On Sunday, March 26th, VOICES 21C, a Boston-based community-focused artists’ collective whose members include several URI Music Department alums, is partnering with The Center for the Humanities and the URI Department of Music to perform a concert at the Fine Arts Center on the topic of mass-incarceration in the US.
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Pedagogy of Peace in Formal Education
On Friday, March 31, 2023 The Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies will host Dr. Larisa Kasumagić-Kafedžić for a special lecture titled Pedagogy of Peace in Formal Education.
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Starting Monday, March 27 through Friday, March 31, 2023, eight Tibetan Buddhist monks from the Mystical Arts of Tibet, Drepung Loseling Monastery, will construct a Mandala Sand Painting.
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Friday, March 3, at 3:00 PM.
The Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies is honored to host His Eminence Kundeling Rinpoche, the 13th Reincarnation of the Kundeling Tatsak.
Candlelight Community Gathering for Syrian and Turkish Earthquake Victims
2/15/2023 at 5:00 PM
Join the Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies and the URI community in supporting Syria and Turkey earthquake victims and survivors with the Candle Light Vigil on Wednesday, February 15, at 5:00, Multicultural Center.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration
January 13 – 16, 2023 Join us to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Day with the 2023 World House Documentary Film Festival! Click on the link below to register. https://cddrl.fsi.stanford.edu/world-house/content/2023filmfestival
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Join us for a special presentation and music for peaceful intention on December 7th at 5:30 PM.
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November 16, 2022
2:00-4:00 PM
The Center for Nonviolence & Peace Studies is hosting a Zine Workshop that will involve learning how to create a zine about a topic we are passionate about and feel deserves greater attention.
International Education Week
On November 16, 2022 Dr. Thupten Tendhar, Coordinator of the Healthy Minds – Inner Peace Project at the URI Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies, will facilitate this interactive event. Cultivating Sustainable Peace within for mental health, happiness, and human civilization will be discussed.
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Cambodian human rights activist Mu Sochua gave a guest lecture at URI through the Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies on nonviolent activism and protecting freedom and human rights in Cambodia.
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