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Apr 25, 2013
"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.
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 ...
