"Braiding Bridges" will connect folks around various ways to braid and/or style your hair in efforts to create connection, stimulate conversation around the history of hair and culture, offer a component on conflict resolution, and to share a vegetarian meal (provided for participants). This is offered on Saturday, June 22nd from 4pm-8pm Space is […]
Looking to incorporate restorative and culturally responsive techniques into your work and personal life? Join Gandhi Institute staff and board this summer for one or more of the following learning opportunities! Attn RCSD teachers: Sessions qualify for Professional Development Incentive hours for RTA members. Requested donation: $25/session. No one turned away for lack of funds. […]
Come spend an evening at the Gandhi Institute learning about easy and affordable ways you can start growing food in your home. This *free* workshop will focus on the benefits of small-scale and vertical container gardening including how to get started with straw bale gardening. Participants will learn the basics of easy to make self […]
Join the Central Library of Rochester & Monroe County at the Gandhi Institute to hear readings of "civic scripture" and poetry, come together in song, share thoughts and ideas, and listen to a "civic sermon." This is a free event. For more information, please call the Science & History Division: (585) 428-8110.
"Sit down and be quiet. For you are drunk and this is the edge of the roof."-Rumi Join us to sit down and be quiet this Thursday evening, to acknowledge and mourn the violence in our nation and community. This event is free; registration requested. Capacity: 20 people. Please register directly with Kit […]
Join us as we read Arun Gandhi‘s "The Gift of Anger: And Other Lessons from My Grandfather Mahatma Gandhi" and unpack its important themes. Over five weeks, we will explore how the book‘s lessons can be used in our own lives. This group will be facilitated by Jonathon Jones who grew up in Rochester and […]
September 11th marks the anniversary of Gandhi‘s first act of nonviolence in 1906. Join us to remember both September 11ths as we walk from the Veteran‘s Memorial in Highland Park to the Gandhi Institute, approx 2.3 miles. While walking, we will learn about over 200 strategies available for nonviolent political change. Walkers can park at […]
This Gandhi exhibition will feature photos, posters, messages, and artifacts highlighting important mile-stones in Mahatma Gandhi’s life, movements, and accomplishments during which he steadfastly adhere to the principles of Truth, Peace, and Nonviolence. Hours: Monday-Friday, 4-8 PM | Saturday & Sunday, Noon - 5 PM
Join Larsen Engineering president and CEO Ram Shrivastara for a conversation on Gandhi’s commitment to the environment. Long before this issue registered with others, Gandhi advocated for and embodied sustainability as a life practice and as a critical aspect of social justice. This conversation will include ways for participants to meaningfully engage with their own […]
What is hate? How does it shape our thoughts, identities, and communities? What can we do about it? Join Gandhi Institute director Kit Miller for an afternoon dedicated to exploring this seldom discussed topic through a variety of perspectives and traditions. Registration: bianca@gandhiinstitute.org
Conflict is often presented to us as a negative experience to avoid. But what can we discover about ourselves and others when we approach conflict creatively? Through interactive exercises, discussion, and role plays, this two-hour session focuses on exploring thoughts and people who we associate with conflict. Registration: bianca@gandhiinstitute.org
The play "Jagadamba" is the story of Gandhi‘s wife Kasturba. Kasturba Gandhi had no formal education and yet participated in and led nonviolent struggles in both South Africa and India. She died in prison during WWII. This play tells the story of the Gandhis' remarkable lives through her eyes.
