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• Center for Nonviolent Communication

  http://www.cnvc.org/
  Global organization helping people compassionately connect with one another through Nonviolent Communication, a process created by Marshall B Rosenberg, PhD. Training events, resources, program background, and contact information.

• Deep Humanity Institute

  http://www.deephumanity.org/
  Creates workshops in community building, peacemaking and personal development in schools, workplace, and community environments. Provides a brief overview, founders' biographies, and programs offered.

• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) - Humanitarian Assistance Programs

  http://www.emdrhap.org/
  A nonprofit organization committed to relieving human suffering and breaking the cycle of violence. Provides an overview, initiatives, and training information. Provides related links and post 9-11 work.

• Fellowship of Reconciliation

  http://www.forusa.org/
  Sponsors conferences to educate and train nonviolent protesters. Opinion articles, group background, program and event descriptions, related links.

• Flagstaff Center for Compassionate Communication

  http://www.compassionatecommunication.org/
  Teaches the process of Nonviolent Communication, which strengthens the ability of people to connect compassionately with themselves and others, share resources, and resolve conflicts. Includes training and retreat schedule, newsletter, and contact information.

• International Center on Nonviolent Conflict

  http://www.nonviolent-conflict.org/
  Advocates and promotes the use of nonviolent means to wage social and political conflict.

• Irish Network for Nonviolent Action Training and Education (INNATE)

  http://www.innatenonviolence.org/
  Umbrella group to support groups and individuals exploring nonviolent approaches to conflict issues. Operates mainly in Northern Ireland, with a particular concentration in Belfast and associated groups in Belfast, Derry, Cork and Dublin. Includes background, news, and resources.

• Jonah House

  http://www.jonahhouse.org/
  Faith based community organizing nonviolent resistance to warmaking and support for Plowshares actions.

• Karuna Center for Peacebuilding

  http://www.karunacenter.org/
  Offers training programs in conflict prevention, transformation and management, with a special focus on inter-communal dialogue and reconciliation. Goals, newsletter, publications, and programs.

• Listening Project: Rural Southern Voice for Peace

  http://www.listeningproject.info/
  Organizing tool for nonviolent social change, especially useful in communities where conflict and disempowerment weakens efforts toward community development, justice, peace, or protecting the environment. Background, process, and application for training.

• Medical Association for Prevention of War, MAPW Australia

  http://www.mapw.org.au/
  Australian affiliate of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW). Find newsletter, calendar, and current actions.

• New York Metropolitan Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Non-Violence

  http://www.nym.sunyeoc.org/
  Dedicated to King and his vision of a "Beloved Community" free of racism, violence, and poverty. Operates charter school, leadership workshops, and outreach programs that utilize Dr. King's philosophy and methodologies. Mission, programs, and mailing lists.

• Nonviolence International

  http://www.nonviolenceinternational.net/
  International group encouraging nonviolent methods to bring about changes reflecting the values of justice and human development.

• Oregon Network for Compassionate Communication

  http://orncc.net/
  Non-profit group provides resources for learning and practicing nonviolent communication and conflict resolution skills through educational events, community-building, and support. Includes news, workshop schedule, and presenter profiles.

• Peace Learning Center

  http://www.peacelearningcenter.org/
  A proactive force for transformation and positive change in the community through holistic peace education initiatives that enhance respect for self, others, and the environment.

• Pikes Peak Justice and Peace Commission

  http://www.ppjpc.org/
  Facilitates growth toward justice and peace in themselves and others in the Pikes Peak community by providing alternative sources of information, facilitating formative experiences, and encouraging prophetic witness. Includes calendar of workshops and events, volunteer opportunities, and membership information.

• Public Listening Project

  http://www.publiclisteningproject.org/
  Provides information and training to people interested in using listening to help others explore attitudes towards the war in Iraq.

• Resource Center for Nonviolence

  http://rcnv.org/
  Promoting nonviolent social change locally and internationally. Based in Santa Cruz county, California.

• The Albert Einstein Institution

  http://www.aeinstein.org/
  Nonprofit organization advancing the study and use of strategic nonviolent action in conflicts throughout the world. Downloadable manuals and pamphlets in English, Spanish and Farsi.

• The Forgiveness Project

  http://www.theforgivenessproject.com/
  Grassroots organisation working in conflict resolution, reconciliation and victim support. Features stories of forgiveness, news, and community involvement.

• The Peace Center

  http://www.thepeacecenter.org/
  Works for community peace and social justice. Provides a list of programs in the community, links to resources, and associated local organizations and events. Based in Langhorne, Pennsylvania.

• The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation

  http://www.actsofkindness.org/
  A resource for people committed to spreading kindness. Freely provides a wide variety of materials, including activity ideas, lesson plans, project plans, teacher's guide, project planning guide, publicity guide, and workplace resources.

• World Peace Events Calendar

  http://www.worldpeace.org.au/calendar.asp
  Calendar of events for world peace and inner peace. Find actions in Australia and the rest of the world, with maps and directions.

• World Peace Society of Australia

  http://worldpeace.org.au/
  Group focusing on non-violence and inner peace for lasting world peace. Find peace education material for schools, alternative US presidential election, art, and poetry for peace.

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