REGISTER Join us May Community Dinner, celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month! Community Dinner will be on Wednesday, May 27 at 6 PM EST, at the Gandhi Institute (929 South Plymouth Ave.) Folks are encouraged to bring a vegetarian dish to contribute to the potluck dinner. Don't miss the […]
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 […]
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 […]
Register for Nonviolent Practice Group! 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. Questions? Email Katie Thomas […]
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 […]
Join our Executive Director for breakfast & conversation! Come to get to know us and talk about your part in supporting nonviolence in Rochester and beyond. Share breakfast with Erin Thompson, the Executive Director of the Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence. Chat with us to learn more about the Institute's programs and plans. Stay for some […]
The antidote to hopelessness isn’t working harder in isolation, it is rooting deeper in community. Ready to cultivate a just community that supports everyone? Join the M.K. Gandhi Institute August 7-10 for a four-day hands-on practice space centered on the Institute’s work in nonviolence education, restorative practices, racial justice, and sustainability. In a time of […]
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 […]
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 […]
REGISTER TO JOIN OUR JUNE ROUNDTABLE Coinciding with Juneteenth, this Roundtable will feature special guest, James O’Neil Spady, who will lead a discussion about his book, Take Freedom: Uncovering the Hidden History of the Denmark Vesey Affair. The June Community Roundtable will be on Saturday, June 20 at 11 AM EST, at the Gandhi Institute. […]
