{"id":979,"date":"2013-01-17T15:54:16","date_gmt":"2013-01-17T20:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/?page_id=979"},"modified":"2023-03-29T16:42:26","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T20:42:26","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns add-margin is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/2026\/03\/24\/celebrating-the-legacy-of-the-rev-dr-bernard-lafayette-jr\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/bernard-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/bernard-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/bernard-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/2026\/03\/24\/celebrating-the-legacy-of-the-rev-dr-bernard-lafayette-jr\/\">Celebrating the Legacy of the Rev. Dr. Bernard Lafayette, Jr.<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">We invite you to join us in honoring the life and legacy of Bernard Lafayette by watching the livestream of his funeral service. Bernard Lafayette was a towering figure in the Civil Rights Movement and a lifelong advocate for nonviolence, justice, and human dignity. We are sharing this livestream so that those who wish to [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/2026\/03\/10\/new-research-challenges-a-common-assumption-atrocities-do-not-happen-only-in-autocracies\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/New-Coversation-Logo-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/New-Coversation-Logo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/New-Coversation-Logo-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/2026\/03\/10\/new-research-challenges-a-common-assumption-atrocities-do-not-happen-only-in-autocracies\/\">New research challenges a common assumption: atrocities do not happen only in autocracies<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">New research challenges a common assumption: atrocities do not happen only in autocracies. This database tracks 40 years of government-linked abuses and argues that democracies can cross that line too. Read the article here.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/2026\/03\/08\/honoring-the-outstanding-life-of-dr-bernard-lafayette-jr\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/64636773_2541743419193659_4815451297153024000_n-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/64636773_2541743419193659_4815451297153024000_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/64636773_2541743419193659_4815451297153024000_n-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/2026\/03\/08\/honoring-the-outstanding-life-of-dr-bernard-lafayette-jr\/\">Honoring the Outstanding Life of Dr. Bernard LaFayette, Jr.<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Honoring the Outstanding Life of Dr. Bernard LaFayette, Jr.(July 29, 1940 &#8211; March 5, 2026) We honor the exemplary and inspirational life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Bernard LaFayette, Jr., fondly known as Doc. He was the first director of the University of Rhode Island\u2019s Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies from 1999 to 2009, [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/2026\/01\/30\/2026-human-rights-award\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/Sean-Rogers-Thupten-Tendhar-2026-Human-Rights-Award-1-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/Sean-Rogers-Thupten-Tendhar-2026-Human-Rights-Award-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/Sean-Rogers-Thupten-Tendhar-2026-Human-Rights-Award-1-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/2026\/01\/30\/2026-human-rights-award\/\">2026 Human Rights Award<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The URI Center for Nonviolence and Peace congratulates Dr. Sean Rogers, the Dean of URI College of Business, and Jean D. Nsabumuremyi, the Director of the URI Multicultural Student Services Center, for winning the 2026 Human Rights Award. Dr. Sean Edmund Rogers&nbsp;is the Dean of the URI College of Business and the Alfred J. Verrecchia-Hasbro [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<a class=\"cl-button  block-level\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/news\/news\/\" title=\"\">More Center News<\/a>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Events<\/h1>\n\n\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/2025\/11\/03\/tibet-nonviolence-and-the-international-human-rights-law\/\">Tibet, Nonviolence, and the International Human Rights Law<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Join us for an inspiring lecture with Dr. Lobsang Sangay, former President of the Central Tibetan Administration and Senior Visiting Fellow at Harvard Law School. Dr. Sangay will share insights from his years of leadership and dialogue across cultures, exploring the path toward peace, human rights, and a compassionate global community. Free and open to [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/2025\/11\/01\/interfaith-friendsgiving-potluck\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/Friendsgiving-Potluck-Real-Estate-Flyer-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/Friendsgiving-Potluck-Real-Estate-Flyer-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/Friendsgiving-Potluck-Real-Estate-Flyer-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/2025\/11\/01\/interfaith-friendsgiving-potluck\/\">Interfaith Friendsgiving Potluck<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Join us for an Interfaith Friendsgiving Potluck at Kingston Congregational Church on Thursday, November 13, from 5:30 to 7 PM. Enjoy an evening of food, community, and live music with students from different campus organizations. All are welcome &#8211; you may attend with or without contributing to the potluck.