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SUMMARY:Garden Work Party
DESCRIPTION:  \n \nVolunteer in the Gandhi Garden in our Garden Work Parties!\nDrop 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 us pack and deliver produce bags for our neighbors. Wear comfortable\, weather-appropriate clothes and closed-toe shoes that you don’t mind getting dirty. Tools and gloves will be provided. \nPlease Note: If you are part of a student group\, or using these hours for credit\, scholarship requirements\, etc. sign up for the Service Learning Volunteering. \nIf you want to volunteer on a day not listed\, please email us to request a different date and time! \nEmail katie@gandhiinstitute.org for volunteer inquiries.
URL:https://gandhiinstitute.org/event/garden-work-party-36/
LOCATION:M.K. Gandhi Institute\, 929 S Plymouth Ave\, Rochester\, NY 14608\, USA\, Rochester\, NY\, 14608\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jonathon Jones":MAILTO:jonathon@gandhiinstitute.org
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SUMMARY:June Community Roundtable
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER TO JOIN OUR JUNE ROUNDTABLE\n\n\nCoinciding 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. \nAbout Take Freedom:\nIn 1822\, Black Charlestonians attempted to overthrow slavery. They were exposed before they could strike\, and many were tried and executed in what has come to be known as the Denmark Vesey Affair. Author James O’Neil Spady argues that the uprising was a broadly based\, African-influenced social movement. He will share excerpts from his book and lead a discussion about nonviolence and collective resistance. \nAbout the Community Roundtables:\nThe Community Roundtables offer a space to share perspectives\, make sense of what’s happening in the world\, and remain connected to one another. This series will be at the Gandhi Institute on the third Saturday of each month at 11 AM – 1 PM EST. \nEach session will focus on open dialogue or specific topics that matter to the Rochester community\, some selected by Gandhi Institute staff and others chosen by participants based on pressing issues and events. Through open conversation\, we seek to cultivate understanding and plant the seeds for connection. \nQuestions? Email Katie Thomas at katie@mkgi.org
URL:https://gandhiinstitute.org/event/june-community-roundtable/
LOCATION:M.K. Gandhi Institute\, 929 S Plymouth Ave\, Rochester\, NY 14608\, USA\, Rochester\, NY\, 14608\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260624T180000
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SUMMARY:June Community Dinner
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER\nJoin us for warm food and conversations at a Community Dinner! Our June Dinner will be on Wednesday\, June 24 at 6 PM EST at the Gandhi Institute. Folks are encouraged to bring a vegetarian dish\, sides or drinks to this potluck style dinner. \nDon’t miss our Community Dinners on the last Wednesday of the month at 6 PM. Bring a dish if you can\, but don’t worry\, we’ll be cooking up a few of our own! Everyone is welcome. \nLet us know that you are bringing dishes or snacks by emailing katie@gandhiinstitute.org
URL:https://gandhiinstitute.org/event/june-community-dinner-3/
LOCATION:M.K. Gandhi Institute\, 929 S Plymouth Ave\, Rochester\, NY 14608\, USA\, Rochester\, NY\, 14608\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260627T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260627T130000
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SUMMARY:Garden Work Party
DESCRIPTION:  \n \nVolunteer in the Gandhi Garden in our Garden Work Parties!\nDrop 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 us pack and deliver produce bags for our neighbors. Wear comfortable\, weather-appropriate clothes and closed-toe shoes that you don’t mind getting dirty. Tools and gloves will be provided. \nPlease Note: If you are part of a student group\, or using these hours for credit\, scholarship requirements\, etc. sign up for the Service Learning Volunteering. \nIf you want to volunteer on a day not listed\, please email us to request a different date and time! \nEmail katie@gandhiinstitute.org for volunteer inquiries.
