KINGIAN NONVIOLENCE CONFLICT RECONCILIATION 

16-HOUR CORE TRAINING 

September 5, 12, 19 and 26 (Thursdays).

Come and join us during September for transformational Thursdays exploring Dr. King's philosophy and methodology of nonviolence. This workshop has helped thousands of people in various social justice movements, prisons, schools and other communities understand the depth of the philosophy of nonviolence and conflict reconciliation. This serves as an opportunity for anyone who needs to participate in a Core Training in Kingian Nonviolence, before our Level 1 Training of Trainers begins in October.

If you are an organizer working for social change, an activist working to reduce violence in your community, a youth worker/organizer, or just someone who wants to learn how to resolve their personal conflicts better, this workshop is for you! If you have attended a 2-Hour Intro to Kingian Nonviolence at On Earth Peace or come to any of our events, this is a perfect next step to deepen your Kingian practice!

Dates: The 16-hour training takes place over four days in a four-week period: Thursdays in September (5, 12, 19, and 26).

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Times for each training day: 9am-1pm Pacific / 10am-2pm Mountain / 11am-3pm Central / 12pm-4pm Eastern

Content: 

• 4 Pillars of Kingian Nonviolence 
• Social Dynamics of Nonviolence 
• 6 Principles (the will) how to view and transform conflict
• 6 Steps (the skill) how to engage with conflict and organize a campaign
• Definitions of violence 
• Types and levels of conflict, and how they escalate and de-escalate
• Dialectical Thinking 
• Historical context of the Civil Rights Movement 

What to expect: Mini-presentations, small groups activities, large group conversation, multi-media/videos, opportunities for self-reflection and sharing. Homework will be assigned before and between sessions.  

Facilitation Team: Marie Benner-Rhoades, Mary Lou Finley, and Pam Smith

Marie Benner-Rhoades (she/her) is the youth & young adult peace formation director and a co-executive director of On Earth Peace.  Marie is a certified Level 1 trainer in Kingian Nonviolence Conflict Reconciliation.   Marie serves on the Community Peacemaker Teams steering committee (international) and chairs the Open Doors English advisory board (Ithaca, NY).  Marie lives in Trumansburg, NY with her husband and two children.

Pam Smith is a public historian living in Virginia. Pam is co-founder and executive director of the Addie Wyatt Center for Nonviolence Training in Chicago. A long-time Chicago consultant for nonprofit organizations, her team conducted the feasibility study that set the stage for the Chicago Freedom School. Pam has worked with many youth groups in the city. She served as a senior press aide to Jesse Jackson in his 1988 presidential bid and to Barack Obama in his primary campaign for US Senate. Pam is coeditor of The Chicago Freedom Movement: Martin Luther King Jr. and Civil Rights Activism in the North. 

Mary Lou Finley served on the staff of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Chicago Project in the mid-1960s.   She is a sociologist and Professor Emerita at Antioch University Seattle and has  a lifelong commitment to social justice, working over the years on  racial justice issues and poverty as well as environmental issues and more.    She is the co-author with Bill Moyer and two others of Doing Democracy:  The MAP Model for Organizing Social Movements, and the co-editor (with Bernard LaFayette Jr., James Ralph and Pam Smith)  of The Chicago Freedom Movement:  Martin Luther King, Jr. and Civil Rights Activism in the North (2016). She is a certified Kingian Nonviolence trainer and a co-founder of the Addie Wyatt Center for Nonviolence Training- Chicago. 

Cost: The value of this 16-hour workshop is more than $500.   Because of our interest in accessibility, there is no set fee to attend. The workshop will be offered on a gift basis -- we will explain more during the workshop!  In short, you will choose your own level of contribution. Some may choose to donate $500 or more. Some may pay significantly less or nothing. Some may be in a position to donate extra to support other participants! All participants will be invited to help cover the cost of the workshop by fundraising within your own personal or social media network. 

Email us at [email protected] with any questions.