'Kingian' Philosophy Directed Toward Creating Tools for Transformative Nonviolent Social Change and Conflict Resolution
Community members have the opportunity to join members of the Wilmington College campus in nonviolence training based upon methods used by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in a workshop Oct. 6, from 5 to 7:30 p.m., in the T. Canby Jones Meetinghouse in Boyd Cultural Arts Center.
The “Kingian” nonviolence training is directed toward creating tools for transformative nonviolent social change and conflict resolution. The two facilitators conducting the workshop are advanced Kingian nonviolence trainers Kazu Haga of East Point Peace Academy and Matt Guynn of the organization Peace on Earth.
They will provide hands-on strategies in negotiating racial, cultural, political, economic and interpersonal differences based upon a larger vision of King’s “Beloved Community,” a community in which every member is interconnected to the other and able to realize their full potential.
Haga teaches at the International Nonviolence Summer Institute at the University of Rhode Island. He has worked extensively in nonviolent conflict resolution with community-led organizations and incarcerated populations in California for the past 20 years. He is a recent recipient of the “Martin Luther King, Jr. Award” from the Fellowship of Reconciliation.
Guynn has a Master of Arts degree in international peace studies from the University of Notre Dame and an M.A. in theology from Bethany Theological Seminary. He has focused on faith-based efforts to end violence and realize reconciliation for over 20 years. Guynn is a licensed minister in the Church of the Brethren and trained Christian Peacemaker teams in carrying out direct nonviolent action.
The workshop, which is free of charge, is co-sponsored by the Peace Resource Center, Office of Multicultural Affairs, Religion and Philosophy Dept. and the Student Government Association.
