Forum on Arming Campus Police

Click here to read the Center’s perspective on Arming Campus Police!

Conflict

Check out this Applications in Psychology (PSY478) class offered by Professor Paul Bueno de Mesquita for fall 2013 if you are interested in studying conflict from the perspective of nonviolence reconciliation! Great course for a Fall 2013 elective!

International Nonviolence Summer Institute

June 3rd-14th, 2013

Kingian Nonviolence Conflict Reconciliation

Earn Level I Certification

Intensive 2-Week Experiential Training of Trainers

Dr. Bernard LaFayette, Jr.

Senior Trainer and Distinguished Scholar in Residence

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Big Story from the Center of Nonviolence and Peace Studies

My big idea is to travel the world

Written by communications major Marilyn Soum ’14

During Spring Break, I joined 17 other URI students on a whirlwind trip to Nepal that was as exciting as it was educational. We traveled halfway around the world with URI’s Center of Nonviolence and Peace Studies, to learn techniques for promoting peace, social justice, and transformational change in various settings and contexts. The International Kingian Nonviolence conference was led by URI’s own Psychology Professor Paul Bueno de Mesquita and a URI alumna, social justice advocate, and female rapper who goes by the name Kalyana. The training, and the whole journey, transformed me in ways I never imagined. Click here to read more.

Big Thinker from the Center of Nonviolence and Peace Studies

Eden Kalyanapu ’13

When you hear the word entrepreneur, your first thought might be a business mogul like Richard Branson or Oprah Winfrey. But for Eden Kalyanapu, being an entrepreneur means starting a nonprofit to conduct conflict reconciliation work in developing countries. A winter break trip to Nepal in 2012 provided what Eden described as “a wonderful culture shock” as she explored the ancient culture of the Himalayan region and met its most impoverished residents. Click here to read more.

Gandhi Essay Contest 2013

Congratulations Alex Supron , Winner of 2012-2013 Gandhi Essay Contest!

Also Congratulations to all 21 finalist of 2012-2013 Gandhi Essay Contest!

Lydia Beal St. Michael’s Country Day, Newport

Andrew Binder The Gordon School, Providence

Victoria Boatright St. Michael’s Country Day, Newport

Allie Brennan Winman Jr. High School, Warwick

Casey Gannon Winman Jr. High School, Warwick

Deirdre Irvine St. Michael’s Country Day, Newport

Sydney Jenkins Moses Brown School, Providence

Gwendolyn Kalian Winman Jr. High School, Warwick

Michael Kodua Slater Junior High School, Pawtucket

Andre LoPresti St. Michael’s Country Day, Newport

Aubrianna Majewski St. Michael’s Country Day, Newport

Jessica McDonald Saint Philomena, Portsmouth

Haley Pallock Winman Jr. High School, Warwick

MaryAnn Rompf St. Michael’s Country Day, Newport

Julia Sharma-Mathias Winman Jr. High School, Warwick

Ava Sheldon Winman Jr. High School, Warwick

Meghan Smith Saint Philomena, Portsmouth

Eliana Stein Winman Jr. High School, Warwick

*Alex Supron St. Michael’s Country Day, Newport*

Vanessa Varone Sacred Heart School, East Providence

Ariana Wynn Park View Middle School, Cranston

Click here to view more Gandhi Essay Award ceremony pictures!

Nonviolence Nepal

Alternative Spring Break 2013

(Click on the picture below to be directed to a picture gallery on Facebook)

Congratulations New Level I Certified Nonviolence Trainers!

The following URI students successfully completed Level I Certification requirements:

Jennifer Barrientos, Vanes Beaubrun, Kayla Buchanan, Dan Perkins, Devlin Healey, Morgan Hemendinger, and Tom Fenton

Center for Nonviolence & Peace Studies

promotes the establishment of a global beloved community

“Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.”