URL:https://gandhiinstitute.org/event/garden-work-party-37/
LOCATION:M.K. Gandhi Institute\, 929 S Plymouth Ave\, Rochester\, NY 14608\, USA\, Rochester\, NY\, 14608\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jonathon Jones":MAILTO:jonathon@gandhiinstitute.org
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260707T190000
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SUMMARY:Nonviolence Practice Group
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER\n  \nJoin 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. \nQuestions? Email Katie Thomas\, at katie@mkgi.org \n  \n 
URL:https://gandhiinstitute.org/event/nonviolence-practice-group/
LOCATION:M.K. Gandhi Institute\, 929 S Plymouth Ave\, Rochester\, NY 14608\, USA\, Rochester\, NY\, 14608\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Events
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SUMMARY:July De-escalation
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER\nCome practice skills to reduce violence and help keep each other safe! \nJoin us on July 11\, for a workshop for transforming conflict and de-escalating tense situations. Participants will work collaboratively to respond to conflict in ways that enable and promote safe outcomes. \nWe welcome all community members to register! \n  \nOn pricing: \nThe Gandhi Institute often hosts events on a sliding scale economy to be more accessible and prevent finances from prohibiting learning\, engagement\, and opportunity to create a better world. We depend on our community to participate\, inform\, and partially fund our programming\, so we truly appreciate your choice to support us in a way that aligns with you.
URL:https://gandhiinstitute.org/event/july-de-escalation/
LOCATION:M.K. Gandhi Institute\, 929 S Plymouth Ave\, Rochester\, NY 14608\, USA\, Rochester\, NY\, 14608\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260714T080000
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SUMMARY:July Breakfast Chat 7/14
DESCRIPTION:Join our Executive Director for breakfast & conversation! \nCome 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 good breakfast\, conversation\, and company! \n\n\nClick HERE to REGISTER for February Breakfast Chat \n\nDates:\nBreakfast Chats will be on the second Tuesday of each month!\n*All from 8 am – 9 am EST*
URL:https://gandhiinstitute.org/event/july-breakfast-chat-7-14/
LOCATION:M.K. Gandhi Institute\, 929 S Plymouth Ave\, Rochester\, NY 14608\, USA\, Rochester\, NY\, 14608\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Erin Thompson":MAILTO:erin@gandhiinstitute.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260813T160000
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SUMMARY:Online Grief Circles
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER\nJoin the Circle. \nOur 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. \nEvery kind of grief\, big or small\, is welcome. Whether it’s sorrow from personal loss\, burnout from the work you do\, or a heavy heart for the state of the world\, all of your grief is welcome here. \nAs Joanna Macy reminds us\, “The most important thing to do is to be with your pain\, and not to deny it. In doing that\, you’re not alone.” \nWe’ll meet biweekly on Thursdays\, from 4-5 pm ET on Zoom between August 13 and December 31\, 2026. \nUpcoming Dates: \n\nAugust 13\nAugust 27\nSeptember 10\nSeptember 24\nOctober 8\nOctober 22\nNovember 5\nNovember 19\nDecember 3\nDecember 17\nDecember 31\n\n  \nQuestions? Contact Katie (katie@mkgi.org)
URL:https://gandhiinstitute.org/event/online-grief-circles/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Public Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260822T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260822T143000
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SUMMARY:Health Equity Workshop
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER\nJoin us on Saturday\, August 22\, from 10:00 am – 2:30 pm at the Gandhi Institute for a Health Equity Workshop!\nThis workshop will examine the history of discrimination and the social drivers of health in Rochester; connect this history to the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2020 death of Daniel Prude; and assess the current moment\, including budget cuts to Medicare and Medicaid. This workshop will complement the Monroe County Community Health Improvement Plan for 2025-2027 to decrease poverty\, improve mental well-being\, and prevent maternal mortality. Could a regional coalition create a universal health care system? Be a part of this conversation! \nQuestions? Email wendy@mkgi.org
URL:https://gandhiinstitute.org/event/health-equity-workshop/
LOCATION:M.K. Gandhi Institute\, 929 S Plymouth Ave\, Rochester\, NY 14608\, USA\, Rochester\, NY\, 14608\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Events
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