Nonviolence Works!

Rachel Julian is Reader in Peace Studies at Leeds Beckett University

Rachel Julian

Nonviolence Works! An opportunity for the Christian community to engage in creative peacemaking.
Pope France has called nonviolence 'a style of politics for peace'. Come and explore what that might mean in practice at a series of seminars building on the work of the Catholic Nonviolence Initiative and the Vatican.
With speakers:
Marie Dennis, author and co-president of Pax Christi International who has played a leading role in the joint Vatican/Pax Christi International initiative on Nonviolence and Just Peace.
Marie has recently contributed comments on the events in Charlottesville here.
Marie Dennis reflects on the role of the Church in Charlottesville <A HREF="https://paxchristipeacestories.com/2017/08/17/charlottesville-a-clear-and-urgent-invitation/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://paxchristipeacestories.com/2017/08/17/charlottesville-a-clear-and-urgent-invitation/</A>
and
Maria Stephan, senior policy fellow at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), where she focuses on the dynamics of civil resistance and its relevance for violent conflict prevention and democratic development.
Maria Stephan contributes to article in the New York Times on role of
humour in nonviolence challenges to racism <A HREF="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/17/opinion/how-to-make-fun-of-nazis.html?action=click&contentCollection=Politics&module=Trending&version=Full&region=Marginalia&pgtype=article" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/17/opinion/how-to-make-fun-of-nazis.html?action=click&contentCollection=Politics&module=Trending&version=Full&region=Marginalia&pgtype=article</A>

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