An Evening With Author & Peace-Seeker Cliff Kindy Set For Oct. 6 In Syracuse
September 22, 2021 at 3:55 p.m.
An Evening With Author & Peace-Seeker Cliff Kindy Set For Oct. 6 In Syracuse
By Staff Report-
The presentation, discussion and workshop are 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 6 at the Oakwood Resort, Syracuse. It is free to attend. Registration is requested but not required.
To register, go to www.CHQW.org; call Debbie at 574-377-7543; or go to Facebook.com/ChautauquaWawasee.
His book, “Resurrection Peacemaking,” recounts his 30 years working with Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT), facing violent, unjust regimes in Iraq, Colombia, Israel/Palestine, Nigeria, Mexico and other trouble spots around the world.
Kindy and other CPT volunteers have repeatedly put their lives on the line as they chose to accompany targeted and beleaguered indigenous people who were striving to end violent occupation and warfare in their own lands.
Kindy said, “Why will people be willing to risk their lives to confront violence or injustice? For me, that willingness is grounded in the gospel story of Jesus’ resurrection. For others, it will be based in love and goodness. Nonviolence for me is powered by the spirit of resurrection on Easter; it topples empires. But it also exposes the practitioner to transformation; all parties are transformed, or better, ‘plowshared.’ Are we willing to nurture our imaginations and take the risks required to replace violence with nonviolence? If so, how would this change America, in terms of policing, politics, wars, family disputes, mass killings and criminal justice?”
In this workshop, Cliff will:
1. Share some direct encounters that CPTers have had with violence and injustice.
2. Explain why nonviolent tools are better than violent methods, by any measure, including: effectiveness, cost, availability and consequences.
The presentation, discussion and workshop are 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 6 at the Oakwood Resort, Syracuse. It is free to attend. Registration is requested but not required.
To register, go to www.CHQW.org; call Debbie at 574-377-7543; or go to Facebook.com/ChautauquaWawasee.
His book, “Resurrection Peacemaking,” recounts his 30 years working with Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT), facing violent, unjust regimes in Iraq, Colombia, Israel/Palestine, Nigeria, Mexico and other trouble spots around the world.
Kindy and other CPT volunteers have repeatedly put their lives on the line as they chose to accompany targeted and beleaguered indigenous people who were striving to end violent occupation and warfare in their own lands.
Kindy said, “Why will people be willing to risk their lives to confront violence or injustice? For me, that willingness is grounded in the gospel story of Jesus’ resurrection. For others, it will be based in love and goodness. Nonviolence for me is powered by the spirit of resurrection on Easter; it topples empires. But it also exposes the practitioner to transformation; all parties are transformed, or better, ‘plowshared.’ Are we willing to nurture our imaginations and take the risks required to replace violence with nonviolence? If so, how would this change America, in terms of policing, politics, wars, family disputes, mass killings and criminal justice?”
In this workshop, Cliff will:
1. Share some direct encounters that CPTers have had with violence and injustice.
2. Explain why nonviolent tools are better than violent methods, by any measure, including: effectiveness, cost, availability and consequences.
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