Introduction to Nonviolent Communication (NVC) for Social Change
Friday October 9th at : 1-3pm Pacific / 2-4pm Mtn / 3-5pm Central / 4-6pm Eastern, online via Zoom for 2 hours.
Are you longing to find practical ways of "living" nonviolence when you talk with people who have very different viewpoints?
Are you weary of "fighting" for change and wanting to find ways to stay energized by your vision and values?
Do you want to find freedom from self-judgment and self-righteousness?
Perhaps you've heard about Nonviolent Communication (NVC) and want to know more about it? Or you want to learn what it has to do with activism?
This introduction will include opportunities to learn and practice some of the key aspects of NVC. There will be some teaching, practice, and opportunities to work with your real life situations.
Nonviolent Communication offers a set of principles and practices that can support us as activists in living out our values of empathy, compassion, and authenticity. It can not only help us listen and be heard, but also involves moving from there to effective action steps that will make the world better for all.
Requirements: No previous experience with NVC required. The course will be held on Zoom. Participants must have internet access, and microphone and video on their computer.
Participants are strongly encouraged to invite friends and community members. Shared knowledge increases the power of active nonviolence in our communities!
Maximum number of participants per course: 50
Cost: $20 USD. Register below. If you are in need of a scholarship, a few are available, just let us know. Email us at info@paceebene.org
FACILITATOR
JEAN MCELHANEY
About the Facilitator: Jean loves the power of nonviolence to light up our hearts, give meaning to our lives, and build connection across division. She has been certified as a Nonviolent Communication trainer since 2013, ordained as an interspiritual/interfaith minister, and has been certified as a Dances of Universal Peace leader. Her involvement with spiritual activism/social change goes back many years: working for the Nuclear Weapons Freeze Campaign, being arrested for civil disobedience (to protest weapons and war), and marching about oh so many different issues, and more. Jean has also worked as a social worker and mental health counselor. She comes to us from New Zealand, where she moved from the United States 8 years ago.