About Us
Bernard LaFayette, Jr., Ed.D
Bernard LaFayette, Jr. has been a Civil Rights Movement activist for nearly fifty years, beginning as a co-founder and leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee Nashville Sit-ins, a courageous Freedom Rider, an associate of Dr. King in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, national coordinator of the Poor People’s Campaign. An ordained minister, professor, educator, lecturer, he is recognized as an authority on the strategy on nonviolent social change. As the founding Director of the Center Dr. LaFayette has led education and training programs in Kingian Nonviolence on state, national and international levels, with successful projects world-wide, in countries such as South Africa, Colombia, Nigeria, the Middle East, and Mexico. Dr. LaFayette is currently our Center’s Distinguished Visiting Scholar and Consultant.
Read his complete biography.
Mission Statement
The mission of the Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies at the University of Rhode Island is to institutionalize and internationalize nonviolence education and training as a peaceful means of establishing a global beloved community. The Center engages in a variety of activities and projects that help to foster mutual understanding among people, in which nonviolent processes are used to reconcile conflicts and build community. We seek to study and apply approaches that will foster more harmonious relationships at every level. The Center will accomplish this mission by providing educational, research, outreach, and leadership development at the University of Rhode Island, and help facilitate such programs in Rhode Island and to initiate similar programs nationally and internationally. Through these efforts we aim to collaborate with other organizations, agencies, and governmental departments engaged in peace-building work locally, nationwide, and globally.
Read a special message from Dr. LaFayette.
Trainings Offered
The following are options for nonviolence training offered through the Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies. The purpose of these trainings is to develop nonviolent leaders and expose people to various nonviolent concepts and to develop schools that would be helpful in cultivating a nonviolent society. These trainings can also be used in learning strategies to institutionalize nonviolence in various organizations. Trainings include: 2 day training core, one day presentation, 4 day professional seminar, level I training, and level II training.
Read more about the trainings offered.
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Center Newsletter
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March 2009 edition of the official Center newsletter. Article ideas and submissions are welcome!
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