From Violence to Wholeness
21 April to 30 June 2004
an eleven-part process in the spirituality and practice of active non-violence
Every Wednesday from 21 April to 30 June 2004, 7pm —
9pm
All Hallows Church, Regent Terrace, Leeds LS6 1NP
Cost £20 waged/£10 low-waged/£5 unwaged
From Violence to Wholeness is an eleven-part study and action course developed by Pace e Bene Franciscan Non-violence Centre that explores active non-violence as a creative, powerful and effective process for addressing and resolving the conflicts in our lives and in the life of the world. Using small-group discussions, role plays, presentations and readings, From Violence to Wholeness offers participants the vision of a constructive alternative to the violence in our world today and practical tools for translating this vision into reality.
The course ran at All Hallows in 2003, facilitated by Ray Gaston and Julie Greenan. These are some of the comments made by people who took part:
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‘… a safe and honest place to hear and to speak’
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‘I was very pleased to see this area treated holistically — we as individuals need to change if the world is to change. And certainly not just intellectually.’
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‘… really good to have such a course to try out and share with other people. Got me thinking again … widened my ideas about non-violence’
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‘… the opportunity to tell our stories if we chose.’
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‘… broadened it out for me — what non-violence is, rather than what it’s against.’
The eleven-week programme includes:
Beginning our Journey ~ The Experience and Dynamics of Violence ~ The Faithful Non-violence of Jesus ~ Violence, Non-violence and Gender ~ Gandhi and the Non-violence of Soul-Force ~ Cultivating Reverence for the Earth ~ Non-violence and Social Transformation ~ Non-violent Social Change in Action: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement ~ Experimenting with Non-violence: Creating Non-violent Activity ~ Creating Communities of Non-violence.
The course has been extended from ten weeks to eleven weeks in response to feedback from previous participants. It will be facilitated by Ray Gaston and Julie Greenan of All Hallows Church. Participants are asked to make a commitment to all eleven sessions and to book in advance. To enrol, please download the booking form, print it out and send it in. The cost of the whole course is £20 waged/£10 low-waged/£5 unwaged.
For further details please ring Ray on 0113 242 2205, e-mail info@allhallowsleeds.org.uk or Julie on 01274 583282, e-mail Julie.Greenan@tesco.net