---
title: "Stories of Living Peace - Center for Nonviolent Communication"
description: ""
url: "https://www.cnvc.org/news/stories-of-living-peace"
date: "2026-09-18T07:22:32+00:00"
language: "en-US"
---

#   Stories of Living Peace

# # A 24-Hour Celebration of Resonance and Belonging

# ### *Sharing about the meaning of Nonviolent Communication in our lives, and our connection to the legacy of nonviolence*

Forty-eight people. **Forty-eight** **true stories about a moment when Nonviolent Communication touched their life**. Told one at a time, half an hour at a time, across 24 unbroken hours and every time zone we can reach.

Each speaker also brings a small object that carries their story. At the end of their half-hour, they pass the object on - symbolically, through the Zoom screen - to the next voice, somewhere else in the world.

**One thread of human meaning, circling the globe from sunrise to sunrise.** Somewhere on Earth, the sun is always rising.

 ![](https://www.cnvc.org/images/Webpage%20Images/Glowing%20Catalysis.png)

At a glance

- 📅 **Sunday 4 October (UTC)** — starts Saturday evening in the Americas
- 🕐 **24 hours,** without a break
- 💻 **Online,** on Zoom
- 🌍 **Every time zone** — join when you want, same link
- 🗣️ **Many languages,** with live captions
- 🚪 **Free** — come for one hour, or many

↓ **[See the 48 stories and their times](#stories)**

 🕰️ [See when it starts in your time zone →](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Stories+of+Living+Peace+-+Start+Time&iso=20261004T00&p1=%3A&ah=23&am=55)

## Why October 4th?

The date sits at the exact midpoint between two days that matter to us: the [International Day of Non-Violence](https://www.un.org/en/observances/non-violence-day) and Gandhi's birthday on 2 October, and Marshall Rosenberg's birthday on 6 October. A day to reflect and celebrate what nonviolence, peace and NVC mean in our lives.

## A gathering in many languages

Speakers share in their own language. Alongside English, speakers will share in Japanese, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Hindi and Bahasa Malaysia - with automatic captions and translation throughout.

## How the rhythm works

Every 30 minutes follows the same simple rhythm, so wherever you drop in, you'll know where you are.

- **Opening** — hello, and a meaningful story is shared and an object is passed on
- **Story or sharing** — this slot’s speaker shares a true memory, music, or poetry.
- **Silence or music** — a few quiet minutes before the next hour begins.

![](https://www.cnvc.org/images/Webpage%20Images/Oct%20gathering%20call_language%202.png)

