April 11-13 Garrison Institute's Initiative on Transformational Ecology kicks off its Satyagraha Project, 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 the new context 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, Paul Hawken, author of Blessed Unrest, 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.

For information on these satyagraha programs, log onto satya-graha.org