Kazu Haga is the founder of the East Point Peace Academy, a core member of the Ahimsa Collective and the Yet-To-Be-Named Network, and the author of the book, “Healing Resistance: A Radically Different Response to Harm.” He has been active in social change movements since the age of 17, and facilitates nonviolence, restorative justice, mindfulness and organizing workshops in prisons and communities across the country.
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Fighting injustice can trigger trauma — we need to learn how to process it and take healing action
Trauma is not conducive to creative thinking. Which brings us to another paradox of these times ― how do we slow down enough so that we can fully utilize our neocortex and listen to our hearts while addressing the real urgency and opportunity of this moment?
September 1, 2020
Why We Need to Move Closer to Martin Luther King’s Understanding of Nonviolence
Nonviolence is not about what not to do. It is about what you are going to do about the violence and injustice we see in our own hearts, our homes, our neighborhoods and society at large. It is about taking a proactive stand against violence and injustice. Nonviolence is about action, not inaction.
January 31, 2020