## The 48 stories

 | Time (UTC) | Speaker | Language | Story |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 UTC | [Boonling Choy](https://www.cnvc.org/trainers/boon-ling-choy) | English / Bahasa Malaysia | Seeing the Human: Why Empathy Creates Change |
| 00:30 UTC | [Sufiya Minako Sudou](https://www.cnvc.org/trainers/sufiya-minako-sudou) | Japanese | 言葉が生命を開く時 ― 理解と共感を通して、受け継いだ言葉との関係を変える |
| 01:00 UTC | [Reena Ginwala](https://www.cnvc.org/trainers/reena-ginwala) | English / Hindi | Being Peace in Blended Families — from Trauma to Resilience |
| 01:30 UTC | [Irma Jager](https://www.cnvc.org/trainers/irma-jager) | English | NVC — our glue for living in community |
| 02:00 UTC | [Nina Neidhart](https://www.cnvc.org/trainers/iit-organizers/nina-neidhart) | English | She arrived head down and left like a queen |
| 02:30 UTC | [Alexandra Norman](https://www.cnvc.org/trainers/alexandra-norman) | English | Making Peace with the Mother I Had |
| 03:00 UTC | [Rodrigo Suarez Hoffman](https://www.cnvc.org/trainers/rodrigo-suarez-hoffman) | Spanish | Sharing a personal story |
| 03:30 UTC | [Catherine Cooley](https://www.cnvc.org/trainers/catherine-cooley) | English | The Conversation We Needed to Have |
| 04:00 UTC | [Katherine Han Singer](https://www.cnvc.org/trainers/katherine-singer) | English / Korean | Life after the power over-under game |
| 04:30 UTC | [Kaz T-Anderson](https://nvcaustralia.com/trainer/kaz-t-anderson) | English | Mutual Wellbeing: the joy, power and courage to meet uncertainty together |
| 05:00 UTC | [Irmtraud Kauschat](https://www.cnvc.org/trainers/irmtraud-kauschat) | English | Reconciliation between two ethnic groups in Kenya after fighting for 20 years |
| 05:30 UTC | [Thomas Stelling](https://www.cnvc.org/trainers/thomas-stelling) | English | Life-serving judgements |
| 06:00 UTC | To be confirmed |
| 06:30 UTC | [Sam Odhiambo](https://www.cnvc.org/trainers/samuel-odhiambo) | English | I wish I knew |
| 07:00 UTC | [Sophie Lewandowski](https://www.cnvc.org/trainers/sophie-lewandowski) | French | Différences culturelles et sociales : expériences de connexions profondes |
| 07:30 UTC | [Pernille Plantener](https://www.cnvc.org/trainers/pernille-plantener) | English | A decade of coercive violence — and the mercy that still ripples |
| 08:00 UTC | [Rivera Sun](https://riverasun.com/) | English | Picking potatoes |
| 08:30 UTC | [Susana Rusch Garcia](https://www.cnvc.org/trainers/susana-rusch-garcia) | English | Stop passing on the pain |
| 09:00 UTC | [Christine Wanjura](https://www.cnvc.org/trainers/christine-wanjura) | German | Geschichten, die das Leben schreibt |
| 09:30 UTC | [Salil Ganeriwal](https://www.cnvc.org/trainers/salil-ganeriwal) | English | Connections across the globe |
| 10:00 UTC | [Miki Kashtan](https://www.cnvc.org/trainers/miki-kashtan) | English | When someone rejoices in my people being killed |
| 10:30 UTC | [Manasi Saxena](https://www.cnvc.org/trainers/manasi-saxena) | English | Empathy in the Field: A Story from Northeast Delhi |
| 11:00 UTC | [Camila Reyes](https://www.cnvc.org/trainers/camila-reyes) | Spanish | Weaving networks for the global transition to peace: Colombian case |
| 11:30 UTC | [Kirsten Kristensen](https://www.cnvc.org/trainers/kirsten-kristensen) | English | How I got turned on to NVC |
| 12:00 UTC | [Juergen Licht](https://www.cnvc.org/trainers/juergen-licht) | German / English | Is there enough peace? |
| 12:30 UTC | [Mironel De Wilde](https://www.cnvc.org/trainers/mironel-de-wilde) | English | Wholeness |
| 13:00 UTC | [Duke Duchscherer](https://www.cnvc.org/trainers/duke-duchscherer) | English | NVC in Action: Finding the Courage to Face Your Enemy |
| 13:30 UTC | [Sudha Shankar](https://www.cnvc.org/trainers/sudha-shankar) | English | One day, I'll get there |
| 14:00 UTC | [Éva Rambala](https://www.cnvc.org/trainers/eva-rambala) | Hungarian / English | To be announced |
| 14:30 UTC | [Jacinthe Thériault-Fortier](https://www.cnvc.org/trainers/jacinthe-theriault-fortier) | French | Embracing imperfection |
| 15:00 UTC | [Pierre Muanda Ngoma](https://www.cnvc.org/trainers/pierre-muanda-ngoma) | French | Ma découverte de la CNV |
| 15:30 UTC | [Gena St. David](https://www.genastdavid.com/) | English | The time I crawled through a manure moat |
| 16:00 UTC | [Nancy Katyal](https://www.cnvc.org/trainers/nancy-katyal) | English | The Question My Daughter Asked That I Couldn't Answer |
| 16:30 UTC | [Cory Tyler](https://www.cnvc.org/trainers/cory-tyler) | English | How NVC Saved My Divorce |
| 17:00 UTC | [Karla Mozzo](https://www.cnvc.org/trainers/karla-mozzo) | Spanish | Leaning on each other |
| 17:30 UTC | [Jill Broadbent](https://www.cnvc.org/trainers/jill-broadbent) | English | The benefits of being triggered |
| 18:00 UTC | [Françoise Keller](https://www.cnvc.org/trainers/francoise-keller) | French | Cercles d'empathie en temps de crises |
| 18:30 UTC | [Mair Alight](https://www.cnvc.org/trainers/mair-alight) | English | Shift Happens |
| 19:00 UTC | [Angela Attianese](https://www.cnvc.org/trainers/angela-attianese) | Italian | Occhi e cuore |
| 19:30 UTC | [Iris Bawidamann](https://www.cnvc.org/trainers/iris-bawidamann) | English | How I Was Hoping to Reduce My Feelings Through NVC |
| 20:00 UTC | [Cécile Auffray-Baude](https://www.cnvc.org/trainers/cecile-auffray-baude) | French | Open broken heart |
| 20:30 UTC | [Marion Little](https://www.cnvc.org/trainers/marion-little) | English | To be announced |
| 21:00 UTC | [Marco Bertaglia](https://www.cnvc.org/trainers/marco-bertaglia) | English / Italian | You don't understand a bloody thing! |
| 21:30 UTC | [Callista Ahachi](https://www.shcj.org/african/the-joy-and-beauty-of-religious-life/) | English | Presence |
| 22:00 UTC | [Sylvia Haskvitz](https://www.cnvc.org/trainers/sylvia-haskvitz) | English | Live NVC — Israelis and Palestinians living NVC together for nine days at a junction near Jericho |
| 22:30 UTC | [Kit Miller](https://gandhiinstitute.org/author/kmiller/) | English | To be announced |
| 23:00 UTC | [Keiko Silbermann](https://www.cnvc.org/trainers/keiko-silbermann) | Japanese / English | A deeply moving moment in my early practice of NVC |
| 23:30 UTC | To be confirmed |

