Deepening our commitment to nonviolent social change in a world filled with violence, turmoil, and uncertainty.
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We are living in a time of transition. Our ecological, social and economic systems are on the verge of collapse, putting many communities into a state of panic and awakening collective trauma. When we enter a state of panic, the part of us that is able to hold onto our commitments to nonviolence is disabled. So how do we engage in nonviolent social change work in the midst of such turmoil?
Join us as we explore the critical questions of our times. What does it mean to commit to nonviolence in a world filled with violence? How do we use nonviolent action as a modality of collective trauma healing? How do we remember to breathe in the midst of such urgency? How do we continue to advocate for justice, affirm life, create beauty and strengthen community in the midst of collapse?
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Kazu Haga is a trainer, educator, student and practitioner with over 25 years of experience in nonviolence and restorative justice. He weaves in lessons from decades of Buddhist practice and trauma healing work to advance social change and collective healing.
He is a core member of Building Belonging, the Ahimsa Collective and the Fierce Vulnerability Network, is a Jam facilitator and author of the book Healing Resistance: A Radically Different Response to Harm as well as the upcoming book Fierce Vulnerability: Healing from Trauma, Emerging from Collapse.
He teaches nonviolence, conflict reconciliation, restorative justice, organizing and mindfulness in prisons and jails, high schools, universities and youth groups, faith communities and activist movements around the country.
Kazu was introduced to the work of social change and nonviolence in 1998, when at the age of 17 he participated in the Interfaith Pilgrimage of the Middle Passage; a 6-month walking journey from Massachusetts to New Orleans to retrace the slave trade. He then spent a year studying nonviolence and Buddhism while living in monasteries throughout South Asia, and returned to the US at age 19 to begin a lifelong path in social justice work.
He spent 10 years working in social justice philanthropy, while directly being involved in and playing leading roles in many movements. He became an active nonviolence trainer in the global justice movement of the late 1990s, and has since led hundreds of workshops worldwide.
Kazu is an avid meditator, enjoys being in nature and loves food more than most people do. He is also a die-hard fan of the Boston Celtics.
He is a resident of the Canticle Farm community on Lisjan Ohlone land, Oakland, CA where he lives with his family.
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This is an online event. The zoom link will be emailed to registered participants the day before the event. All attendees are required to adhere to Soul Fire Farm's safer space agreements.
This event is open to all. BIPOC and frontlines communities will be centered. A recording will be made available to folks who request it through the registration process.
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