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Call for Papers: 2009 Global Nonviolence International Conference
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dechasa gurmu left a comment for The Mahatma Gandhi Center"I would like to be added to the list of Mahatma Gandhi center's friends and get in touch with the center, so that I can follow up the events that are taking place there."
The Mahatma Gandhi Center is now friends with LOKOFE YONDO Pitshou, Maneshka Eliatamby and Global Foundation
Erlinda Saw commented on The Mahatma Gandhi Center's blog post Call for Papers: International (Dis)order and Violence in the Twenty-first Century"I'll inform students I know about this."
"I remember traveling to the border area in Kashmir more than 30 years ago, and being told it wasn't safe to go any further in the foothills of the mountains bordering India and Pakistan. It is amazing to ponder that peace has never come to that…"
The Mahatma Gandhi Center posted a blog postDrawing Peace Contest
The Gandhi Center's Drawing Peace Contest is going on now! For children ages 6-12, submissions are due March 8, 2010. See http://www.jmu.edu/gandhicenter/programs/artcontest.shtml for more information.
The Mahatma Gandhi Center posted a blog postCall for Papers: International (Dis)order and Violence in the Twenty-first Century
International (Dis)order and Violence in the Twenty-first CenturyThird Global Nonviolence Student ConferenceMahatma Gandhi Center for Global NonviolenceJames Madison University April 15–16, 2010The JMU Gandhi Center invites graduate students from all around the world to submit papers for its Third Biennial Nonviolence Student Conference, taking place in Harrisonburg, Virginia, on April 15–16, 2010. The theme of the conference is “International (Dis)order and Violence in the Twenty-first…See More
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- Please feel free to provide a short bio about yourself or the work of your organization (no more than 3 paragraphs)
- Who are we? Cast a glance at our logo to get a few clues! You will notice that it includes a spiral form. The spiral is one of the most basic shapes found in nature and one of the most ancient symbols of growth, change, and transformation. For the Mahatma Gandhi Center for Global Nonviolence it evokes the processes that lead outward, onward, and upward from conflict toward creativity and harmony.
The Gandhi Center is unique in its function as a global nonviolence hub, a quiet place for individual research that also hums with intellectual interaction, collaborative endeavors both internal and external, and public participation. In these ways and more, the Center contributes to the intellectual and creative life of the University and radiates new thinking across disciplines, into the classroom, and throughout the larger community.
- Please list the countries and/or regions in which you (or your organization) have direct and significant expertise
- United States
India
- What is your current country of residence (or location of your organization)?
- United States of America
- What is your current job (and organization) and/or where and what field are you studying?
- Research Center
- What is your personal or organizational website?
- http://www.jmu.edu/gandhicenter/
- Which are your primary sectoral areas of expertise (or the primary sectoral areas of your organization) ?
- Education
- Which are your primary skills areas(or the primary skill areas of your organization)?
- Communication, Curriculum Development, Fundraising, Program Design, Research, Training
- What are some of your current areas of research (if any)?
- The Gandhi Center supports cross-cultural and cross-civilizational research across disciplines. The objective of Center research programs is to provide multiple and alternative visions of nonviolent approaches to human relations and world affairs. Center staff and scholars from other institutions carry out the Center's research.
The Gandhi Center brings faculty, post-doctoral candidates, and advanced graduate students from outside James Madison University in temporary residence to lecture, teach, and work on their own research projects, thereby enriching its program. The Center has hosted the following visitors:
Sarah Claerhout
Doctoral Candidate at Research Centre Vergelijkende Cultuurwetenschap, Ghent University, Belgium
Resident: November - December 2007
Jakob De Roover
Post-Doctoral Fellow of Research Foundation - Flanders at Research Centre Vergelijkende Cultuurwetenschap, Ghent University, Belgium
Resident: Fall semester 2007
Teaching: REL 300 "Religion, Toleration, and Secularism in the West and India"
Samier Mansur
Mahatma Gandhi Research Scholar 2010
Spring - Fall 2010
- If appropriate feel free to list several of your (or your organization's) publications
- International Journal of Gandhi Studies
Working Paper Series
Project Gandhiana
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Drawing Peace Contest
Posted on February 24, 2010 at 2:53pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
The Gandhi Center's Drawing Peace Contest is going on now! For children ages 6-12, submissions are due March 8, 2010. See http://www.jmu.edu/gandhicenter/programs/artcontest.shtml for more information.
