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PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT K-12 Programs
The Youth Services team at Peace Learning Center continues to provide the Peace School program this spring, revisiting several schools and launching programs at new sites, too. Through the Peace School program, schools participate in a universal intervention, with students, staff and parents learning more about managing conflict in a healthy way. With developmentally appropriate sessions that complement state educational standards, each student expands their ability to manage their emotions, communicate in a healthy way and work collaboratively with peers and adults. The best part of the experience is that - for both children and adults - the sessions are hands-on, providing fun, engaging and honest opportunities to explore these critical skill sets.
If you'd like to find out more about bringing the Peace School program or any Peace Learning Center services to the young people you know, contact Kirsten Eamon-Shine at keamon-shine@peacelearningcenter.org
Corporate & Community Programs
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In December we hosted a learning session for the Butler University Police Department and enjoyed a fantastic presentation on Ethical Leadership by Jerry Jones, CEO of Cannon IV, a family-owned Indianapolis business known for its healthy organizational practices.
Below are our professional development sessions for January. We hope you can attend!
"Conflict: An Opportunity for Learning"
Tuesday January 11, 2011
8:30am - 10:00am
Location: Peace Learning Center
Presenter: George Okantey
Register here
Session Description: We waste a lot of time and human capital in conflict avoidance. In most organizations people struggle to speak up to their colleagues about their concerns, often resulting in resource sapping and avoidance tactics, such as complaining, getting angry, doing unnecessary work and avoiding the other person altogether. Imagine the cost to your organization? This workshop will examine the mental models that we use to organize our environment, and reinforce the need to embrace conflict as an opportunity for learning. We will explore the pros and cons of unilateral and mutual learning models and then discuss the key elements of conflict. Class discussions will focus on positive aspects of conflict, its causes and warning signs, including common misconceptions about conflict. The second part of the workshop will focus on using effective problem solving techniques that result in constructive outcomes. Finally, participants will practice these skills on an issue with which they have conflict.
For more information or to register, click here
January 21, 2011, 7:30 a.m. - Noon
Location: The Athenaeum, downtown Indianapolis
The Board Chair Summit is now FULL. If you wish to be placed on a wait list please email lacyleadership@cicf.org
After a very successful inaugural event in 2010, the Central Indiana Board Chair Summit continues! This event is created specifically for community leaders serving as executives on non-profit boards and for non-profit executive staff.
Registration Fee: $49 Please note: prepayment is required
2011 Board Chair Summit Presenters
Opening Remarks:
Brian Payne, president, The Indianapolis Foundation & Central Indiana Community Foundation
Featured Presenter:
Dr. Kent Keith, CEO, The Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership and author of the forthcoming book,Servant Leadership in the Boardroom: Fulfilling the Public Trust
Panel Presenters:
John Thompson, Chairman & CEO, Thompson Distributing Company;Board chair, Indiana Black Expo, Inc.; former board chair of the Indianapolis Museum of Art and Junior Achievement of Central Indiana.
Tom King, Interim CEO, Indiana State Museum,President, Thomas A. King Consulting; past board chair of Indiana Sports Corporation and Goodwill Industries of Central Indiana Inc.
Martha Lamkin, former president & CEO, The Lumina Foundation & Board president, Citizens Energy Group; board chair, MusicCrossroads.
Denny Sponsel, president, RJE Knoll Business Interiors & board chair, Harrison College
Claudette Einhorn, Immediate Past President, Planned Parenthood, Indiana; Board member, United Way of Central Indiana.
For more information on our Corporate & Community Programs, please contact Nancy Larner Ruschman at nruschman@peacelearningcenter.org. |
 International Interfaith Initiative
Each year the New Year brings paradoxical emotions. Some greet the event with revelry while others are more melancholy and there is renewed hope but a tinge of apprehension about what the future offers. It brings to mind the parable about our dual nature represented by a greed and concern- the one that we feed is the one that prevails. Here at III we look forward to many good things in 2011 however we are also extremely concerned. Concerns that include the state of our environment, violence directed at Christians in the Middle East, anti-immigrant sentiments here in the US and the growing disparity between the haves' and have not's all over the world. As we continue to struggle with these and many other issues as we will look for creative opportunities to come together-across religious, ethnic and cultural barriers- to seek effective solutions, celebrate what is good about our diverse traditions and increase our understanding and respect for the "other" in the process. We hope to see you in 2011; below are a few events that can help you become more engaged.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration "Our Beloved Community Festival"Saturday, January 15 from 11:00 - 3:00 pm at Christian Theological Seminary (CTS). PLC hosts a variety of family friendly activities to enjoy and III is partnering with Latino Youth Collective to facilitate a public discussion about immigration policy from 1:00-2:30.
On Friday January 28th from 7:30 - 9:00 pm at Ball State University Rabbi Lew Weiss, Imam Mikal Saahir and Reverend David Berry will join III director Charlie Wiles to recount their interfaith trip to Middle East.
OBAT Helpers is a partner at Center for Interfaith Cooperation and a refugee support organization assisting over 250,000 people in Bangladesh. President and CEO Anwar Kahn just returned from a trip there and he will share the latest information about the excellent work they are accomplishing on Saturday February 5th from 4:00-7:00 pm in the dinning room at the Interchurch Center.
And on Thursday Feb. 17th from 4-6pm III is cosponsoring a Women's Conference: You've Come a Long Way Baby?, an event that will explore perceptions, images, and clothing of women of faith whiles consider the evolution of the women's movement with a diverse panel of religious and community leaders.
