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Forgiveness: The Art of Letting Go
With Eileen Barker
July 17, San Rafael

SEASON FOR NONVIOLENCE
JANUARY 30 - APRIL 4

Inspired by the 50th and 30th memorial anniversaries of Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., this 64-day educational, media, and grassroots campaign is dedicated to demonstrating that nonviolence is a powerful way to heal, transform, and empower our lives and our communities.

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FORGIVENESS CONCERT

Celebrate international forgiveness with musician and peace activist (coming soon).

 

For highlights and videos of the 2009 International Forgiveness Day, please visit this link
Heart and Soul of Forgiveness Workshop

was held on Saturday, August 1, 2009

Angelico Hall, Dominican University
50 Acacia Avenue, San Rafael, CA.

Click here for The Heart and Soul of Forgiveness workshop registration and information

Marianne Williamson Champion of Forgiveness. An internationally acclaimed spiritual teacher Marianne Williamson is a best-selling author of many books of transformational wisdom, including “A Return to Love, ” considered a must-read of The New Spirituality. Her quote, ”Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.” is considered an anthem for a generation of seekers.
2009 International Forgiveness Day

was held on Sunday, August 2, 2009  

Angelico Hall, Dominican University
50 Acacia Avenue, San Rafael, CA.

Information and Registration for Forgiveness Day 2009

Come celebrate the possibilities of change in our lives when we learn to forgive. Experience the moving and powerful stories of our heroes and champions who have learned to forgive under highly difficult circumstances and then have gone on to teach reconciliation and forgiveness to the broader world.

This year we have four honorees.

Congressman John Lewis (Georgia) Hero of Forgiveness. Often called “one of the most courageous persons the Civil Rights Movement ever produced,” Congressman John Lewis has dedicated his life to protecting human rights, securing civil liberties, and building what he calls “The Beloved Community” in America.

Christopher Rodriguez, a 12-year-old boy paralyzed by a robber's stray bullet as he was taking a piano lesson in Oakland last year, had a message for the gunman who shot him, "I forgive you."

Marianne Williamson is being honored as being a world-renowned teacher of peace and forgiveness.

Elwin Wilson, Former Ku Klux Klan Member, had to Forgive himself for violent and brutal behavior towards Rep. John Lewis in an apartheid confrontation.

With performances by Eastbay International Mass Choir and Carmen Marie Coleman