"Power, Love and Nonviolence" with Kazu Haga (Re-Release)
Welcome to Season Three of Fractal Friends.
Kazu Haga is a teacher of Kingian Nonviolence, and in this episode he offers up the strategic and philosophical wisdom of the great leader of nonviolence, Dr. Martin Luther King. The wisdom here is as important today as it was back in MLK's time, and this episode gives us a real taste of what it would like. This conversation doesn't just say that we need to work together, it shows us how to do it. Kazu is part of the East Point Peace Academy, and they offer many online amazing online trainings and resources, especially touching on racism and reparations. Check them out now.
This conversation with Kazu Haga is from the Fractal Friends archives and is as pertinent now as it was in 2018.
There is a lot of opportunity for healing in our country these days, It’s hard to see how we can effectively make change in our lives, our countries and the world. If you’re struggling to understand how we can heal our world, this episode may be the perfect medicine for you.
Plus Kazu breaks down the ingredients of accountability and reconciliation:
Accountability = Insight + Remorse + Amends
Reconciliation = Accountability + Forgiveness
Check out Kazu's new book
Healing Resistance: A Radically Different Response to Harm.
Read articles by Kazu here:
“Why we need to move closer to Martin Luther King’s understanding of nonviolence”
Kazu Haga, Kingian Nonviolence Educator
Support Fractal Friends:
Kazu's new book: Healing Resistance
Nonviolence Resources
Visit East Point Peace Academy to learn about upcoming trainings and the Kingian Nonviolence philosophy.
Take a deeper dive and unpack the ingredients of Kingian nonviolence:
6 Principles of Kingian Nonviolence
6 Steps of Kingian Nonviolence
Watch Kazu's YouTube video to learn more about “How to Achieve Results Through Kingian Nonviolence.”
Read news and analysis with a nonviolence perspective at Waging Nonviolence.
I highly recommend the podcast series by The Thread about “The History of Nonviolence.” It is a six episode series that follows the history of nonviolence from the work Martin Luther King, back through Bayard Rustin, Mohandas Gandhi, Leo Tolstoy, William Lloyd Garrison and all the individuals that contributed to keeping this powerful tool alive.
Research by Erica Chenoweth shows that “nonviolent civil resistance is far more successful in creating broad-based change than violent campaigns are."
Here's her Article in The Harvard Gazette "Nonviolent resistance proves potent weapon"
Here's info about her book Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict
Related Fractal Friends episodes:
“Rediscovering & Healing Our Ancestors” with Lyla June
"Demanding Justice in the Prison System" with Amani Sawari
Prison Strike & "Something Else" with Duncan Autrey
“Increasing Our Transformative Potential” with Gregory Kennedy
Music
Here is the Thrive Choir singing the original song by Kyle Lemle and Jesse Sachs, “King’s Justice.” All the lyrics of this song are quotes from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Support the Thrive Choir and pre-order their new new album here.