Thriving Forward
Too often Rochester, NY is featured in the news for its problems. But this area is rich with community-based organizations striving to improve the lives of its residents. Join local a pediatrician, Dr. Megan Lasaponara, as she interviews people who are involved in good works all over the region. We will learn about each organization and how our guests found their path to community-based work. If you are ready to hear good news and feel inspired by what Rochester has to offer, join us as we talk to the people making our community ever better.
Thriving Forward
Kit Miller - M.K. Gandhi Institute for Non-Violence
Have you ever thought about how violence is steeped into so many aspects of our culture? It appears in the expressions we use, the movies we watch, the news stories we read, and the video games we play. In this episode Sarah interviews Kit Miller, the Director of the M.K. Gandhi Institute for Non-Violence. At the Gandhi Institute their mission is to help individuals and communities develop the inner resources and practical skills needed to achieve a nonviolent, sustainable, and just world.
To learn more about the M.K. Gandhi Institute for Non-Violence, go to:
https://gandhiinstitute.org/
You can find them on Facebook or Instagram: @rocnonviolence
Other resources mentioned in this interview:
Harvard Implicit Bias Test - https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html
Non-Violence news - https://nonviolencenews.org/