Engage: Exploring Nonviolent Living: A study program for learning, practicing, and experimenting with the power of creative nonviolence to transform our lives and our world.
Sept. 28-30, 2007
Jan. 25-27, 2008
May 30-June 1, 2008
Oakland, California
For us, making peace is a passionate journey shaped by the stories and experiences of peace and justice and heartfelt concern for the good of all. We discover that this intention followed by action transforms ourselves and others. We are committed to exploring what it means to experiment with nonviolence and we delight in sharing our experience with others. Given the violence in our communities and our world, no task seems more important. Come and join us!!
Why should you take this training? With this training, you will learn tools to create peace that can change your life. You will also practice tools that can be used to create peace in your own community.
Who would benefit?
The program welcomes both people who are new to facilitating and to those who have facilitation experience and want to gain more skills.
When and Where: Sessions meet September 28-30, 2007; Jan 25-27, 2008; and May 30-June 1
from 9am –5pm at 2501 Harrison Street Oakland, California 94612
Outcomes: by the end of the years training participants will:
- have a greater understanding of nonviolence as an alternative to violence.
- be inspired through stories of individuals and communities who successfully used nonviolence.
- have the skills to apply nonviolence to their personal life and be able to work positively to improve programs they are involved with in their communities.
- learn to create a safe environment that celebrates diversity, fosters respect, and encourages openness to learning from others.
- work cooperatively to design and create workshop agendas.
- take part in an action as an ally.
- organize an action.
- gain skills to work as a facilitator or trainer for Engage Nonviolence Workshops
- deepen the understanding of the causes and impacts of personal and structural violence.
How—Components of the Program:
- Three, 3-day weekends
- Mentoring
- Dialogue Partners
- Learning stories about nonviolence
- Engaging in two nonviolent activities in our communities
- Unlearning and transforming racism
- Co-Facilitation opportunities
Skills Developed: How to speak to each other in respectful ways, how to lead a group in shared learning, how to create safe space to explore how violence affects our systems and constructive ways to respond, how to use and apply the learnings from the workshop in their own lives and communities.
Attitudes of nonviolence cultivated:
- acceptance, openness, curiosity, humility, treating others with dignity, respect, safety, immediacy, relevance, inclusion
- Using participant's experiences and current worldview as a basis for growth, learning, and communication
- Using stories, exercises, games, role-plays, discussions, lessons of those who have walked before us, rituals, and looking at different ways we ground ourselves
Relationships: Engaging Communities and Building Coalitions: A critical factor in creating social change is to provide opportunities for relationships and coalitions to develop and for representatives of different sectors to come together to share ideas.
Application Process: Online at Application for the 2007-2008 Program or contact Ken Preston-Pile, 510-268-8765, kenpreston@paceebene.org. Accepted participants are expected to attend all three sessions.
Cost:
$1000 ($200 deposit required upon acceptance). Scholarships are available. Cost includes three weekend training fees, and mentoring, but does not include travel, housing, and food. Snacks and drinks will be provided during three-day trainings.
Pace e Bene Nonviolence Service is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to foster a just and peaceful world through nonviolent education, community-building, and action.
“The Pace e Bene Engage training program was the best training I have ever attended.” -- Lena Woltering
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