To Feel Like a Human Being Again

To Feel Like a Human Being Again

On April 3th, 2012, a gloomy hall in Ezeiza Prison in Argentina was transformed into a place of excitement and hope. Marcela Isaurralde is one of the volunteers who moderates the Peace Education Program (PEP) classes offered at the prison. This is Marcela’s account of...

Inviting Peace In

At the beginning of the year, we met with the director of Unit 1, a huge prison ten-minute walk from the women’s prison. Unit 1 houses 1,700 inmates, mainly men, with a staff of 1,200. The director heard Prem Rawat speak when he came here last year and invited us to start a workshop there, too. We told him that Prem Rawat might come to South America again soon, and he said, “Let’s invite him. His message will help the inmates!” We happily agreed!