Pietro Ameglio is one of the foremost practitioners of active nonviolence in Latin America. For decades, Ameglio has leveraged the power of nonviolence to pursue justice and peace in the midst of chronic drug violence and increasing militarization in Mexico. In 1995, he helped create Pensar en Voz Alta (Thinking Out Loud), a Gandhian-inspired nonviolent action collective to analyze and publicize statistical information on the nature of social conflict in Mexico and promote nonviolent direct actions.
Ameglio is the author of Gandhi and Civil Disobedience: Mexico Today (2002). He held the position of Chair of the Humanities Department at La Salle University in Cuernavaca for 18 years and now holds two Special Chairs within the School of Philosophy and Literature at National Autonomous University in Mexico City. As an educator, Ameglio has created learning opportunities for students, such as peace camps in Chiapas, and developed curricula used by the autonomous education system in Chiapas. He has a deep, faith-based commitment to social justice.
Admission/Cost: FREE
Location:
Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice Theatre
5998 Alcala Park
San Diego, CA 92110
Dates and Times:
Wednesday, May 13 - 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
For more information, please visit: www.sandiego.edu
Ameglio is the author of Gandhi and Civil Disobedience: Mexico Today (2002). He held the position of Chair of the Humanities Department at La Salle University in Cuernavaca for 18 years and now holds two Special Chairs within the School of Philosophy and Literature at National Autonomous University in Mexico City. As an educator, Ameglio has created learning opportunities for students, such as peace camps in Chiapas, and developed curricula used by the autonomous education system in Chiapas. He has a deep, faith-based commitment to social justice.
Admission/Cost: FREE
Location:
Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice Theatre
5998 Alcala Park
San Diego, CA 92110
Dates and Times:
Wednesday, May 13 - 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
For more information, please visit: www.sandiego.edu
