THE WAY OF GANDHI Finding peace Michael Nagler, founder and former chairman of Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, visits Youngstown State University on Saturday. He

Be extremely circumspect about exposing oneself to commercialized mass media; in other words, turn off the television. Find information from sources online and in the international press, and instead of sitting in front of a DVD player, hang out with friends.
If you're interested in spirituality, practice it and meditate.
After doing these two steps (avoiding mass media and practicing spirituality), carry out in your behavior the change in your consciousness. Be more civil and humane. Incivility is a form of violence, Nagler said.
Learn about nonviolence study circles. Nagler recommends trying a downloadable study guide from the Marin Experimental Teaching, Training and Advising Center for Nonviolence Education (where he is co-director) at mettacenter.org.
Once prepared with this background, become a peace activist in one of the many projects around the globe.