Navigating Nonviolence

Tuesdays, September 29–November 3, 2026

6:00–8:00 p.m.
Doors open and dinner is served at 5:30 p.m.

Nonviolence is more than avoiding harm, it is about taking an active stance towards justice. But in a world full of injustice and violence, how do we find our right place? Join Oakland Peace Center for a six-week introductory training exploring nonviolence as a personal, relational, and collective practice. Through facilitated discussion, reflection, experiential activities, and practical skill-building, participants will strengthen their capacity to navigate conflict, build community, and take meaningful action for justice and peace in their neighborhoods and beyond.

The series will draw from OPC’s Integral Wheel of Nonviolence, engaging themes such as:

• Building connection across differences of race, religion, class, identity, and experience
• Nurturing community, interdependence, and mutual empowerment
• Practicing right sharing and responsible stewardship of resources
• Developing skills for nonviolent action, resistance, and political engagement
• Withdrawing support from violent systems while building nonviolent alternatives
• Cultivating ecological responsibility, health, wholeness, and spiritual practice

No previous nonviolence training or experience is required. We ask that participants commit to attend all six sessions so the group can build trust, deepen its shared practice, and learn together.

About the Trainer

Angela is a visionary organizer and Kingian nonviolence trainer working toward a world in which people have greater capacity to hold their own complexities and those of others. They create community spaces where participants can share grief, practice conflict skills, strengthen relationships, and explore new possibilities rooted in intuition, spirituality, and connection with the more-than-human world.

Angela has facilitated workshops for and collaborated with Loving Practice, the Asian American Justice Innovation Lab, Visionary Organizing Lab, Friends of the Urban Forest, Oakland Peace Center, and the Sacred Roots Collective. Their background also includes six years of work in government agencies, including the UN Environment Program and the Office of the Mayor of Los Angeles.

Training Details

Dates: Tuesdays, September 29–November 3, 2026
Dinner and doors open: 5:30 p.m.
Training: 6:00–8:00 p.m.
Location: Oakland Peace Center, Shelton Hall
Cost: This training is being offered on the gift economy. Oakland Peace Center is compensating Angela for their labor and there is no expectation for participants to contribute financially. Any monetary gifts will support the center to continue offering programming and maintaining the space.