More information about these events is on our website at www.internationalinterfaith.org
We would also like to encourage everyone to explore the diverse variety of rich learning opportunities offered by the Faith Learning Initiative at CTS: http://www.cts.edu/academics/lifelong-learning.
And finally we ask each of you to look for opportunities to reach out to neighbors and learn about communities that are less familiar. Recently the United Nations unanimously passed a resolution declaring the first week in February World Interfaith Harmony Week. Please visit www.worldinterfaithharmonyweek.com to learn how you and your community can get involved. And Happy New Year! |
UPCOMING EVENTS - JANUARY 2011
January 11
"Conflict: An Opportunity for Learning"
Time: 8:30am - 10:00am
Location: Peace Learning Center
Register here
(See session description above)
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JANUARY 15
Peace Learning Center's 13th Annual MLK Community Festival
Time: 11:00am - 3:00pm
Location: Christian Theological Seminary, 1000 W. 42nd St. (Butler University Campus)
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
January 21
2nd Annual Central Indiana Board Chair Summit
Time: 7:30am - Noon
Location: The Athenaeum, downtown Indianapolis
Registration Fee: $49
Register Here Please note: prepayment is required
January 28
Rabbi Lew Weiss, Imam Mikal Saahir and Reverend David Berry will join III director Charlie Wiles to recount their interfaith trip to Middle East.
Time: 7:30pm - 9:00pm
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IN THE COMMUNITY & MEDIA
Peace Learning Center and the International Interfaith Initiative are partnering with the Indiana Historical Society on the It Takes A Village Project. Visitors will have the opportunity to step back in time through an Indiana Historical Society photograph and into the night Robert Kennedy announced the death of Martin Luther King Jr. to a stunned crowd. This experience opens to the public on Feb. 22, 2011 - plan to be there! For more information, click here.
Peace Through Yoga was named "Most Serene Setting" at Peace Learning Center in Eagle Creek Park by Indianapolis Monthly in the current issue. Check out the article here. |
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PLC SUPPORTERS
We would like to thank the following for their generous support:
- The Braveheart Foundation - $3,000
- Sablosky Family Foundation, a fund of the Legacy Fund - $5,000
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 GET INVOLVED WITH PLC
There are several ways to be a part of Peace Learning Center - - whether making a donation or volunteering. For more information, please click here.
TO DONATE PLEASE CLICK HERE
Donate via designated payroll contributions through Annual Employee Campaigns.
If you work for an employer that has a workforce campaign, Peace Learning Center can be designated by writing the name of our agency if it is not listed as a choice. Contact your employer's human resources department or payroll representative about making designated payroll contributions to PLC if you have questions. Peace Learning Center receives contributions given through campaigns associated with the United Way of Central Indiana, State of Indiana, Raytheon, and others. For the United Way Campaign, simply write: Peace Learning Center, Indianapolis, IN.
Peace Learning Center is listed on the State web site, www.insecc.org with the code number 532500. State employees just need to enter the name of the charity and the code number appears.
Sponsorship Opportunities
Volunteer Opportunities
There's a new opportunity for you to help children in Indianapolis - Peace Coaches. We are recruiting dedicated volunteers to work with students building conflict management and emotional literacy that will benefit them in the classroom, neighborhood and future.
As a Peace Coach you will lead small groups of elementary or high school students through an interactive and highly participatory curriculum. Teams of volunteers visit a classroom for six 1 ½ hour sessions after receiving a two hour orientation.
This new offering allows Peace Learning Center to bring professionals into classrooms, offering students real-world perspectives on the value of critical communication skills and civility. It also allows the volunteer to learn healthy communication skills that will be an asset in the home and workplace. Peace Coaches was piloted this spring with five attorneys from the Indianapolis Bar Association leadership program at Shortridge Magnet High School. Teacher Mary Nolan said her students benefited greatly through the work of caring adults.
In addition to Peace Coaches, Peace Learning Center volunteer opportunities include: - Corporate and Community events - Help us with our Tuesdays @ PLC and other events while learning.
- Landscaping and beautification at PLC Eagle Creek Park - Maintain historic building and grounds.
- Shout Out Crew - Publicize PLC through email and social media.
- Office and Clerical
Contact Lisa Jones, Human Resources Director at 317.327.7144 or ljones@peacelearningcenter.org for all volunteer positions.
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13th Annual MLK Fest! 
Peace Learning Center's 13th Annual Martin Luther King Community Festival will be held at the Christian Theological Seminary, on the Butler University campus at 1000 West 42nd Street on Saturday, January 15 from 11:00am-3:00pm. This event is free and open to the public. Families, school groups, and youth organizations are encouraged to attend. The following are just some of the festival activities and entertainment:
· Music by Branches Breath - a Native American flute ensemble
· Capoeira - a Brazilian music and dance performance
· Spoken Word workshop with poet Blair Karsch
· African Drumming with Joshua Strodtman
· Family yoga with Peace Through Yoga
· Community art with Carol Tharp Perrin
· Community panel on immigration featuring the Latino Youth Collective
· 25 community tables with services and volunteer opportunities
· Artwork by Denis Ryan Kelly, Jr. - "Holy Lands, Journeys of a Pilgrim Artist"
· and many more activities
· plus a FREE lunch!
No Cost - Stay the Whole Day!
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PLC WISH LIST
You can help PLC's programs by providing the following products or services:
- Laser Cartridges: Q6000, Q6001, Q6002, Q6003
- Copy paper
- Landscaping Services
- Handyman Repair Services
- 2 Whiteboards (48" x 72")
- 6 ft plastic tables (4)
- Sump Pump and installation
- Retractable screen
- Bulbs for projector
For more information, please contact Lisa Jones at 317.327.7144 or
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