A Book Talk with Kazu Haga on Healing Resistance

This event was cohosted by PartnersGlobal Institute, Humanity United, East Point Peace Academy, On Earth Peace, and the Kingian Nonviolence Network.

This discussion was part of a series of practical dialogues on the intersections of peacebuilding, social justice, and democracy through the Horizons Project, an initiative of the PartnersGlobal Institute and Humanity United. Horizons Project Senior Advisor Maria J. Stephan interviewed author and Kingian nonviolence practitioner Kazu Haga on his new book.

Healing Resistance -Illustrated

Get a quick glimpse of the topics and sentiments discussed by Kazu in this graphic illustration from artist Adriana Fainstein! You can find more of Adriana’s work here.

Event Description

Activists and social change agents, restorative justice practitioners, faith leaders, and anybody engaged in social progress and shifting society will find this mindful approach to nonviolent action indispensable.

Nonviolence was once considered the highest form of activism and radical change. And yet its basic truth, its restorative power, has been forgotten. In Healing Resistance, leading Kingian Nonviolence trainer Kazu Haga blazingly reclaims the energy and assertiveness of nonviolent practice (utilized by the Women’s March and Black Lives Matter), and proves that nonviolent civil resistance remains the most effective strategy for social change in hostile times.

With over 20 years of experience practicing and teaching Kingian Nonviolence, Haga offers us the practical approach to societal conflict first begun by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the Civil Rights Movement, which has been developed into a fully workable, step-by-step training and deeply transformative philosophy. Kingian Nonviolence takes on the timely issues of endless protest and activist burnout, and presents tried-and-tested strategies for staying resilient, creating equity, and restoring peace.

If you missed the event, go here for a summary and/or a recording of the event.