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/2025\/10\/08\/how-to-gandhi-in-6-somewhat-easy-steps\/\">How to Gandhi in 6 (Somewhat) Easy Steps<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Join us for an evening with Perry Garfinkel, New York Times contributor and bestselling author of Becoming Gandhi. Garfinkel shares lessons from his global and inner journey to live Gandhi\u2019s principles of truth and nonviolence.Where: Quinn Hall 214, University of Rhode IslandWhen: Wednesday, October 22, 2025 | 5:00\u20136:30 PMFree and open to the public. Hope [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/2023\/12\/06\/mindfulness-in-the-ancient-and-contemporary-world\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"116\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/Mindfulness_Gyaltsen-pdf-116x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/2023\/12\/06\/mindfulness-in-the-ancient-and-contemporary-world\/\">Mindfulness in the Ancient and Contemporary World<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">On November 3, 2023, 05:00 - 6:30 PM, join us to learn about Mindfulness in the ancient and contemporary world.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/2023\/12\/06\/music-for-peace\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/Draft_Music-for-Peace-pdf-120x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/2023\/12\/06\/music-for-peace\/\">Music for Peace<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">12\/5\/2023, 5:00 -6:00 PM, join us for an enchanting evening of traditional music with six Tibetan monks.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/2023\/12\/06\/global-human-rights-report-event\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"116\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/CIRIGHTS-Data-Launch-2023_event-poster-pdf-116x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/2023\/12\/06\/global-human-rights-report-event\/\">Global Human Rights Report Event<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Join us on 12\/7\/2023, 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM for the Global Human Rights report event.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/2023\/10\/25\/interfaith-festival\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/Interfaith-Festival-2023-pdf-120x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/2023\/10\/25\/interfaith-festival\/\">Interfaith Festival<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Join us on November 9, from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM for the Interfaith Festival. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/2023\/10\/25\/the-un-in-complex-country-contexts-a-personal-perspective-from-neal-walker\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"116\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/Neal-Walker-Flyer-pdf-116x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/2023\/10\/25\/the-un-in-complex-country-contexts-a-personal-perspective-from-neal-walker\/\">The UN in Complex Country Contexts: A Personal Perspective from Neal Walker<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Join us for a discussion on the role of the UN in complex country contexts on October 26th at 5:00 PM.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/2023\/09\/18\/one-world-one-family\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/Pradeep-Instagram-2023-pdf-120x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/2023\/09\/18\/one-world-one-family\/\">One World, One Family<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">On October 5th at 12:30 PM, join us for a special guest lecture on inner peace.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/2023\/09\/13\/international-day-of-peace-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/2024_Peace_Day_Schedule_Page_1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/2024_Peace_Day_Schedule_Page_1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/2024_Peace_Day_Schedule_Page_1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/2023\/09\/13\/international-day-of-peace-2\/\">International Day of Peace<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Join us in celebration of the International Day of Peace on September 22, 2023.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/2023\/04\/30\/human-rights-workshop\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/Shepard_Company_Building_Washington_St_Facade-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/Shepard_Company_Building_Washington_St_Facade-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/Shepard_Company_Building_Washington_St_Facade-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/2023\/04\/30\/human-rights-workshop\/\">Human Rights Workshop<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">On May 5th and 6th, 2023 join us for an informative and engaging workshop on the latest human rights issues, datasets, reporting, and advocacy. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/2023\/04\/25\/physical-yoga-mental-peace\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/Deirdrea-Finalist-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/Deirdrea-Finalist-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/Deirdrea-Finalist-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/2023\/04\/25\/physical-yoga-mental-peace\/\">Physical Yoga, Mental Peace<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">On May 1, 4:30-5:30 PM join us on the Quad to destress through a session of physical yoga and mental peace with Deirdre Morrison.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/2023\/03\/29\/frontiers-of-human-rights-measurement-conference\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/pexels-fauxels-3184293-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/pexels-fauxels-3184293-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/pexels-fauxels-3184293-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/2023\/03\/29\/frontiers-of-human-rights-measurement-conference\/\">Frontiers of Human Rights Measurement Conference<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">On May 6-7, 2023 you are invited to attend the Frontiers of Human Rights Measurement Conference at Shepard Hall.