Institute for the Study & Practice of Nonviolence

Rhode Island Peace Mission Forum on April 18

"How Our Oil Dependency Fuels War"

A forum on "How Our Oil Dependency Fuels War" will be held on Tuesday, April 18, at 7:00 PM, at the First Unitarian Church, corner of Benefit and Benevolent streets, in Providence.

Keynote speaker is Michael Klare, professor of Peace and World Security Studies at Hampshire College and author of Blood and Oil: The Dangers and Consequences of America's Growing Dependency on Imported Petroleum. Responders include Katherine Brown, Executive Director of the Southside Community Land Trust, and Barry Schiller of the Sierra Club of RI.  The moderator is Karina Wood of the Providence Congress for the New Urbanism.

The forum is sponsored by the Rhode Island Peace Mission and co-sponsored by the First Unitarian Social Justice Council.  Free and open to the public.  For more information, call (401) 724-7700, Ext. 6.

Download the flyer here (pdf)

March 2006 Nonviolence Training

In March and early April 2006, the Institute for the Study and Practice of Nonviolence again offered our Training of Trainers (TOT) program. This 5-week intensive study prepares participants to go out into the community and teach ISPN's Nonviolence curriculum.

We will hold another training in a few months. As always, we invite you to consider attending or referring someone who you think would benefit from these trainings.

Currently, we are working in school systems in Woonsocket, Pawtucket, Cranston, Lincoln and Providence. We start with 3rd grades and teach on up through high school. We also offer a variety of Nonviolence workshops to community groups, corporations, church groups... So, again, if teaching Nonviolence appeals to you, please contact us. Or, if you know someone who may be interested, please let them know about these trainings.

Curious? Click here to read about a previous training class.

Once trainers go into the classroom, we pay an hourly rate whenever possible. We think people who teach peace should be paid for theirwork.

For more information, contact Jane E. Jellison, Director of Training or Kate Mullin, AmeriCorps Vista.

Click here to download the TOT Brochure (.pdf file)