As we watch public meetings devolve into shouting, politicians doxing and being doxed, private and public figures being harassed for their statements or views, and even a death threat on the life of Santa Cruz’s mayor, how do we walk it back? That was a question I posed to Silvia Morales, Executive Director of the Resource Center for Nonviolence in Santa Cruz. What can the concepts of Kingian nonviolence and civil disobedience help with as we strive for a more civil public discourse?
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We desperately need to address the housing problem here in our beloved Santa Cruz. Listen to what Kelly Katzman has to say. She is extremely articulate and has experienced it all!