Academy for Nonviolence Summer 2024
Modules:
May 15- Invoking the Wisdom of Our Ancestors and Elders:
Invoking the Wisdom considers the various approaches to nonviolent direct action and the principles and steps that guide efforts to transform society.
May 22- Call and Response:
The Spiritual Teachings of Nonviolence in the Work of Justice Call and Response introduces participants to pivotal figures in the nonviolent movement and the spiritualities that informed their choice of nonviolence.
May 29- Embodying Courage, Compassion and Hope:
Direct Action as Formational Space Embodying Courage, Compassion, and Hope looks at the ways in which working for a more just society is a spiritual practice for individuals and communities and leads to communal flourishing.
June 5- Beyond Allyship:
Solidarity on the Front Line More than Allyship is learning how to go deeper than support from the sidelines toward solidarity that means where we take we take risks to be present, to speak truth to power, and resist the narratives that inflict injustice.
June 12- Hanging in for the Long Haul:
Sustaining Your Practice of Nonviolence Hanging in for the Long Haul helps us to remain engaged, when the pursuit of social justice is most difficult. Drawing on various spiritual practices, we will create a plan for centering our day in nonviolence for social justice.
June 19- Preaching from the Headlines: Embodying Nonviolence
Participants will learn communal practices that they can take to their faith communities to deepen deepen their knowledge and practice of transformative preaching.
Beginning: May 15-June 19, 2024
Wednesdays, 5:00-6:30 PM
Location: Vanderbilt Divinity School
For more information email: jameslawsoninstitute@vanderbilt.edu