Where available, speaker names link to their profile or website. Slots marked *to be confirmed* will be filled in as they land.

 ![Three people in conversation, one with an upwards open palm gesture](https://www.cnvc.org/images/Webpage%20Images/women-conversation-2400.jpg)

*the kind of listening we're gathering for*

## Join us

 The event runs continuously for 24 hours — **Sunday 4 October, 00:00 UTC**, through **Monday 5 October, 00:00 UTC**.

  ▸ When it starts where you are  | City | Starts | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| Your time | [ See the exact start time where you are → ](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Stories+of+Living+Peace+-+Start+Time&iso=20261004T00&p1=%3A&ah=23&am=55) |
| Sydney | Sun 4 Oct, 11:00 AM | Mon 5 Oct, 11:00 AM |
| Tokyo | Sun 4 Oct, 9:00 AM | Mon 5 Oct, 9:00 AM |
| Beijing / Perth | Sun 4 Oct, 8:00 AM | Mon 5 Oct, 8:00 AM |
| New Delhi | Sun 4 Oct, 5:30 AM | Mon 5 Oct, 5:30 AM |
| Athens | Sun 4 Oct, 3:00 AM | Mon 5 Oct, 3:00 AM |
| Paris | Sun 4 Oct, 2:00 AM | Mon 5 Oct, 2:00 AM |
| London | Sun 4 Oct, 1:00 AM | Mon 5 Oct, 1:00 AM |
| New York | **Sat 3 Oct, 8:00 PM** | Sun 4 Oct, 8:00 PM |
| Vancouver | **Sat 3 Oct, 5:00 PM** | Sun 4 Oct, 5:00 PM |

 If you're in the Americas, the event begins on **Saturday evening** — the first hour opens as Sunday arrives in the world's time zones.

 [ Register here for the Zoom link and schedule (Coming soon) ](https://cnvc-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/RPfutDOnRhOhxD0jxv2LYQ "Register for the schedule and Zoom link")

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#  can't wait? How to participate before the live event

## What object carries “NVC essence” for you?

Every speaker brings an object that holds the essence of NVC for them.

**We're inviting you to bring one too.** Choose one small thing in your home that carries something of NVC for you - a giraffe-shaped stone, a photo, a cup, anything at all. Something that holds your story.

 ![](https://www.cnvc.org/images/Webpage%20Images/golden-key-on-laptop-computer-above-view-2026-03-09-07-16-25-utc.jpg)

## Share your object with others: pin yourself and your object on the map

Add yourself to the map below:

1. Pin your town or region (not your street address).
2. Add a photo of your object.
3. Write one line: why does it hold the essence of NVC for you?

During the event, we will watch the lights grow across the map, hour by hour.

**A small heads-up before you pin**

When you click the pink **+ Post** button, you'll first see a screen called *"Pick a location"*. Just tap **"Skip for now"** at the top right. You'll then add your photo, your one line, and your location - in that order - and hit Publish/Submit.

## How to take part

Join for one hour, for several, or come and go all day. You choose how much to take part:

📷

**Camera off is welcome**

🚪

**Come and go as you like**

👂

**Presence is participation**

You may be invited into small groups, personal sharing, or a body exercise. You can say no to any of them.

A softer, more grounded day than most. A chance to feel less separate from the rest of it all, if just for a while.

16-Jul-2026

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