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Nonviolence and Peacemaking


The Vision of the Adrian Dominican Sisters explicitly states, “We practice non-violent peacemaking.”

Related Corporate Stances:

Opposition to the Death Penalty, 2002 (PDF) | Urging U.S. Withdrawal from Iraq, 2005 (PDF) | Nuclear Disarmament, 2007 (PDF) | Against Human Trafficking of Children, Women, and Men, 2008 (PDF) | Immigration Initiative, 2012 (PDF)


Resources

Peace Education Foundation – Educating children and adults in the dynamics of conflict and promoting peacemaking skills in our homes, schools, community, the nation, and the world.

Meta Peace Team – Organization based in Michigan that offers skills training, peace team placement, education, and networking around the U.S. and the world.

Nuns Against Gun Violence – The Adrian Dominican Sisters are part of this coalition of Catholic Sisters and their allies that affirms the value of human life through prayer, education, and advocacy for common sense, evidence-based, gun violence prevention.

For three decades, Pace e Bene (an Italian greeting from St. Francis and St. Claire of Assisi meaning "Peace and all Good") has been leading nonviolence trainings, publishing books on nonviolence, and taking action for nonviolent change. In the spirit of St. Francis, Gandhi, Dorothy Day and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., they have persistently invited people everywhere to walk the path of nonviolence.

Pax Christi USA is a membership organization that rejects war, preparation for war, every form of violence and domination, and personal and systemic racism. As a section of Pax Christi International, we are members of the international Catholic peace and justice movement that seeks to model the peace of Christ in our witness to the mandate of the nonviolence of the Cross.

Actions

Seasonal Peace Prayers – Led by Adrian Dominican Sisters and Associates and held weekly during Advent, Lent, and the Season of Creation.

Join Pax Christi USA for Monday evening Advent Prayer Services.

Learn about nonviolent communication (NVC) and how it can transform lives through this video and others at the Center for NonViolent Communication.

Nonviolence is not passive and it is effective. Explore the principles of nonviolence at the Metta Center for Nonviolence website.

Sign up for nonviolence workshops through the Nonviolence Institute.

 

 

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