Not all academic conferences leave a lasting impression, but one in May 2014 changed my life forever. I travelled from Rochester, New York, to Ottawa, Canada, to attend Nonviolence: A Weapon of the Strong at Saint Paul University. The conference sought to explore nonviolence across disciplines: gender, ecology, animals, education, music, religion and reconciliation. Over three transformative days, my perspective on life, work and responsibility to the planet shifted irrevocably. That period was one of intense inner upheaval. The two […]
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