Monday, January 12, 2026

Stephanie Van Hook

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Stephanie Van Hook wrote this article for YES! Magazine. Stephanie is executive director of the Metta Center for Nonviolence, host of Nonviolence Radio, and author of “Gandhi Searches for Truth: A Practical Biography for Children.” Find all of this at www.mettacenter.org.

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