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James Loney: Explorations in Non-violence
March 16, 2012 to March 18, 2012
What would happen if we devoted the same discipline and self-sacrifice to nonviolent peacemaking that we now devote to war?
In this workshop Jim Loney will challenge us to consider non-violence as both a way of life and a strategy for transformative social change in the current Canadian and global contexts. He will tell of his experience in captivity and also dialogue with us on how the philosophy and approach of non-violence might guide us in our own work for social change.
Known for the time he spent as hostage in 2005 - 2006, Jim wrote a moving account of this experience, "Captivity: 118 Days in Iraq and the Struggle for a World Without War", "in the hope of contributing to the emergence of a world without war, the single greatest challenge of the 21st century. Everything depends on this, for without peace nothing else is possible." On December 8, 2006, Loney and fellow hostages publicly forgave their captors.
Jim has been living out of the Christian tradition of non-violence for many years. He was a founding member Zacchaeus House, a Catholic Worker house of hospitality whose members "live a simple lifestyle in community, serve the poor, and resist war and social injustice."
Please register at least two weeks in advance for this program. Cost: $315 CAD ($160 tuition + $155 meals/accommodations)
Venue: Tatamagouche Centre
Location: 259 Loop Route 6 Tatamagouche, NS
Website: http://www.tatacentre.ca/index.php/programs/details/1722
For information contact: Katja Burtis, tatacent@tatacentre.ca
Categories: Human Rights, Law, Legal
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