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Michael N. Nagler is the founder and presidento of the Metta Center for Nonviolence. He cofounded the Peace and Conflict Sutdies Program at UC Berkeley, where is is professor emeritus of classics and comparative literature.
(1 comments) SHARE Tuesday, May 20, 2014 The Uses of Nonviolence
Nonviolence, as a fundamental energy, is quietly operating at all times, like gravity. We tend to use the term nonviolence only when some kind of conflict erupts, especially between a people and their government, but the thing itself is working unnoticed in many other areas and can be used in any situation, from national revolutions to personal interactions. Series: Nonviolence Handbook (1 Articles, 828 views)
(5 comments) SHARE Sunday, May 18, 2014 An Introduction to Nonviolence
The twentieth century left us a double legacy. On the one hand, it was a time of great cruelty and violence; on the other hand, and perhaps from that very crucible of violence, we saw manifestations of a new kind of power--or rather, new uses of an age--old power--that can lead humanity to a far better future-- nonviolence.