rosenberg

Five days ago I got the call from my friend Dominic about Marshall’s death. Some section of my mind has