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The Rutherford Institute Hosts Student Symposium on Disruptive NonViolent Resistance

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the historic journey of the civil rights movement's Freedom Riders, The Rutherford Institute will host a student symposium on "Disruptive Nonviolent Resistance" on Wednesday, May 11, 2011, at 10:30 am EST. The symposium, which is being presented by the Virginia Themis Society of the University of Virginia, will take place at the Institute's headquarters at 1440 Sachem Place in Charlottesville, Va.

The symposium is free and open to the public. However, seating is LIMITED, so space must be reserved early by calling (434) 978-3888.

"Disruptive Nonviolent Resistance" explores disruptive nonviolent resistance as a dynamic force for political and social change nationally and internationally, with roots in both ancient and modern religious and political thought. The symposium will give particular emphasis to the contributions to global political discourse and the cause of civil rights of Martin Luther King Jr. and his fellow practitioners of nonviolent resistance, including Mohandas Gandhi, Henry David Thoreau, Aung San Suu Kyi, Andrei Sakharov and Leo Tolstoy.