We now have dates and a location for The CSRA Class of Non-Violence.

We’ve reserved Study Room C at the Headquarters Library at 823 Telfair St, Augusta, GA, 30901. Each class begins at 6:30 pm and ends at 8:30 pm on the first and third Tuesdays of June, July, August and September. Study Room C is on the 2nd floor, behind the Reference Desk.

There is no attendance requirement, so even if you can only make one session, you’re welcome to come. Reading the suggested readings for each lesson is recommended but not mandatory.

RSVPs through the CSRA Peace Alliance Facebook Page are recommended but not mandatory. There is limited space, and if it becomes necessary, we’d need to look for an alternate venue.

1. June 5 – Introduction to Non-Violence – Facilitator __________ (RSVP)
2. June 19 – Gandhi – Facilitator _________ (RSVP)
3. July 3 – Dorothy Day – Facilitator __________ (RSVP)
4. July 17 – Martin Luther King, Jr. – Facilitator  _______ (RSVP)
5. August 7 – Feminism and Non-Violence – Facilitator ________ (RSVP)
6. August 21 – Techniques and Methods of Non-Violent Action – Facilitator _______ (RSVP)
7. September 4 – Civil Disobedience and Suffering in the Way of Non-Violent Action – Facilitator __________  (RSVP)
8. September 18 – Non-Violence and Animals – Facilitator _________ (RSVP)

If you would like to facilitate one or more of these sessions, please e-mail Ayman Fadel or text him at (706) 284-3002.

We have acquired The Facilitator’s Manual for the Class of NonViolence!

This photo was taken on May 7, 2012. The first and third Monday of each month is an opportunity to demonstrate your desire for peace. Join peacemakers from 4:30-6:00pm at the intersection of Hitchcock Dr and Whiskey Rd. across the street from Moe’s Southwest Grill and near Bethlehem Lutheran Church

Join Aiken Peace for its Spring Peace Potluck, TUES March 27th, 6:30PM, at the Aiken Unitarian Universalist Church at 115 Gregg Ave, Aiken, SC.

Vegetarian potluck. Share food and conversation.

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CSRA PEACEmakers………You are invited to visit the Unitarian Universalist Church of Augusta this Sunday March 4 following the 11 am service to see an Amnesty International photo exhibit here for this weekend only. !!

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We’re distributing this book at all of our events!

Escalating tensions between the US and Iran over Iran’s nuclear program have led to talk of a “military option” and even regime change. On Tuesday, February 21, 7 pm, our two panelists will shed light on the Iran-US crisis:

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On October 6, 2011, the 10th anniversary of the war in Afghanistan, the CSRA Peace Alliance gathered at the Augusta Commons to call for peace.

Video coverage courtesy of Anibal Ibarra.

On October 6, the CSRA Peace Alliance will mark the beginning of the 11th year of the war in Afghanistan with an event at the Augusta Commons at 836 Reynolds St from 6 pm – 9 pm.

We will use the stump and soap box and want folks to share their thoughts with us (the public) on the anniversary of our war in Afghanistan. For so many reasons we want to end war and promote peace in our own country.

Contact Denice Traina by phone or text at (706) 951-2413 to get on the list of speakers and performance artists or to see how you can help with the organization. There is always a need for people to help with logistics.

Update-Here is some footage!

RESTORING COMMUNITY IN A BROKEN WORLD

A Peacebuilding Conference September 23 – 25, 2011 Read more

Almost 61 years ago, the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima (August 6) and Nagasaki (August 9) during World War II. Today, activists worldwide commemorate these days in August by reminding ourselves and others that these types of weapons should never be used again.

The film Hibakusha, Our Life to Live tells the stories of Japanese, Korean and American survivors of the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

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