St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church Creating a Culture of Peace Training

St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church
Will be hosting Creating a Culture of Peace training
February 27 – March 1

Creating a Culture of Peace (CCP) is a nationwide program for community-based peacemaking. The innovative design of CCP provides a holistic and practical foundation in spiritually-grounded active nonviolence. Participants come to recognize their own power for making personal and social changes without violence and improve their skills for respectful engagement with opponents, instead of confrontation that polarizes and demonizes.

The focus of the training is to help individuals and small groups to plan and carry out non violent social actions to strengthen their communities.

Unlike trainings that focus only on anti-war protest, CCP training is an incubator for participants to raise issues which most concern them–group controversy and conflict, neighborhood violence, domestic violence, climate change, war and militarism, discrimination, homelessness, peace education, and health care. The training is highly participatory and does not depend on reading a book or lectures. It draws upon the wisdom, experience and talents of all the participants and on the skills and knowledge of trainers. Mutual learning occurs through storytelling, meditation, small group sharing, brainstorming, role plays, thought-provoking exercises, music and movement. CCP offers training on nonviolence principles, analysis of social change and community-building, skills for peacemaking, and resources. Every group chooses, and plans concrete projects for change.

We ask participants to commit to attending the full three day, 20 hour training.
The schedule is 9 AM to 8 PM on Friday and Saturday, with breaks for meals, and 1PM to 5 PM on Sunday.

Lunch and dinner will be provided on Friday and Saturday, and lunch on Sunday. The cost to attend is $120.00 and includes 5 meals and materials. If the cost to attend is a barrier please contact Daniel Petersen-Snyder at (917) 597-7203 or dpetersensnyder@gmail.com.

If you are interested in attending or have questions please contact Daniel Petersen-Snyder at dpetersensnyder@gmail.com.