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2012 UPCOMING Events

Join us August 13-17 from 9 am - 3 pm for Peace Camp in Memorial Hall!  Peace Camp is for children ages 6-13 to teach children the value of nonviolence through fun and interaactive activities that get them thinking about the world around them.


past 2012 events

Arun Gandhi visited JMU campus Thursday, April 19 7:30 p.m. Wilson Hall

Arun Gandhi Poster

Thank you to everyone who came to the event!

 

Gandhi Center Discussion #4 - What Is Gandhi?

Dr. Bidyut Chakrabarty led a discussion on Gandhi. 

What Is Gandhi flyer

April 16th: Gasland, 7:00 p.m. HHS 1302

JMU Amnesty International, EARTH Club and the Gandhi Center presented Gasland, a film about hydrofracking and its deadly consequences throughout America.

 

April 11 - Give Us Names Documentary Screening, 8:00 p.m. Maury G2

Documentary about displacement in Colombia.

 

April 10 - Remembering Yeardley Love's Story, 6:30 p.m. ISAT 136

Remembering Yeardley Love's Story seeks to educate the JMU student population about the prevalence, severity and preventability of dating and intimate partner violence on college campuses. Speakers Candy Phillips and Melissa Waite share experiences working at First Step, Harrisonburg's battered women's shelter, and Dr. Jenelle Boo and Patricia Crocker will inform students about counseling services for survivors and victims.

 

Gandhi Center Discussion #3 - Religion and War

Please join us on the JMU campus on Tuesday, March 13 from 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm in the East Campus Library 3rd Floor Flex Study for a discussion on religion and war.  Free community parking is available in Lot C10.

Religion and War

 

Drawing Peace Contest

Drawing Peace is a drawing and painting contest for children 5-11 years of age. The objective of Drawing Peace is to foster an awareness of justice, nonviolence and peace through visual art. It is our hope that the contest will encourage the discussion and exploration of the concepts of nonviolence, justice and peace in elementary school age children. For more information, please view the letter from the director, the consent, and the Drawing Peace flyer, which is posted below.

 

Drawing Peace flyer

Gandhi Center Discussion Series #2

Please join us on Thursday, February 16 from 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm in Harrison Hall, Room 2105.  The Gandhi Center's distinguished panel will be engaging in a community discussion about the many faces of violence. Everyone is welcome to join. Future discussions will be held on March 13 and April 17. 

Many Faces of Violence Flyer

 

2011 EVENTS


Clothes for Care

Please come to the CCM (Catholic Campus Ministry) House located at 1052 S. Main Street on December 3 between 10:00 am and 6:00 pm to donate gently used clothing to the less fortunate!  Clothing will be going overseas to Uganda and Nicaragua.  Infant and children's clothing accepted as well!  Please click on the link below for more information:

Clothes for Care


Global Camp

Our fourth annual Global Nonviolence Summer Camp was a huge success! With 37 campers and 23 volunteers, we had a blast learning about leaders who have build peace around the world.

For news articles on the Camp, read on:

Video and text story from WHSV

Story in the Daily News-Record (written by Emily Sharrer, photo by Michael Reilly)

Stay tuned to our website for information on next year's Global Camp!


Drawing Peace - Previous Contest Winners

 

First Place:  

Stephanie Yip’s class, “Revolution of the World” series, School of Creativity, Hong Kong

Stephanie Yip’s class, “The Peaceful Ethnicity” series, School of Creativity, Hong Kong

Mike Chan’s class, “Visit to a Mysterious Land” series, Chong Hok Tong Education Center, Hong Kong

Mike Chan’s class, “Love Around the World” series, Chong Hok Tong Education Center, Hong Kong

Elizabeth Healy, Keister Elementary School, Harrisonburg, VA

 

Second Place:

Alison Sokoloff, Keister Elementary School, Harrisonburg, VA

Julia White, Keister Elementary School, Harrisonburg, VA

 

Third Place:

Dora Yates, Keister Elementary School, Harrisonburg, VA

 

Honorable Mentions:

Justin Breeden-Quintas, Keister Elementary School, Harrisonburg, VA

Ian Mburu Njuguna, Keister Elementary School, Harrisonburg, VA

Jordyn Michelle McHone, Keister Elementary School, Harrisonburg, VA

 

Roanoke Valley Horse Rescue: A Day of Service

The Mahatma Gandhi Center for Global Nonviolence is proud to present a Day of Service at the Roanoke Valley Horse Rescue. The RVHR works hard to prevent equine abuse, take care of horses, and provide much-needed shelter. We will be assisting their efforts. The cost to volunteer is only $10! We will meet at the Gandhi Center at 7am on April 9th and be back by 8pm. If you're interested email Diana Gates, Alternative Break point-person, at gatesdb@dukes.jmu.edu or visit the Center located at 500 Cardinal Drive.