WELCOME to the

Mahatma Gandhi Center for Global Nonviolence

 

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.

 

The Center is named in honor of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (October 2, 1869 - January 30, 1948). Mahatma, meaning "great soul," was an honorific title.

 

 

Our Purpose, Nature, Scope

 

Our Mission, Aspiration, Core Values

 

Our Strategic Plan, 2008 - 2013