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THE THIRD HARMONY Screening Resources

The Discussion Guide guide contains the following for your screening use:
• about the film & filmmakers • ready to watch! screening guide
• ready to talk! discussion guide • ready to act! handout

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Websites

The Metta Center for Nonviolence https://mettacenter.org/
Provides educational resources on the safe and effective use of nonviolence, with the recognition that it’s not about putting the right person in power but awakening the right kind of power in people. The Metta Center advances a higher image of humankind while empowering people to explore the question: How does nonviolence work, and how can I actively contribute to a happier, more peaceful society? The Metta Center for Nonviolence has special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council at the United Nations.

Waging Nonviolence https://wagingnonviolence.org/
Encourages people in all walks of life to discover their innate capacity for nonviolence and to cultivate its power for the long-term transformation of themselves and the world, focusing on the root causes of dehumanization and ultimately all forms of violence. We aim to make the logic, history and yet-unexplored potential of nonviolence more accessible to activists and agents of cultural change (which ultimately includes all of us), thereby empowering effective, healing, and principled action around the world.

Campaign Nonviolence https://paceebene.org/campaign-nonviolence
A project of Pace e Bene, Campaign Nonviolence is connecting the dots by working to end war, poverty, racism and environmental destruction — and building a nonviolent culture.

Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR-USA) https://www.forusa.org/
As an interfaith organization, FOR-USA's mission is to organize, train, and grow a diverse movement that welcomes all people of conscience to end structures of violence and war, and create peace through the transformative power of nonviolence.

International Peace Research Association (IPRA) https://iprapeace.org/
Founded in 1964 to advance research on the conditions of peace and the causes of war and violence — with five regional associations covering every corner of the planet — the International Peace Research Association (IPRA) is the world’s most established multi-disciplinary professional organization in the field of peace, human rights and conflict studies.

Resistance Studies https://www.umass.edu/resistancestudies/
A collaborative effort between academics and activists, or “professors of the street,” that promotes the analysis of and support for nonviolent direct action and civil disobedience around the world. This includes the Resistance Studies Initiative at UMass Amherst, scholars in the Resistance Studies Network and the interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed Journal of Resistance Studies.

War Resisters (WRI) https://wri-irg.org/
A joint page shared by War Resisters International and War Resisters League highlighting pressing antiwar topics of today. WRI is an internationalist network of antiwar groups struggling to end the root causes of war around the world. War Resisters League is an independent organization based in New York and a proud member of War Resisters International.

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THE THIRD HARMONY tells the story of nonviolence, the greatest overlooked resource in human experience.

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"Hats off to the Metta Center for this intellectually challenging but completely accessible film that seamlessly addresses both theoretical and practical aspects of nonviolence. Viewers will go away not only appreciating the film's main theoretical point - that nonviolence is an essential human characteristic - but they will also find themselves face-to-face with the film's very practical challenge to take up the work of nonviolence in their own lives."
Charles R. DiSalvo, Professor of Law, West Virginia University, Author, M.K. Gandhi, Attorney at Law: The Man Before the Mahatma

"Reveals the power and promise of nonviolent struggle fused with the pursuit of cooperative relations, and calls us to the important work of cultivating selves, societies, and ecosystems that can alleviate suffering."
Lee Smithey, Professor, Peace and Conflict Studies, Sociology, Swarthmore College, Director, Global Nonviolent Action Database

"I am exhilarated and grateful to the filmmakers for bringing forth such a fine gift for the future of life on Earth. Hurray! and deep bows."
Joanna Macy, deep ecologist, Buddhist scholar, Author, Coming Back to Life: Practices to Reconnect Our Lives, Our World

"Weaves together a brilliant tapestry of voices and experiences on the transformative power of nonviolence to grow love, repair harm, and build a more sustainable and just world. Through a conversation that is at once interdisciplinary and keenly focused on practice, students will gain an understanding of the long history and diverse approaches of peacemaking and peaceful conflict resolution. This film should be assigned in every history and civics course as an introduction to the vast potential young people can harness in the face of the world's challenges. The insights it offers are vital to building a better world!"
Selina Gallo-Cruz, Associate Professor of Sociology and Peace and Conflict Studies, College of the Holy Cross

"Gathers some of the most important practical and academic voices of today, calling us to the profound change necessary for our survival. Showing recent examples of how nonviolence is the natural, default response of humanity, it is both inspirational and instructional. Used as a discussion starter it will kick off 1000 different discussions. I highly recommend this to any course on social engagement/change, political science, sociology, religion, and psychology."
Jonathan Rudy, Improving Practices Core Group Member, Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict

"Utilizing leading figures in the field of non-violence, both activist and academic, this film provides insight and a road map into the power and efficiency of 'speaking truth to power.' This film bears witness to the power of non-violence and how as humans we can move forward together to solve the legacies of violence and build a brighter future for all. THE THIRD HARMONY is a wonderful addition to classroom studies that seek to move beyond the historical sketch of Non-Violence and situates the field as a positive and proactive force."
Dr. Greg Carroll, Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies, Salem State University

"This inspiring video introduces nonviolent theory, strategy, and practice through diverse voices, examples, and geographies connecting a compelling history through an urgent present to a hopeful future. From India to Occupy, Palestine to Standing Rock, and Black Lives Matter to Climate Activism The Third Harmony identifies convincing arguments for the power of nonviolent resistance and potential for creative and proactive nonviolent action toward justice and peace...I recommend this film for educators and activists who seek to inspire and educate agents of nonviolent social change."
Mike Klein, Associate Professor and Program Director, Justice and Peace Studies, University of St. Thomas

"Listening to some of today's leading thinkers, activists, and educators, viewers will not only understand the essence of nonviolence, but will feel the powerful pulse of humanity's true heartbeat of love longing for peace with the natural world, with each other, and within themselves. THE THIRD HARMONY mixes real examples of nonviolence transformation together with supporting scientific evidence to shine a bright light on the way forward through the darkness of conflict, hate and violence currently threatening our global community."
Paul Bueno de Mesquita, Professor and Director, Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies, University of Rhode Island

"Instructive, visually evocative, pragmatic and inspiring...THE THIRD HARMONY will serve well in classes, workshops, and study groups to introduce people to nonviolence. It is broad in scope, revealing nonviolence as an activity at local, national, international, and personal levels. It is comprehensive in presenting a variety of students and practitioners of nonviolence in Asia, Africa, the Americas, Europe and the Middle East. And it reveals the many dimensions of nonviolence, from political activity to a personal practice."
Barry L. Gan, Professor of Philosophy, Co-Director of the Center for Nonviolence, St. Bonaventure University

"Very timely...powerful...The film has a lot of potential for use in the classroom, as the concepts can be applied through personal reflection or examination of social issues. High school or college programs that discuss social justice, protests, interpersonal communication, and/or philosophy would be target audiences for this film. Overall, the film's message is meaningful in the current socio-political environment and can start a conversation...Recommended."
Brandon West, State University of New York at Geneseo, Educational Media Reviews Online