If you want to create a more just and peaceful world, you must first imagine that such a world is possible. Then you can begin taking the actions necessary to achieve it. We at the Ashland Center for Nonviolence (ACN) know how overwhelming that can be. So we invite you to join our mission and start making that goal a reality!
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Our Mission
We promote alternatives to violence and initiate and support efforts to create a more just, inclusive and caring community. We work to achieve those goals by:
- Building the next generation of peacemakers. We train students to be mediators of student disputes. We also offer conflict-resolution training to local community members.
- Providing thoughtful, critical analyses of local, national and international issues. In an effort to prevent and de-escalate violence, we bring to light violence in all its forms and the factors that contribute to it.
- Reaching out to a broad range of people about issues of social concern. In a politically polarized society, we know it’s vitally important to speak to and be relevant to a diverse range of people on the topics and social issues that are most important to them. We also work to inspire and empower citizens from different cultural, political and religious backgrounds to participate in making changes in nonviolent ways.
- Disseminating information about upcoming events and opportunities for furthering peace and justice. We inform people about events they may want to take part in and how to do so effectively, yet peacefully.
We seek a world in which human conflict at all levels can be resolved without resorting to violence and in which social justice can be realized.
Upcoming Events
- Open House with Lake Erie Yearly Meeting of the Quaker Friends
June 16, 8-10:30 a.m. ACN Lounge (Bixler 108-116)
All are welcome to stop by! - Navigating Nonviolence: Faith and Practice
June 16, 3:30 p.m.
A Panel with Ashland Center for Nonviolence and the Lake Erie Yearly Meeting Friends
Event Archive
Additional information about upcoming and past events from 2023 onward can be viewed on the Ashland Center for Nonviolence page in Ashland Engage.
Contact Information
Craig Hovey
Interim Director
chovey@ashland.edu
Elizabeth Buttil
Assistant Director
ebuttil@ashland.edu
acn@ashland.edu
419-289-5313