A Season for Nonviolence is a national 64-day educational, media, and grassroots campaign dedicated to demonstrating that nonviolence is a powerful way to heal, transform, and empower our lives and our communities.  Inspired by the memorial anniversaries of Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., this international event starts January 30 and ends April 4 and thus honors their vision for an empowered, non-violent world.

Since 1996, the County of Alameda and the City of Alameda have partnered with AUSD to create the Alameda Collaborative for Children, Youth, and their Families (ACCYF).  Moreover, ACCYF each year helps to support a city-wide speech contest.

Daily readings are just one of the highlighted activities practiced during the season.  AUSD schools have been provided materials by which teachers and administrators integrate these daily readings into the school day.  

Today’s principle of nonviolence is Dream.

If the world were a peaceful place, there would be no need for nonviolence.  Because there are daily situations of violence, injustice, racism, sexism, and hate in our communities and our countries, nonviolent activists hold onto dreams of a peaceful world. 

Indigenous rights activist and Nobel Peace Laureate Rigoberta Menchu says, “ What I treasure most in life is being able to dream. During my most difficult moments and complex situations I have been able to dream of a more beautiful future.”