• a cyber-hub to provide easy navigation (see sidebars) for members of overlapping or intersecting Communities whose events celebrate or contribute to Peace And Nonviolence in Action through personal and social transformation
• an administrative infrastructure to support efficient use of our human resources through collaboration
• an information source about training and practice in Transition Town Culture, Nonviolent Communication (NVC), Restorative Circles (RC), and other Community-level, connection-based models for Peace And Nonviolence in Action through personal and social transformation

Given the enormity of the social change that confronts us, the thing that will give us the most hope and strength to make change happen is if we celebrate. From celebration will come the energy to do whatever it takes to bring about social change.

~Marshall B. Rosenberg

PANinA has always been about Peace People and Events that embody Peace And Nonviolence in Action. Organized around geographic communities, PANinA was launched on 7-7-7 for the first Live Earth Concert broadcast. Here is a report on the event from Abingdon, VA:

There was a viewing of about an hour of the concerts with ElderSpirit members followed by lunch and live local music at White's Mill followed by new connections made in Unicoi, TN. Two lessons learned: There is socially-conscious music being written whether or not one likes it, and there is a generation of young adults who "get it" and are ripe for proactive social change.

This newest incarnation of PANinA was launched on 2-18-12, the second birthday of the Consciousness Transformation Community (CTC).

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