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We are a global network of organizations and individuals committed to human rights and nonviolence. The World House Global Network facilitates communication and collaboration among people working on local and global levels for peace and justice. Our goal is to build solidarity and grow the sense of community among all people defending human rights nonviolently and realizing King's vision of peaceful coexistence in the World House.

The World House Global Network operates through:

• Weekly network meetings where network participants report about their work and learn from others about local and global human rights issues.
   
• Participants organize their work through working groups. Working groups are recognized participants of the World House Project Global Network that (1) organize around a common interest (2) subscribe to the World House Global Network mission and guidelines for working groups and (3) submit a Working Group Statement of Organization and Purpose to the respective working group category (research, education, and activism) coordinator.

The World House Global Network (WHGN), also known as the Gandhi-King Global Network (GKGN),  is led by Dr. Clayborne Carson, the founding director of The Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute at Stanford University. The network was founded during the international Gandhi-King conference, which took place at Stanford University in October 2019, commemorating the 150th Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s birth.

Prominent scholars and activists convened to discuss the legacies of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr., in the contemporary global context. Ela Gandhi and Rajmohan Gandhi (grandchildren of Mahatma Gandhi), Martin Luther King III and his family, Anthony Chavez and Juanita Chavez, the grandson of Cesar Chavez and the daughter of Dolores Huerta, respectively,  Sister Helen Prejean, and James Lawson were among the honored guests.

Since this historic gathering, the World House Global Network continues to build an international network of organizations, grassroots groups, and individuals committed to the nonviolent struggle for human rights. This network enables and supports collaboration between all people inspired by King's vision of a just and peaceful world.