The Satyagraha Project
The project is an exploration of Mahatma Gandhi’s concept of nonviolent struggle, satyagraha or “truth force,” part of lineage of thought which also includes of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau and Martin Luther King, Jr, in a new context - that of climate change and the deep social and environmental changes we must make in our time.Garrison Institute Satyagraha Project events include a retreat and a free, public event April 13 at the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine in New York City. The Cathedral event features Rajmohan Gandhi, Gandhi’s biographer and grandson, performances by Philip Glass, Dr. A. T. Ariyaratne, founder of Sri Lanka’s Sarvodaya movement; Sulak Sivaraksa, founder of the Thailand Spirit in Education Movement, and other distinguished participants.