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Gandhi's Grandson to Visit the Shrine
The First sign of Love is to Listen
Cracking the Code: The Book of Revelation
Gandhi's Grandson To Visit the Shrine
Arun Gandhi, an internationally acclaimed peace activist and grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, will make a presentation at the Shrine about his legendary grandfather and how his influence can still improve the world today.
Arun Gandhi will present “Lessons I Learned From my Grandfather: Lessons for the 21st Century,” on April 21 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.
“I believe we must now move beyond symbolism to doing something constructive and meaningful if we really want to build peace in the world,” Mr. Gandhi said. “Peace is not the absence of war or violence. Peace means replacing the present culture of violence with a culture of nonviolence.”
Mister Gandhi’s presentation is sponsored by the Partnership for Peace, a group that includes the Missionary Oblates at the Shrine, King’s House Retreat Center and the Oblate Ecological Initiative in
Godfrey, Illinois. The partnership also includes representatives from various Christian churches in the Metro East, two peace organizations in St. Louis and faculty representatives from Lindenwood and McKendree Universities.
Mister Gandhi, born in 1934, grew up under the discriminatory apartheid laws of South Africa. He was beaten by white South Africans for being too black and black South Africans for being too white.
At first Mr. Gandhi sought eye-for-eye justice. He eventually learned from his parents and grandparents that justice does not mean revenge, but transforming the opponent through love and suffering.
Mister Gandhi and his wife, Sunanda, moved to India where he worked for 30 years as a journalist. Together, they started a variety of projects for the social and economic uplifting of the oppressed.
Today, Mr. Gandhi travels the world to promote the nonviolence movement of his grandfather. He has partnered with such dignitaries 
as former President Bill Clinton, His Holiness The Dalai Lama and Martin Luther King, III.
“Nonviolence is allowing compassion, love, respect, understanding and appreciation to guide human behavior,” said Mr. Gandhi. “It means building better relationships between individuals and nations that are not based on greed and self-interest but on love and understanding.”
Registration is required to attend the presentation. For more information or to register, contact Judy Williamson, Spiritual Programs Coordinator, at 618-394-6270 or jwilliamson@snows.org or snows.org/gandhi for online registration