A Model for Engaging Students in Nonviolent Action: Diversity, Oppression, Nonviolence, and Engagement

By: David J. Smith, May 1, 2017 The City of Rockville (MD) Human Rights Commission’s annual Diversity Leadership Workshop was held on Saturday, April 29.   In the past, the program had focused on diversity leadership.  However, this year at the request of students, the focus was on looking at the role of engagement and activismContinueContinue reading “A Model for Engaging Students in Nonviolent Action: Diversity, Oppression, Nonviolence, and Engagement”

A Conversation at Penn State, 4/28: Looking at Peace Work

By: David J. Smith, April 28, 2017 I was pleased to today again visit Penn State University; I had visited in March 2016. My hosts were the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications and the Golden Key International Honour Society.   We engaged in an intimate conversation about the changing nature of work, and how that mightContinueContinue reading “A Conversation at Penn State, 4/28: Looking at Peace Work”

Return to State College Friends School, State College, PA, 4/28: Letting Youth Define Peace

By: David J. Smith, April 28, 2017 I was pleased to  return to State College Friends School to work with about twenty 6th, 7th, and 8th graders today. This was my second visit, having visited in March 2016. In considering notions of peace with younger students, I have started to take a more elicitive approach.   PeaceContinueContinue reading “Return to State College Friends School, State College, PA, 4/28: Letting Youth Define Peace”