Watsonville, CA – In a heartfelt conversation with the Resource Center for Nonviolence (RCNV), Monterey County Supervisor Luis Alejo, a former Mayor of Watsonville and a founding member of the Peace and Unity March, shared insights into the legacy of community activism and the importance of unity, collaboration, and the upcoming joint event titled “Stories …
“Con el hablar todo se entiende!”. My father, a proud participant of The Bracero Program, used to say that everything can be understood by speaking. The spoken narratives that shape our community must not only be protected, but defined by our voices. That is why the Resource Center for Nonviolence (RCNV) is gearing up for …
Stories of Resistance: Uniting Voices for Peace and Justice Read More »
The Resource Center for Nonviolence participated in the Santa Cruz United Against Hate Week this year along with the Santa Cruz Public Libraries, Standing Up for Racial Justice, and Temple Beth El. Santa Cruz County United for Safe and Inclusive Communities (SCCUSIC) was the hosting organization for this week long events and used resources from …
On 4 April 1967 Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered his seminal speech at Riverside Church condemning the Vietnam War. Declaring “my conscience leaves me no other choice,” King described the war’s deleterious effects on both America’s poor and Vietnamese peasants and insisted that it was morally imperative for the United States to take radical steps …
Beyond Vietnam: A Speech by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on April 4th, 1967 Read More »
All is One: Building a Decolonized Future Together In this virtual event we will highlight our regional native communities’ anticolonial environmental justice movements. And we will join together in celebration of the relationships we have built this year, in antiracism education, healing and training, and climate justice organizer training. Learn and engage with two native …
Dear RCNV Community, As 2021 comes to an end, we send greetings and gratitude for the ongoing love and strength from the community of nonviolence and antiracism and continue to inspire one another.
The June 10th California Ocean & Climate Justice Summit amplified stories and solutions from the BIPOC environmental justice leaders who participated in a spring mini-fellowship hosted by the Resource Center for Nonviolence and Save Our Shores. Please join us in supporting these emerging leaders in their efforts to inspire California to recognize how its diverse population, cultural influence, vast wealth, and startup mindset can be essential …
TRUTH + JUSTICE = HOPE, A California Ocean & Climate Justice Summit on June 10, 2021 Read More »
THANK YOU!!! Our November 2, 2019 Annual Dinner with Enid Lee was a great success. We are so appreciative of all the individuals and businesses who supported this event. THANK YOU to our Business Supporters: Trader Joe’s Front St., Staff of Life Natural Foods Market, Pacific Cookie Company, Beckmann’s Old World Bakery, Discretion Brewery, Coffeol …
A big THANK YOU to our 11.2.19 Annual Dinner Supporters: Businesses and Individuals… Read More »
Today is the 150th anniversary of the birth of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. Why does a man who was born 150 years ago in India mean so much to me and, I would argue, all of us? In brief Gandhi developed passive resistance into active nonviolence. Gandhi fought racism in South Africa and colonialism in India. …
In response to the political turmoil, prejudice, and violence plaguing our country, the Resource Center for Nonviolence held their twice-yearly Kingian Nonviolence Conflict Reconciliation Training May 12th and 13th. Attended by a diverse group of individuals from different genders, ages, and ethnicities, the event provided participants with skills to peacefully navigate and effectively transform the …
Creating Positive Peace and Making Nonviolence Mainstream Read More »
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