Sudha and Pravin Mody International Conference on Nonviolence
Ahimsa and Sustainability, November 12-13, 2010
Time & Location
- Friday, November 12, 8:00 a.m to Saturday, November 13, 9:30 p.m.
- Cal Poly Pomona, Bronco Student Center, Ursa Major
Ahimsa Center at Cal Poly Pomona will address the theme of sustainability in its fourth international conference on nonviolence. The conference will feature wide-ranging scholarships and experiences to illuminate the relationship between ahimsa (nonviolence) and sustainability from multiple perspectives. Highlights include a a documentary, Hot Spots on Friday (Nov 12), a special session with Medha Patkar (Saturda, Nov. 13); and Ahimsa Concert on Saturday (Nov 13).
Ahimsa or nonviolence is the experience of oneness with others and nature. It connotes reverence for all life. This interdisciplinary conference will explore the significance of nonviolence for sustainability by focusing on issues and topics such as:
Major Speakers for the Conference include:
Christopher Key Chapple, Mira Kamdar, Chandrakant Patel, Medha Patkar, Michael Tobias.
Conference Highlight incudes Ahimsa Concert featuring Dr. Krishnakant Shukla
For more information, contact: Professor Tara Sethia, Director, Ahimsa Center
(909) 869-3868 or tsethia@csupomona.edu