BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//github.com/ical-org/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 5.1.4//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:STRUCTURING NONVIOLENCE - LESTER KURTZ\, Ph.D. We continue wit h our club-based sign-up platform.  If you are not a member of Golden Rotary\, then register as a "Guest."  Click HERE to register.  Here a re the steps to register as a "Guest."  NOTE:  REGISTRATION CLOSES 02/06 /25 AT 6 PM ET. Click on HERE (above in red) and type in your first and la st names and email. Click on the consent paragraph followed by a click to Save. Finally\, click the blue button to Register all guests. This will make sure your registration is added to the list Following is a brief des cription of the program\, Structuring Nonviolence\, and a bio of our speak er\, Dr. Lester Kurtz. TOPIC:  STRUCTURING NONVIOLENCE  We know how to s tructure violence\, with its multiple forms. When we add ecoviolence to Jo han Galtung’s classic direct-structural-cultural violence triangle\, we get a violence diamond\, or more accurately\, a web of violence (Turpin a nd Kurtz\, 1996). To what we often think of as violence (direct)\, we must add the institutions structured to harm individuals\, groups\, cultures\, and the ecosphere itself.    We could\, however\, build sustainable dev elopment with direct\, structural\, cultural\, and ecological nonviolence . We already have institutions that structure nonviolence - e.g.\, familie s\, faith and cultural institutions\, civic organizations like the Rotary\ , and friendship networks. Jennifer Turpin and I wrote about the Web of V iolence in 1996\, which we collectively weave from micro to macro levels of life\, but we also need to attend to and weave a Web of Nonviolence\, f ollowing a three-step Gandhian process: research\, analyze\, and mobilize. I’d like to share those thoughts and ask for your insights. BIO:  Lest er Kurtz is Professor of Public Sociology at George Mason University and h olds a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Chicago and a Master’s in religion from Yale. He is the editor-in-chief of a 4-volume Encyclopedi a of Violence\, Peace and Conflict and co-editor of a 2-volume Women\, War and Violence: Typography\, Resistance and Hope\; The Warrior and the Paci fist: Competing Themes in Buddhism\, Judaism\, Christianity and Islam\, Th e Paradox of Repression and Nonviolent Movements\; Peace Studies for Sust ainable Development in Africa\, Nonviolent Civil Resistance\; Nonviolent S ocial Movements and other books and articles\, including the award-winning The Politics of Heresy. He has chaired the Peace and Justice Studies Asso ciation\, the Peace\, War\, and Social Conflict Section of the American So ciological Association\, and the Commission on Ethnic Minority Concerns an d Advocacy of the Virginia United Methodist Church. He has taught as a vis iting professor at the European Peace University\, the University of Chica go\, Northwestern University\, Delhi University\, and Tunghai University\, and has lectured in Asia\, Europe\, Africa\, and North America.   DTEND:20250207T023000Z DTSTAMP:20260420T180947Z DTSTART:20250207T013000Z LOCATION:Zoom SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:Structuring Nonviolence UID:a24a9d49-a16d-4568-aef4-2eecdeeaaaa0 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

STRUCTURING NONVIOLENCE - \;LESTER KURTZ\, Ph.D.

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Following is a brief description of the program\, Structu ring Nonviolence\, and a bio of our speaker\, Dr. Lester Kurtz.
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\nTOPIC: \; STRUCTURING NONVIOLENCE \;
\nWe know how to structure violence\, with its multiple fo rms. When we add ecoviolence to Johan Galtung&rsquo\;s classic direct-stru ctural-cultural \;viol ence triangle\, we get a violence diamond\, or more accurately\, a web of violence (Turpin and Kurtz\, 1996). To what we often think of as viole nce (direct)\, we must add the institutions structured to harm individuals \, groups\, cultures\, and the ecosphere itself. \;
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\nWe could\, however\, build sustainable development with direct\, struc tural\, cultural\, and ecological \;nonviolence. We already h ave institutions that structure nonviolence - e.g.\, families\, faith and cultural institutions\, civic organizations like the Rotary\, and friendsh ip networks. Jennifer Turpin and I wrote about the \;Web of Violence \;in 1996\, which w e collectively weave from micro to macro levels of life\, but we also need to attend to and weave a Web of Nonviolence\, following a three-step Gand hian process: research\, analyze\, and mobilize. I&rsquo\;d like to share those thoughts and ask for your insights.
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\nB IO: \; Lester Kurtz is Professor of Public Sociology at Georg e Mason University and holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of C hicago and a Master&rsquo\;s in religion from Yale. He is the editor-in-ch ief of a 4-volume Ency clopedia of Violence\, Peace and Conflict and co-editor of a 2-vo lume Women\, War and V iolence: Typography\, Resistance and Hope\; The Warrior and the Pacifist: Competing Themes in Buddhism\, Judaism\, Christianity and Islam\, The Paradox of Repression and Nonviolent&nbs p\;Movements\; Peace Studies for Sustainable Development in Africa\, Nonviolent Civil Resis tance\; Nonviolent Social Movements and other books and articles\, including the award-winn ing The Politics of He resy. He has chaired the Peace and Justice Studies Association\, the Peace\, War\, and Social Conflict Section of the American Sociological Association\, and the Commission on Ethnic Minority Concerns and Advocacy of the Virginia United Methodist Church. He has taught as a visiting prof essor at the European Peace University\, the University of Chicago\, North western University\, Delhi University\, and Tunghai University\, and has l ectured in Asia\, Europe\, Africa\, and North America.
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