Register to join the Creative Cafe's here! Creativity & Connection meet nonviolence at our Season for Nonviolence Creative Cafes! These gatherings invite you to slow down, create, and connect with others as we explore the Season’s daily values through artmaking and community reflection. Each session begins with a value from the Season, but how you […]
Volunteer in the Gandhi Garden in our Garden Work Parties! Drop by our community garden any time between 10:00 and 1:00 pm on Saturdays during the growing season (March 28 - November 7) to help us plant, tend, and harvest food and flowers with the community. We also are looking for volunteers who can help […]
Register to join our Nonviolence Practice Group here! Join us for this monthly practice space to embody your nonviolence skills, in community! Nonviolence Practice Group sessions will be monthly on the first Tuesday of each month. These sessions will be collectively-led, and completely based on group practice of nonviolent communication, conflict de-escalation and empathy. Nonviolence […]
Register Our online grief circle is a biweekly gathering to honor the pain and sorrow that comes from living in a complicated world. It is a place for listening and presence, not for advice or judgment. Every kind of grief, big or small, is welcome. Whether it's sorrow from personal loss, burnout from the work […]
Volunteer in the Gandhi Garden in our Garden Work Parties! Drop by our community garden any time between 10:00 and 1:00 pm on Saturdays during the growing season (March 28 - November 7) to help us plant, tend, and harvest food and flowers with the community. We also are looking for volunteers who can help […]
Celebrating 35 Years of the M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence Soulforce 2026: Renew, Recommit, and Resist Thirty-five years ago, the Gandhi Institute was founded to resist the oppressive systems of violence, racism, and incarceration of the United States. This year, we gather to celebrate that legacy, honor the birthday of our founder, Arun Gandhi, and […]
Register Our online grief circle is a biweekly gathering to honor the pain and sorrow that comes from living in a complicated world. It is a place for listening and presence, not for advice or judgment. Every kind of grief, big or small, is welcome. Whether it's sorrow from personal loss, burnout from the work […]
Register Now Let’s make the revolution irresistible. Join us at Writers & Books for a restorative 3-hour journey exploring the powerful intersection of human rights, nonviolence, and poetry. In this unique workshop, we are blending the principles of Nonviolence with the art of poetry to help decode complex feelings and unravel needs through prose. […]
Register Join us this Spring for a Kingian Nonviolence series at the Gandhi Institute (929 S. Plymouth Ave) on Mondays, April 27 - June 1 , from 5:30 – 7:30 PM. Rooted in the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Kingian Nonviolence is a philosophy and practice for transforming conflict and fostering justice. Jonathon […]
REGISTER Join us for warm food and conversations at a Community Dinner, as we celebrate Earth Day! April Community Dinner will be co-hosted by University of Rochester's EcoReps. Don't miss the next Community Dinner on the last Wednesday of the month at 6 PM. Bring a dish if you would like to, but don’t worry, […]
REGISTER Join us for Anger as a Force for Change, not as a crutch to justify our behavior. This weekly series on Anger at the Gandhi Institute on Thursdays over 4 weeks, starting on Thursday, April 30 at 5:30 PM EST. We will delve into the powerful fits of channeling our anger. Discover how this […]
REGISTER Join this trauma-informed, restorative workshop for educators, facilitated by University of Rochester student, and Kennedy Human Rights fellow Saafa Tahboub. Featuring guest speakers from the Gandhi Institute’s school-based staff, this workshop will include interactive activities, group discussions and a raffle for participants! Implementing Nonviolence in Classrooms is a 2-part workshop that will be […]