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 | Perhaps everything terrible is in its deepest being something helpless that wants help from us.
- Rainer Maria Rilke - | | |
Guiding Rage into Power San Quentin is one of the nation's most notorious maximum security prisons. But it is also known for an unusual inmate rehabilitation program. Insight-Out's Guiding Rage Into Power (GRIP) Program offers an in-depth journey into the participants' ability to understand and transform violent behavior, track and manage strong impulses, and replace these behaviors with an attitude of emotional intelligence. The year-long program enables men to "turn the stigma of being a violent offender into a badge of being a non-violent peacekeeper." Not only have many of the men transformed their own behavior, they have become "agents of change," people with skills to defuse conflicts around them. This 5 minute video offers a glimpse into the process. { read more } Be The Change Learn more about Insight-Out, a non-profit that organizes initiatives that create personal and systemic change to transform violence and suffering into opportunities for learning and healing. { more } |
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