We are excited to invite community members to the Gandhi Garden! Our community-tended plots are limited. As such, we have added requirements to garden plot membership this year. The 2026 growing se...

If you are part of a student group, or using these volunteer hours for credit, or scholarship requirements, sign up for Service Learning! Includes Garden Work Parties & supporting Gandhi Institute ...

Volunteer in the Gandhi Garden in our Garden Work Parties! Drop by our community garden any time between 10:00 and 1:00 pm on Saturdays during the growing season (March 28 - November 7) to help...

Join us for Anger as a Force for Change, not as a crutch to justify our behavior. This weekly series on Anger at the Gandhi Institute on Thursdays over 4 weeks at 5:30 PM EST.

Join us for this monthly practice space to embody your nonviolence skills, in community! Nonviolence Practice Group sessions will be monthly on the first Tuesday of each month. These sessions will ...

Soulforce 2026: Renew, Recommit, and ResistCelebrating 35 Years of the M.K. Gandhi Institute for NonviolenceThirty-five years ago, the Gandhi Institute was founded to resist the oppressive systems ...

Let's explore how simple spaces, like a garden or market, can become the heart of a community. We are hosting a special online book group to discuss Story Seeds: Growing Home at the Farmers Mark...

Join the Circle. Our online grief circle is a biweekly gathering to honor the pain and sorrow that comes from living in a complicated world. It is a place for listening and presence, not for adv...

The March Community Roundtable will be on Saturday, March 21 at 11 AM! We will chat about community issues that are on our hearts and minds. Join us as we listen, reflect, and build a more connecte...

Join us for warm food and conversations at a Community Dinner! Don't miss the next Community Dinner on the last Wednesday of the month at 6 PM. Bring a dish if you would like to, but don’t worry...

Join us for a special March Community Dinner, rooted in the topic of Community Connection. We are so excited to be joined by Dr. Rashid Muhammad and Thomas Warfield. Dr. Muhammad, Director of Commu...

Join our Director for breakfast & conversation! Come to get to know us and talk about your part in supporting nonviolence in Rochester and beyond. Share breakfast with Erin, the Director of the...

Join our Director for breakfast & conversation! Come to get to know us and talk about your part in supporting nonviolence in Rochester and beyond. Share breakfast with Erin, the Director of the...

Join us for Breaking Through, a Men's support group exploring masculinity, self-forgiveness, and healing for men who have been in abusive, toxic, and unhealthy relationships. We meet on the 2nd ...

Creativity & Connection meet nonviolence at our Season for Nonviolence Creative Cafes! These gatherings invite you to slow down, create, and connect with others as we explore the Season’s daily ...

Join the Circle. Our online grief circle is a biweekly gathering to honor the pain and sorrow that comes from living in a complicated world. It is a place for listening and presence, not for adv...

Drop by our community garden any time between 12:00 and 2:00 pm on Saturdays to help us plant, tend, and harvest food and flowers with the community. We also are looking for volunteers who can help...

Welcome to our 'Gandhi Gear' store! We sell one-of-a-kind handmade sewn goods that are made in-house at the Gandhi Institute by a group of volunteers. In keeping with Gandhian ideals of sustainabil...