Vets for Peace
2018-05-16 18:45 - 2021-05-19 21:00 (America/New_York) | NY

Landing Strip: Conference Rm
2019-05-16 17:00 - 2021-05-20 20:30

Leading Ladies
2019-10-13 14:00 - 2021-05-09 17:00

Gandhi Tea Social
2021-04-27 16:00 - 17:00
Grab a cup of tea and fellowship with us as we share with you how we have been able to be in relationship with the Rochester community.

Nonviolence News Happy Hour
2021-04-30 16:00 - 17:00
Join the M.K. Gandhi Institute and Nonviolence News Editor Rivera Sun and others to explore this week’s Nonviolence News stories. Share your favorite headlines, your burning questions, the most creative tactics, and ideas for taking action in your own community. During this welcoming and low-key online conversation, we discuss nonviolence in small and large groups. We learn from and with one another. Join us!

Each week, Nonviolence News collects and shares 30-50 amazing stories of nonviolence in action around the world. From frontline resistance struggles to bold solutions rooted in nonviolence, these stories show current events and emerging best practices from ordinary people making extraordinary change. Join the monthly Friday Happy Hour to explore the headlines and dig into the stories.

How to join in:
Sign-up
Read this week’s Nonviolence News round-up
Come with a couple stories you’d love to discuss

Who are we?
The friendly and welcoming circle of people who gather for these conversations are both newcomers to nonviolence, and people working in the field. We are humans, neighbors, organizers, educators, and more. You are welcome!

Nonviolence News Happy Hours are a collaboration between many organizations. We serve as a shared space where people in multiple networks can gather to talk about this amazing and wide-ranging thing called nonviolence. We are honored that the Happy Hours are co-sponsored by the following organizations:
Nonviolence News
M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence
Pace e Bene
Nonviolence International
River Phoenix Center For Peacebuilding

REP meeting (Erin)
2021-05-03 19:29 - 21:29

Garden work party
2021-05-04 11:00 - 13:30, 2021-05-10 16:00 - 17:30, 2021-05-18 11:00 - 13:30, 2021-05-25 11:00 - 13:30

Book Group: Jesus and the Disinherited
2021-05-04 19:00 - 2021-05-25 20:30
Join Jonathon Jones and Kit Miller for this four week series reading a book that Dr. King is said to have carried with him during his last years, Howard Thurman’s Jesus and the Disinherited. This powerful, brief book has made an impact on countless people around the world, including on the staff and programming at the Gandhi Institute.
Join us on Tuesdays starting May 4 through May 25 / 7:00-8:30 pm.

Please consider ordering this book locally through our friends at Hippocampo Books https://hipocampochildrensbooks.com/. If Amazon is your preferred vendor, consider donating to the Institute through their Amazon Smile program https://smile.amazon.com/

Registration & Cost
Capacity is limited to 25, please register below to reserve your spot. In an effort to make our events as accessible to as many people as possible, we’ve created a sliding scale, donation-based model.

Day of caring
2021-05-13 09:00 - 13:00

Mitch's Birthday!
2021-05-16 00:00 - 23:59

Working through Tough Stuff
2021-05-27 18:00 - 2021-06-24 19:30
How many times have you said or heard the phrase “It’s been a tough day/week/month/year”? Many of us have been feeling depleted and low on resilience for many months. The traumas of the pandemic, violence in our communities and in the news, mounting environmental concerns, and many more issues seem to have compounded within us, leaving us struggling to figure out how to cope or if we even want to. While there are many tips for self-care out there, sometimes what we’re really longing for is just a space to process and be together.
Join facilitators from the MK Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence and Creative Wellness Opportunities for a 3-session workshop series. In these sessions we’ll explore readings, podcasts, and art from a variety of sources and practice grounding and healing activities together to help us replenish, build community, and work with some of the tough stuff we’ve been facing.

Embodying Nonviolent Communication for Youth
2021-06-08 19:00 - 2021-06-22 20:00
For many folks, effective communication has never felt harder or more important. Given the challenges our communities have been facing, it can be easy and almost irresistible to disengage from others, rather than talking about what’s really going on and to share a vision of where to go from here. Learning Nonviolent Communication offers one avenue for engaging deeply with ourselves and one another so we’re better equipped to keep doing the work of building a future that works for all.
Join Kit Miller and Guests for a three weeks of exploration and practice in Nonviolent Communication through thought, speech, and embodied practices.
We will explore how to apply this framework through discussions, interactive break-out rooms, & roleplays.
Registration & Cost:
Capacity is limited to 25, please register below to reserve your spot. In an effort to make our events as accessible to as many people as possible, we’ve created a sliding scale, donation-based model.

Garden Work Party
2021-06-14 16:00 - 17:30, 2021-06-28 16:00 - 17:30, 2021-08-02 16:00 - 17:30, 2021-08-03 11:00 - 13:30, 2021-08-09 16:00 - 17:30, 2021-08-10 11:00 - 13:30
We are now accepting volunteers! Due to the pandemic we will be limiting how many volunteers we can have in the garden at a time, to encourage proper social distancing. We ask that you confirm with Alejandra@gandhiinstitute.org or Chyna@gandhiinstitute.org when you plan to help out. See you soon!

Meet Mary Beth/veterans for peace
2021-06-16 18:30 - 21:00

Youth Healing Hate and Earth Altars Celebration!
2021-06-18 16:30 - 18:00

Book Group: The Purpose of Power
2021-07-08 17:00 - 2021-08-19 18:30
Join Bianca Pointner and Chyna Moorehead in exploring Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza’s transformative book “The Purpose of Power”. This space is intentional for BIPOC only. If you have any questions feel free to reach out to bianca@gandhiinstitute.org
Please consider ordering this book locally through our friends at Hipocampo Books https://hipocampochildrensbooks.com.

Registration & Cost
Capacity is limited to 25, please register below to reserve your spot. In an effort to make our events as accessible to as many people as possible, we’ve created a sliding scale, donation-based model.

540WMain staff retreat
2021-07-15 09:00 - 2021-07-17 17:00

Community Celebration
2021-07-23 18:00 - 19:30
Dance to the Brazilian folk music sounds of Forro Estrelas do Norte, chill in our garden and labyrinth, and eat snacks with us to celebrate our community being able to gather in person again!

No registration necessary, but click the link below for the Facebook event!

2021 Nonviolence Retreat
2021-08-02 09:30 - 2021-08-10 17:00
Announcing the MK Gandhi Institute’s 2021 Nonviolence Retreat! Join us from near and far to explore the wonders of the world of Nonviolence within, between, and among ourselves.
Develop the will to embrace nonviolence by learning about Gandhian Nonviolence, Kingian Nonviolence, Nonviolent Communication and more!
Practice skills that will help you implement nonviolence in your day-to-day life.
This online-workshop will take place Monday 08/09 and Tuesday 08/10 from 9:30am-12:00pm and 2:00pm-5:00pm. Participants will spend part of each morning learning about and discussing different aspects of nonviolence. We will continue in the afternoon to include several practice and debrief sessions.
Since this workshop is limited to 25 people, we want to make sure that every seat is filled. In order to reserve your space in the retreat, please choose one of the following options:
Letter of Intent: If you would prefer to reserve your spot in the retreat by writing a letter of intention, please select this option and then send a 2-3 paragraph letter explaining why you would like to participate in this summer’s retreat to bianca@gandhiinstitute.org
Deposit: If you would prefer to reserve your spot in the retreat by making a $50 deposit, please select this option and enter your payment information to reserve your space at this summer’s retreat.
