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  • Forgiveness is Freedom - Is There Freedom in Forgiveness? URI Forgiveness is Freedom Academy inspires future generations to pursue peace Forgiveness Is Freedom Academy: A Knowledge for Freedom Program Teagle Foundation awards URI grant to support urban high school students
  • Congratulations, John Cox and Mya MacNeil, on your University of Rhode Island graduation. We appreciate your interest and contributions to peace and Human Rights. - Photo: John Cox, Mya MacNeil, Dr. Skip Mark, and Dr. Meg Frost.
  • Nominate your candidate(s) for the MLK Peacemaker and Human Right Award today! - Nominate your candidate(s) for the MLK Peacemaker and Human Rights Award today! You can nominate an exceptional URI student (undergraduate or graduate) and a URI faculty or staff member who contributed significantly to nonviolence, peace, or human rights through their research, teaching, outreach, or services. The winners will be congratulated with a certificate and a […]
  • Interfaith Peace Research - Join us at the Interfaith Peace Research Event on December 4th, 2024 from 4:30-6:30! Hope to see you there.
  • Embracing Goodness for Peace - Please Note: The Embracing Goodness for Peace Event is postponed due to the cancellation of all Amtrak trains from New York City. We will keep you posted with a future date soon. Thank you for your patience. Rev. Melony McGant, aka Miss Mellie Rainbow, is a storyteller, thought leader, humanist, poet, andcompassionate communications professional with […]
  • International Nonviolence Trainer’s Award - International Nonviolence Trainer’s Award The Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies at the University of Rhode Island (URI) recognized Dr. Charles Collyer with the International Nonviolence Trainer’s Award on October 9, 2024. Dr. Collyer is honored for his dedication to nonviolent education, which he exhibits through his excellence in teaching, research, mentorship, and activism in support of […]
  • Global Leaders in Refugee Rights - Join us on Wednesday, September 25th, for our Global Leaders in Refugee Rights event. The event will take place in Edwards Hall Auditorium at 7:30 pm and will feature Dr. Brendan Skip Mark, Director of the Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies. We hope to see you there!
  • Human Rights Measurement Workshop
  • International Nonviolence Trainer’s Award (April 1st) - The Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies at the University of Rhode Island (URI) recognizes Dr. Theodore A. Johnson with the International Nonviolence Trainer’s Award on April 1, 2024. Dr. Johnson is honored for leading by example while guiding others and practicing Conflict Resolution, Coexistence, Nonviolence, and Peacebuilding in the United States and globally for […]
  • International Nonviolence Trainer’s Award - The Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies at the University of Rhode Island (URI) congratulates Dr. Larisa Kasumagić-Kafedžić for winning the International Nonviolence Trainer’s Award on April 1, 2023. She is honored for teaching and practicing intercultural education, nonviolence, and peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina and internationally, with courage and determination for diverse people and […]
  • Identity and Community in Conversation
  • Pre-International Training Meeting - Pre-International Training MeetingThe Active Nonviolence Education Center (ANEC) in Dharamsala, India, has invited our team, including Professor Skip Mark, Meg Frost, and Thupten, to offer nonviolence training for Tibetan civil society organizations. We are all excited and busy preparing for the upcoming training.
  • Living a Peaceful, Moral Life - Living a Peaceful, Moral Life Are you interested in learning about living a peaceful, moral life in the AI era? Join us for a lecture and discussion with author Perry Garfinkel at the University of Rhode Island, Kingston campus! The special event is free and open to the public. Garfinkel will bring some copies of […]
  • Discussing Contentious Politics: Israel/Palestine, Russia/Ukraine, & the 2024 Election - Join us for the Panel Discussion. Please register using the QR code.
  • Mei Mei Long wins 2024 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Peacemaker Award! - Congratulations, Mei Mei Long, a graduate student in the Political ScienceDepartment, for winning the 2024 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Peacemaker Award.The URI Chaplains Association and URI Center for Nonviolence and PeaceStudies recognized Mei Mei for many years of voluntary contribution tohumanitarian efforts, peace, and harmony in Rhode Island and the larger world. Mei Mei […]
  • Dr. Clarisa Carubin wins the 2024 Human Rights Award from URI Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies! - Congratulations, Dr. Clarisa Carubin, for winning the 2024 Human Rights Award from URI Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies! Professor Carubin was recognized for her significant contribution toward educating and promoting human rights to her students and the larger community through creative art and design. Dr. Clarisa Carubin is an Associate Teaching Professor at the […]
  • Dr. Skip Mark Dr. Skip Mark honored as Emerging Scholar - “I am humbled and immensely grateful to have been chosen as an emerging scholar,” said Mark, assistant professor of political science and director of the Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies. “It has helped to reignite my commitment and passion to improving human rights and education in this country. I am thankful to the numerous […]
  • URI professor, human rights expert Skip Mark to take part in Geneva Human Rights Platform, U.N. expert roundtable, Sept. 14-15 - The introduction of new and advanced digital tools and databases designed to track human rights implementation and abuses has represented an important step forward for those working in the international human rights community.
  • URI celebrates new class of Nonviolence Summer Institute graduates - URI celebrates new class of Nonviolence Summer Institute graduates
  • Thupten Tendhar Delivers the Dedication Speech - The Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies is proud that our staff Thupten Tendhar was asked to deliver the Dedication Speech at the 2023 University of Rhode Island commencement ceremonies. Thupten talked about the importance of human values, including peace and nonviolence and living mindfully for the flourishing of self and others, to more than […]