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NEWS and EVENTS

If We Don't Teach Peace, a documentary video created by Kyle Forbes Bissell, about the work of the Center for Nonviolent Solutions, premiered at The Way of Nonviolence event on October 22, 2011. Watch it here.

Way of Nonviolence
THE WAY OF NONVIOLENCE,
The Center for Nonviolent Solutions' special fundraising luncheon in honor of one of our founders, William P. Densmore, Saturday, October 22, 2011, was attended by over 160 friends and supporters. Mr. Densmore's contributions to the way of nonviolence in the Worcester community were lauded by Congressman Jim McGovern, Worcester Mayor O'Brien, CNVS Board Chair Paul Ropp, Friend and Neighbor Richard Ford, and CNVS Executive Director Christa Drew. View a slide show of the event.

Mayors Tell Congress: Bring War Dollars Home
City supports nonviolent solutions
Worcester Mayor, Joseph C. O'Brien was among those who signed on to a resolution that calls for bringing home our war dollars to fund domestic needs. We applaud the Mayor's vision and leadership on this important issue!

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Tools and Tips for Constructive Conversations
Are you frustrated by the deteriorating quality of public dialogue on difficult issues? The Public Conversations Project in Watertown, MA has tools and tips for constructive conversations.  They have launched a new page of their website entitled Of National Concern: Critical conversations on challenging issues, which features resources for talking about tough issues with those with whom you disagree.

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Periodic Postings on Peace and Justice, AFSC-SENE blog.

 

 

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Helping People Create Their Own Solutions....one conversation at a time.

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What are the Real Costs of War?
Why do states glorify war?

Paul Ropp, CNVS Board Chair, examines the social, economic, political and moral costs of modern war.
US military budget, defense spending
This chart shows comparative military spending among 10 top spending nations. The US and its NATO allies account for over 64% of all military spending.



"The wars we haven’t had saved many lives."
~William Stafford
"Be the change you want to see in the world."
~Mohandas Gandhi
"Our choice is between nonviolence and nonexistence."
~Martin Luther King, Jr.
"There never was a good war or a bad peace."
~Benjamin Franklin
"Peace is not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alternatives for responding to conflict."
~Dorothy Thompson
"I do not want the peace that passeth understanding. I want the understanding which bringeth peace."
~Helen Keller
"You can't shake hands with a clenched fist."
~Indira Gandhi
"We look forward to the time when the Power of Love will replace the Love of Power. Then will our world know the blessings of peace."
~William E Gladstone
"Imagine all the people living life in peace..."
~John Lennon
"If you want to make peace, you don't talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies."
~Moshe Dayan
"Peace is not the absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means."
~Ronald Reagan
 
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