Wendy Webb, Cynthia Anderson to kick off Nonviolence Week on Monday

Staff report

YOUNGSTOWN

“Stamp Out Violence” is the theme of Youngstown State University’s first Nonviolence Week Monday through Friday.

“Our university firmly embraces the principles of nonviolence,” said Yulanda McCarty-Harris, director of Equal Opportunity and Diversity at YSU. “Nonviolence was instrumental to bringing about change during the civil rights movement, and it is still relevant even more so today. Nonviolence is a powerful way to heal, transform and empower our lives and our communities. We are excited about this initiative on campus, and we are even more excited that our students are involved.”

Today at 9 a.m, YSU President Cynthia E. Anderson and Youngstown City Schools Superintendent Wendy Webb will be joined by YSU Student Government President Nick Meditz and Gregory Jones of Youngstown Early College for a kick-off celebration in the Chestnut Room of Kilcawley Center.

The guest speaker is Jeff Steinberg, a former teacher who travels the country talking about nonviolence. He also leads Sojourn to the Past, a nationally recognized social justice and civil rights education project.

Read the full story with a complete list of Nonviolence Week events through Friday in The Vindicator and on vindy.com on Monday.