*If you have taken Engaging Nonviolence 1, we encourage you to join this second series which is part of our emerging Nonviolence Certification Program.
In this new 6-week online course, you will explore the power of nonviolence in our relationships, communities, and daily lives. Engaging Nonviolence II explores skills for interpersonal conflicts, builds our inner awareness, and fosters our capacity to engage nonviolence in wider settings, such as interrupting harassment on the subway, or participating in nonviolent actions.
When we learn nonviolent practices, we gain ways to communicate, problem-solve, and deal with the challenges we face. From friends and family to coworkers and community, this 6-week course offers practical, useful skills for a wide variety of interpersonal conflicts. We will look deeply into ourselves to find our potential—and barriers—around activating nonviolent power and each week will offer new opportunities to put what we’re learning into practice. With your fellow participants, you will have many chances to explore role plays, dive into exercises, and engage in group discussions. Pace e Bene trainings are fun, participatory, and always lively.
Co-facilitated by Pace e Bene trainers Rivera Sun and Nina Koevoets (who coauthored the Engaging Nonviolence Study Guide), this course draws from many sessions of the book as well as integrating new knowledge. Purchasing the Engaging Nonviolence Study Guide is recommended, but not required.
Engaging Nonviolence II is open to people of all experience levels. You do not need to have taken Engaging Nonviolence I (our introductory class) to take this course.
We will look at:
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4/29: Session I – Conflict & Identity
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5/6: Session II – Inner Awareness & Nonviolence
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5/13: Session III – Communicating Through Challenges
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5/ 20: Session IV – Stepping Up, Stepping In
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5/ 27: Session V – (Nonviolent) Power
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6/ 3: Session VI – Unleashing Our Potential
