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A SEASON FOR PEACE AND NONVIOLENCE NEVADA COUNTY EVENTS click here for schedule of events

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Gandhi King Chavez Season for Peace and Nonviolence

Active Compassion for Global Healing
January 30 - April 4, 2010

A national 64-day celebration dedicated to demonstrating that nonviolence is a powerful way to heal, transform, and empower our lives and our communities. Inspired by the 50th and 30th memorial anniversaries of Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., this international event honors their vision for an empowered, nonviolent world.

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Featured Events

Film — Gandhi
When: Tuesday, February 16, 6:30 pm
Where: Del Oro Theater in Grass Valley
Benefit for the Peace Center of Nevada County. A revival screening of the epic film of the life of Mahatmas Gandhi and his development of the strategy of nonviolence to fight injustice and bring social change. See it again on the big screen and bring a friend who appreciates Gandhi’s contribution. A must-see if you missed it the first time!
Tickets available at the BriarPatch and Del Oro box office.

Event Schedule:

Parenting from the Inside Out with Aida Baker
When: February 2 – March 23 – 6:30-9:30 pm
Where: Peace Center of Nevada County, 216B Main Street, Nevada City. 530.265.0200
Based on the book, Parenting From the Inside Out, by Dan Siegel and Mary Hartzell, parents will learn how a deeper self-understanding will lead to more effective and joyful parenting. This 8 week course will give parents tools for self exploration that will support their ability gain more mastery over undesirable reactions to their children’s behaviors and in turn develop more secure bonding patterns.
Cost: $5.00 per person, each evening. Instructor: Aida Baker, MFT Registered Intern #58844
For further information please call Aida @ 530.263.6882

Compassionate Communication with Terri Harmon
When: February 3-March 10 (6 Wednesdays)—6:30-8:30 pm
Where: Peace Center of Nevada County, 216B Main Street, Nevada City. 530.265.0200
Explore how our words and our thoughts both create and interfere with compassionate communication and connection – with ourselves and with others.
Gain clarity about our own thoughts, feelings, desires, and strategies. Learn choices for moving beyond defensiveness. Connect compassionately with ourselves. Communicate compassionately with others.
* February 3 is an introductory evening, open to all, by donation (donations apply towards tuition for those who continue)
Cost: $125

SAVING LIFE AND LIMBS
When: Friday, February 5, 7 pm
Where: Sierra Center for Spiritual Living, 119 Florence Ave, Grass Valley
Film and program on Detecting and Disarming LAND MINES
82 countries worldwide are dealing with explosive remnants of war. Between 15,000 and 20,000 civilians per year are killed or maimed by unexploded devices. 25% of these are children under the age of 15. The program, arranged by the Peace & Social Justice Committee of the Grass Valley Friends Meeting, will include a display of a land mine detector and a discussion of ways to become involved. For more information call: 274.1519

Alternatives to Violence Project Basic Workshop
When: Friday, February 5 - Sunday, February 7
Unique opportunity for community members to participate in a prison workshop to be held at the Washington Ridge Fire Camp. Friday evening 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm, Saturday, 2:00 pm – 9:00 pm, Sunday, 2:00 pm – 9:00 pm. Prior clearance by prison authorities required. Apply by contacting Joyce Banzhaf, 530.477.7455

At the River I Stand (MLK)
When: Friday, February 12, 7:00 pm
Where: Sierra Center for Spiritual Living, 119 Florence Ave, Grass Valley
Memphis, Spring 1968, marked the dramatic climax of the Civil Rights movement. At the River I Stand skillfully reconstructs the two eventful months that transformed a local labor dispute into a national conflagration, and disentangles the complex historical forces that came together with the inevitability of tragedy at the death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This 58-minute documentary brings into sharp relief issues that have only become more urgent in the intervening years: the connection between economic and civil rights, the debate over violent vs. nonviolent change and the demand for full inclusion of African Americans in American life. 1994 by Erik Barnouw who received the Award for Best Documentary, Organization of American Historians. Donation requested, no one turned away.

Labyrinth Walk with Lynn Goodman
When: Saturday, February 13, 4:00-6:00 pm
Where: Grass Valley United Methodist Church

Throughout the season there will be films (including a revival screening of the film “Gandhi” starring Ben Kingsley), children’s programs, peace talks, alternatives to violence and parenting workshops, displays and celebrations throughout the community. Choose a S/hero of Peace and Nonviolence (world-renowned or local) to read or learn about (resources available at the Nevada County Public Library) and join the parade in costume or carrying the name or picture of your s/hero at the closing event.

Sponsored by The Peace Center of Nevada County, Grandmothers for Peace, local community groups, churches and spiritual communities. For more information or to join with us, contact: Peace Center of Nevada County, 216 B Main Street, Nevada City, CA 95959, 530.265.0200 or email ncpeace@sbcglobal.net.

Education and Action for Peace and Social Justice

The Peace Center of Nevada County honors the essential power of people in community.

Through open inquiry, education, and nonviolent direct action, we nurture peace, equality, justice and dignity in ourselves, our community and our Earth.

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Peace Center of Nevada County
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