peace with purpose

This panel, organized by Occupy Oakland on December 15th, is a lively and compelling discussion of the critical issues of violence and non-violence, especially at a time of deep civil crisis. The panel members are:

Josh Shepherd - Iraq Veterans Against War, Navy veteran and activist

Kazu Haga (me) – Kingian Nonviolence Trainer, Peace Development Fund & Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice


Matthew Edwards – Anarchist Organizer, Conscientious Objector, PhD student in the History of Consciousness

Melissa Merin – Flagrant supporter of Human Rights on the left, shameless anti-authoritarian, teacher and organizer

Paolo – Anarchist Organizer and Occupy Oakland participant

Rev. Phil Lawson – Methodist Minister, justice advocate & civil rights activist

Sean O’Brien – Anarchist Organizer, The Holdout, UA in the Bay, Environmental organizing and DASW

Starhawk – Global justice activist, global trainer, and organizer, and award winning author of 12 books.

Clicking on their names will open a YouTube link with comments from each of the participants. The video below is a rough version of the entire meeting/