Rooted in Nonviolence: A Conversation with Ela Gandhi
Channel: MettaCenter
Date: 2021-12-17

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Originally published 09/14/21

0:01:16 Phoenix Settlement 
0:07:44 Sushila Gandhi 
0:12:43 Constructive Program at Phoenix Settlement 
0:17:37 Economic and Material Challenges 
0:24:35 Dignity in Education 
0:31:04 Lockdown under Apartheid 
0:35:29 South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission 
0:40:23 Economic Efficiencies 
0:47:58 Nonviolence Report 
0:48:11 Hope or Terror http://mettacenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/hot.pdf

Nonviolence Radio hosts Ela Gandhi, granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi, herself a peace activist and committed supporter of nonviolence. Ela was raised in The Phoenix Settlement, an ashram established by Gandhi in 1904 dedicated to the value of self-sufficiency, grounded in a profound concern for the natural world and dedicated to promoting human dignity for all. In this episode, Stephanie and Michael talk to Ela about her life, about the corrosive power of consumerism in our world today, about the importance of actively modeling compassion, decency and kindness, and the crucial Gandhian idea of constructive program.

“Constructive program” emerges as one of the most empowering and effective tools nonviolent activists can use to push back against oppressive forces and set up a more just and peaceful world.