White Dog Cafe - Table Talks - The Search for a Nonviolent Future

Michael N. Nagler, Professor of Classical Languages at the University of CA, Berkeley, and chairperson of the U.C. Peace and Conflict Studies Program. A widely published scholar in the fields of peace studies and spirituality, Nagler is the editor of “Metta: A Journal of Nonviolence,” and author of “Is There No Other Way? The Search for a Nonviolent Future,” which won the 2002 American Book Award. A student of Gandhi, Nagler contends that nonviolence has proven its power against arms and social injustice wherever it has been correctly understand and applied. The discussion will include Gandhi’s vision of a peace economy based on economies of scale or localness - svadeshi, and the relationship between economics and peace. Nagler argues that the shift to nonviolence begins within the individual, from which it can affect change in the larger community.

Table Talks at 6pm include a three course dinner, followed by speaker and discussion from 7:30-9pm. $35 per person, includes tax and gratuity. Cash bar. Senior citizens (over 65) and full-time students $25 with advance notification.

Student Stand By Policy: Students can call (215) 386-9224 between 4 - 5:30pm on event days for available seating at 6pm for dinner ($15) or to attend the discussion only at 7:30 (free).

Please call (215) 386-9224 for reservations before sending payment. Advance payment required by giving a credit card over the phone or sending a check. Single reservations are welcome at Table Talks where you'll be seated at a group table. Vegetarian dishes are always offered.