Peace and Justice Institute

This session will introduce participants to core terms, philosphical concepts, and practical methods of peace. Participants will explore how to apply peace as a tool and idea to develop a personal peace practice and be the change they would like to see in the world.  

Many of us have heard about the value of empathy in our personal and professional lives but struggle with understanding how to actually effectively offer empathy to someone else in difficult situations when it really counts. In this workshop, you will explore your typical "go-to" conflict resolution style, examine blocks to empathy, and then learn (and practice!) practical tools to offer empathy to both yourself and others.

To honor the International Day of Peace, this opening ceremony invites participants to imagine, in picture and word form, the world they wish to see, considering what the world might be like as we make real progress in addressing some of the important problems that we face today. The ceremony includes native flute, mindfulness practice, and sharing with others.

This workshop gives participants effective tools for engaging in difficult conversations, empathetic listening, perspective talking, self-reflection and relationship building. By using the Principles and their practices, we increase our capacity to be peace builders. 

In this special International Day of Peace session, children will learn stratrgies to express themselves through the Principles For How We Treat Each Other,  joyful movement and intentional peace art.

What is nonviolence? How does it work? The Third Harmony aims to raise the human image and bring the ancient art of nonviolence into the mainstream of public consciousness. This twin development is essential to the continuation of human progress—it is the very foundation for a meaningful human life on planet Earth. The documentary is based on 30+ hours of interviews with prominent nonviolent activists and scholars, scientists, teachers, practitioners of restorative justice, and others.