Organizations advocating Non-Violence for training and workshops

http://forusa.org - The oldest peace organization in the US.

http://mnfor.org/ - The Minnesota Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR) offers non-violence training workshops for trainers and trainers to train new trainers.

http://paceebene.org/about-us - Pace e Bene - This organization with Franciscan roots offers n.v. workshops. If I remember correctly, its materials are similar to those used in the FOR workshop.

http://fnvw.org/ - Friends for a Nonviolent World (FNVW)– Headquarters are in St. Paul. It educates in the practice of nonviolence and also becomes involved in specific issues like the Iraq War. “Peace in the Precincts” is one project Minnesota FNVW has focused on. It tries to get political candidates elected who take stands against war and militarism.

http://www.nonviolentpeaceforce.org/ - Nonviolent Peace Force - An organization that was founded by Minnesotan Mel Duncan (and another person). Its US base is in Mpls. Members go unarmed into dangerous areas like Sri Lanka to protect civilian populations.

http://usdayofrage.org/resources-for-non-violent-civil-disobedience-menu/non-violent-civil-disobedience-training-talks.html - The Occupy movement prepared a set of training videos last fall for people who planned to participate in nonviolent civil disobedience. I thought they were really useful for anyone planning civil disobedience, but interesting for everyone.

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