Call for Papers: International (Dis)order and Violence in the Twenty-first Century
Posted on December 11, 2009 at 2:48pm 1 Comment 0 Likes
International (Dis)order and Violence in the Twenty-first Century
Third Global Nonviolence Student Conference
Mahatma Gandhi Center for Global Nonviolence
James Madison University April 15–16, 2010
The JMU Gandhi Center invites graduate students from all around the world to submit papers for its Third Biennial Nonviolence Student Conference, taking place in Harrisonburg, Virginia, on April 15–16, 2010. The theme of the conference is “International (Dis)order and… Continue
Third Global Nonviolence Student Conference
Mahatma Gandhi Center for Global Nonviolence
James Madison University April 15–16, 2010
The JMU Gandhi Center invites graduate students from all around the world to submit papers for its Third Biennial Nonviolence Student Conference, taking place in Harrisonburg, Virginia, on April 15–16, 2010. The theme of the conference is “International (Dis)order and… Continue
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- At 9:58am on March 22, 2010, dechasa gurmu said…
- I would like to be added to the list of Mahatma Gandhi center's friends and get in touch with the center, so that I can follow up the events that are taking place there.
- At 2:55am on December 12, 2009,
William TARPAI said…
- I remember traveling to the border area in Kashmir more than 30 years ago, and being told it wasn't safe to go any further in the foothills of the mountains bordering India and Pakistan. It is amazing to ponder that peace has never come to that area still to this day. Thousands of families need help to recover a normal life...
I remember cancelled a trip to Sri Lanka because of security concerns, but know that families are starting to return home now that a peace accord has been reached. Thousands of families need help to recover a normal life.
I recall going to the border area in the tall mountains that China, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Pakistan share, and having to have a guard travel with me to ensure my safety.
I recall traveling in the moiuntainous areas of Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Krygyzstan, once again, during the time that 3 PeaceKeepers were killed, with their interpretor in Tajikistan.
The theme of the conference is an excellent one. It would be great to be able to one day think of the development opportunities for the local inhabitants that could be created by promoting international tourism in these areas....
- At 1:43pm on January 5, 2009,
Diwakar Sharma said… - hi,
thank you very much for accepting my friend request.
Diwakar
India.
- At 1:41pm on January 5, 2009, Diwakar Sharma said…
- hi,
Gandhian way of life is very adorable, I tried a numerous times to walk in Gandhian way, but my personal experiances are not good in this regard. How can I set the gandian philosophy in my thought where greed, selfishness, lust of power and other numerous bad things are scattered in the society ? How should I enrich my thought?
Diwakar.
- At 11:20pm on December 13, 2008,
Daniel ozoukou said… - Hi dear Director:
I am very pleased to discover your center which promotes Gandhi's ideas of nonviolence. I appreciate your commitment and congratulate you.
I think that we should make contact and work together. I spent 2 week in India in last april 2008 with cross travel through the country:shilong,bangalor,new delhi amenhamenabad etc. here in Abidjan I have close relationship with indian Embassy.
Warm regards!
Daniel ozoukou
political analyst
chair international conference for nonviolence and democracy CINOD
Abidjan côte d'ivoire
ozoukoud@yahoo.fr
+225 22503206 office
+225 02733562 mobile
- At 1:54pm on December 4, 2008,
KOBOLONGO KONGUNDE Crispin said… - Without this center, GANDHI would not be spoken in beaucouq about the houses, schools, universities, and other public places, c' like me j' is; took part in the contest on the life of Ghandhi which the center organizes.
- At 8:34pm on November 27, 2008,
Dr (Mr) Ananya.S.Guha. said… - Sorry that should read : Ananya S Guha.
- At 8:33pm on November 27, 2008, Dr (Mr) Ananya.S.Guha. said…
- I am Anaya S Guha, peace believer, peace builder from India. I am an educationist in Distance Education, writer, poet, blogger and online activist.
Ananya S Guha.
- At 8:30pm on November 27, 2008, Dr (Mr) Ananya.S.Guha. said…
- I would love to be a part of this Centre. For peace, by peace, of peace.
Ananya S Guha.
- At 8:28pm on November 27, 2008, Dr (Mr) Ananya.S.Guha. said…
- Gandhi's peace
was non violence
sedately he remained
calm in death
even when violated against.
His brutal murder.
Ananya S Guha.
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