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The Gandhi Research Foundation (GRF) is delighted to extend a warm invitation to you for our upcoming Winter School program, an excellent opportunity to re-envision personally, socially, and ecologically sustainable life.

Our Winter School in Nonviolence and Peace is an annually held international training session. This week-long program investigates the conceptual framework of nonviolence, peace, and conflict, with the aim of re-envisioning socially and ecologically viable life. Taught by leading scholars and practitioners of Gandhi’s Sarvodaya (welfare-of-all) philosophy, this interactive workshop helps the participants formulate symbiotic perspectives to deal with the challenges and controversies confronting global society. The course includes meditative sessions of yoga, experiential sessions with a Peace Walk, observational sessions with Bird Watching, and interactive sharing sessions with participants’ personal testimonies of peace experience. Students, peace activists, human rights’ advocates, and anyone interested in learning the art of peaceful and harmonious coexistence can apply.

The program offers a diverse range of workshops, exercises, games, lectures, and hands-on activities. Whether you are a student, professional, or simply eager to broaden your knowledge, our Winter School offers something for everyone.

To learn more about the Winter School, I encourage you to read the attached brochure. It provides comprehensive details about the program structure, curriculum and faculty.

Participants for Winter School are limited, so I encourage you to register early to secure your spot. Register Online

If you have any questions or require further information, please do not hesitate to reach out to me or our dedicated Winter School team [contact details are given in the brochure]. We are here to assist you and ensure a smooth registration process.

Please feel free to share this invitation and brochure with your colleagues, friends, or anyone you think might be interested in joining the Winter School program.

We look forward to welcoming you to our Winter School community and embarking on this enriching educational journey together.

Course Summary

Gandhian Nonviolence and Peace

7 days: January 15 to 21, 2024

Place/Venue: Gandhi Teerth, Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India.

Participants: Graduates and progressive learners; 30 participants (max.)

Workshop mode: Multi-track and individually optimized

Methodology: Interaction, participatory, play-way

Tools and techniques: Exercises, games, audio-visuals, PPT, flowcharts design thinking, case presentations

Objectives:

• To understand the 4Cs (concept, context, conditions and constituents) of Conflict Transformation, Peace, Nonviolence and Sustainability
• To impart skills in methods of creative conflict transformation
• To design means of self & social transformation

Outcome: Internalising Nonviolence as an article of faith, and the organising principle of one's life. Acquiring the ability to onstruct sustainable peace in personal and neighbourhood life

Last date: December 30, 2023 | Download Brochure (PDF)