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Kingian Nonviolence Training

Building the Beloved Community Through Conflict Reconciliation and Nonviolent Social Change

After Incarceration offers Kingian Nonviolence training for community members, youth, educators, service providers, government agencies, nonprofits, and organizations seeking practical tools for addressing conflict, strengthening relationships, and creating lasting social change.

Kingian Nonviolence is a philosophy and methodology developed from the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and refined through decades of application by movement leaders including Dr. Bernard Lafayette. It is both a way of understanding the world and a practical set of skills for navigating conflict, reducing violence, and building the Beloved Community.

At After Incarceration, we approach Kingian Nonviolence as a daily practice. We believe conflict is a natural part of human relationships. The challenge is not eliminating conflict but learning how to engage it in ways that promote growth, accountability, healing, and transformation.

What Participants Learn

Participants explore:

  • The Six Principles of Kingian Nonviolence

  • The Six Steps of Nonviolent Conflict Reconciliation

  • Understanding the difference between normal, pervasive, and overt conflict

  • The relationship between trauma, conflict, and violence

  • Effective communication and active listening

  • Building empathy and strengthening relationships

  • Responding to conflict without escalation

  • Leadership development and community responsibility

  • Organizing for positive social change

  • Building and sustaining the Beloved Community

Why This Training Matters

Many communities experience conflict every day without recognizing how deeply it shapes relationships, institutions, and opportunities. Young people often inherit environments marked by violence, trauma, and disconnection without receiving the tools necessary to understand or transform those conditions.

Kingian Nonviolence provides a framework for helping individuals and communities move from reaction to reflection, from punishment to accountability, and from division toward collective action.

For those impacted by incarceration, violence, poverty, and historical harms, these skills can be especially important. They create opportunities to break cycles that have persisted across generations and develop healthier ways of relating to ourselves and one another.

Who Should Attend

This training is appropriate for:

  • Youth and young adults

  • Community organizations

  • Schools and educational institutions

  • Government agencies

  • Violence prevention programs

  • Faith communities

  • Social service providers

  • Reentry organizations

  • Workplace teams and supervisors

  • Community leaders and advocates

Training Formats

After Incarceration offers Kingian Nonviolence training in a variety of formats, including:

  • Introductory workshops

  • Multi-session learning cohorts

  • Professional development trainings

  • Youth leadership programs

  • Conflict reconciliation workshops

  • Community dialogues

  • Organizational culture and leadership development

Training content can be adapted to meet the needs of specific audiences and organizations.

Our Approach

Our facilitation team combines formal Kingian Nonviolence training with lived experience, community leadership, restorative practices, and years of work addressing violence, trauma, and conflict in directly impacted communities.

We believe that people are capable of growth, that violence can be unlearned, and that communities already possess the wisdom necessary to transform themselves. Kingian Nonviolence gives us a framework for putting those beliefs into practice.

Learn More

To learn more about Kingian Nonviolence training opportunities or to schedule a workshop for your organization, contact After Incarceration through our website.

None of us are free until all of us are free.

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