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/2023\/03\/21\/a-social-justice-choir-in-performance-at-uri\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/E0E8C08C-C85D-4A33-BB2E-13684AE8BE4D-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/E0E8C08C-C85D-4A33-BB2E-13684AE8BE4D-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/E0E8C08C-C85D-4A33-BB2E-13684AE8BE4D-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/2023\/03\/21\/a-social-justice-choir-in-performance-at-uri\/\">A Social Justice Choir in Performance at URI<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">On Sunday, March 26th, VOICES 21C, a Boston-based community-focused artists\u2019 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. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/2023\/03\/14\/pedagogy-of-peace-in-formal-education\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/Larisa-Kasumagic-Kafedzic_139-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/Larisa-Kasumagic-Kafedzic_139-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/Larisa-Kasumagic-Kafedzic_139-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/2023\/03\/14\/pedagogy-of-peace-in-formal-education\/\">Pedagogy of Peace in Formal Education<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">On Friday, March 31, 2023 The Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies will host Dr. Larisa Kasumagi\u0107-Kafed\u017ei\u0107 for a special lecture titled Pedagogy of Peace in Formal Education.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/2023\/03\/09\/sand-mandala-painting\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/Sand-Mandala-2023-Regular-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/Sand-Mandala-2023-Regular-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/Sand-Mandala-2023-Regular-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/2023\/03\/09\/sand-mandala-painting\/\">Sand Mandala Painting<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">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.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/2023\/02\/16\/guest-lecturer-his-eminence-kundeling-rinpoche\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/28ED109A-FACD-4912-A187-B79F48926179-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/28ED109A-FACD-4912-A187-B79F48926179-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/28ED109A-FACD-4912-A187-B79F48926179-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/2023\/02\/16\/guest-lecturer-his-eminence-kundeling-rinpoche\/\">Guest Lecturer, His Eminence Kundeling Rinpoche<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Friday, March 3, at 3:00 PM.\nThe Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies is honored to host His Eminence Kundeling Rinpoche, the 13th Reincarnation of the Kundeling Tatsak.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/2023\/02\/14\/candlelight-community-gathering-for-syrian-and-turkish-earthquake-victims\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/CommunityGathering-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/CommunityGathering-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/CommunityGathering-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/CommunityGathering-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/CommunityGathering-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/CommunityGathering-364x364.png 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/CommunityGathering-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/CommunityGathering-1000x1000.png 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/CommunityGathering.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/2023\/02\/14\/candlelight-community-gathering-for-syrian-and-turkish-earthquake-victims\/\">Candlelight Community Gathering for Syrian and Turkish Earthquake Victims<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">2\/15\/2023 at 5:00 PM\nJoin 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.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/2023\/01\/11\/martin-luther-king-jr-day-celebration\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/Screen-Shot-2023-01-11-at-12.38.23-PM-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/Screen-Shot-2023-01-11-at-12.38.23-PM-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/Screen-Shot-2023-01-11-at-12.38.23-PM-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/2023\/01\/11\/martin-luther-king-jr-day-celebration\/\">Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">January 13 &#8211; 16, 2023 Join us to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.&#8217;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<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/2022\/12\/03\/intention-peace-with-autumn-francesca\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/Autumn-Francesca-Final_2022-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/Autumn-Francesca-Final_2022-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/Autumn-Francesca-Final_2022-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/2022\/12\/03\/intention-peace-with-autumn-francesca\/\">Intention Peace with Autumn Francesca<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Join us for a special presentation and music for peaceful intention on December 7th at 5:30 PM.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Events<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-979","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/979","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=979"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/979\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31960,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/979\/revisions\/31960"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}