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24 September 2025
MDPI Webinar | International Day of Non-Violence, 2 October 2025
MDPI is excited to announce a special webinar in celebration of the International Day of Non-Violence on 2 October 2025. This important event aims to promote the principles of non-violence as articulated by Mahatma Gandhi, and to encourage global dialogue on building peaceful societies, fostering conflict resolution, and highlighting the role of civil resistance in achieving social change. The theme of the webinar will focus on exploring the role of non-violence in creating a just, peaceful, and equitable world.
Date: 2 October at 2:00 p.m. CEST | 8:00 p.m. CST Asia
Webinar ID: 881 1335 9009
Register now for free!
Program:
| Speaker | Presentation Title | Time in CEST | Time in CST (Asia) |
| Dr. Marty Branagan | Nonviolence and Revolution | 2:00–2:20 p.m. | 8:00–8:20 p.m. |
| Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Palaver | Why Active Nonviolence Differs from Non-Resistance: What Christians Learned from Gandhi | 2:20–2:40 p.m. | 8:20–8:40 p.m. |
| Prof. Dr. Dale T. Snauwaert | Nonviolence and Resistance to Injustice | 2:40–3:00 p.m. | 8:40–9:00 p.m. |
| Dr. Mohamed Behnassi | Sustainability and Human Security: Preventing Violence in the Face of Climate Challenges | 3:00–3:20 p.m. | 9:00–9:20 p.m. |
| Dr. Marwan Darweish | Unarmed Civilian Protection in a Colonial Context—the Case of Masafer Yatta, Palestine | 3:20–3:40 p.m. | 9:20–9:40 p.m. |
| Q&A Session | 3:40–3:55 p.m. | 9:40–9:55 p.m. | |
| Webinar Closing | 3:55–4:00 p.m. | 9:55–10:00 p.m. |
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information on how to join the webinar. Registrations with academic and institutional email addresses will be prioritized.
Unable to attend? Register anyway, and we will let you know when the recording is available to watch.
Webinar Chairs and Keynote Speakers:
- Dr. Marty Branagan, Associate Professor in Peace Studies, University of New England, Australia;
- Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Palaver, Department of Systematic Theology, University of Innsbruck, Austria;
- Prof. Dr. Dale T. Snauwaert, Professor of Philosophy of Education and Peace Studies, University of Toledo, Austria;
- Dr. Mohamed Behnassi, Senior Environmentalist Expert, Social and Environmental Council (CESE) and Founding Director of the Center for Environment, Human Security and Governance (CERES);
- Dr. Marwan Darweish, Associate Professor in Peace Studies at the Centre for Peace and Security, Coventry University, UK.
