Dear People, In these times of global uncertainty and challenge, I sometimes find sustenance in doing what Tom Atlee calls "imagineering". I am inviting you to join me for a few minutes.
Here is an article I would like to read in 10 year's time: ************************************************************************************* Global Interdependence Day Celebration - San Francisco Chronicle, Sept. 10, 2018
This Sept 11, 2018 marks the ten year anniversary of Interdependence Day. Since this date on 2008, the movement to acknowledge the interdependence of all living beings has spread from where it first began here in the San Francisco area. "There's no question in my mind that a shift began to occur in September 2008" says Nobel winner Al Gore and producer of the recent blockbuster film "The Truth: It's No Longer Inconvenient", a celebration of the successful global effort to contain carbon emissions. "Without the understanding of how linked all life is on this planet, we would not have been able to make the changes we needed to make. The skills underlying this transformation are due in no small part to the legacy of Nonviolent Communication, which has enabled people worldwide to create life-serving systems."
As we mark the 10th anniversary of World Interdependence Day, many people recall their first reactions. "I was skeptical at first, that's for sure. Now, looking back, we wouldn't have been able to resolve our issues in the Middle East, or shift away from our dependence on oil, without the consciousness and skills of NVC" states Richard Cheney, Jr., part of the Global Alliance for Energy Descent. "I don't believe that the oil companies would ever have agreed to donate their profits toward the effort of re-tooling the global economy if it wasn't for the people involved having such a broad vision AND the ability to connect across differences."
This year also marks the fifth anniversary of the Westpoint Peace Academy at the Presidio. The cadets we interviewed expressed incredulity about how conflicts were addressed when they were children. Most couldn't believe that a basic understanding of human needs was missing prior to that. "It's just common sense!" exclaimed one young cadet. *************************************************************************************
Keep reading to help make our dreams come true.
This comes with love,
Kit Miller Director/Celebrator Bay Area Nonviolent Communication
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Everyone Matters: Peace and Power in Everyday Life A special workshop on interdependence to celebrate U.N. International Day of Peace Sunday, September 21, 2008 from 9:30am-5:00pm in San Francisco.
Join Miki Kashtan, senior
Nonviolent Communication (NVC) trainer, in exploring inspiring ideas
and concrete tools for turning the idea that everyone matters into a
reality in your life and beyond. Discover how you can:
- Increase authenticity, connection and power-sharing in your relationships
- Honor your longing for community, belonging, and love
- Grow your awareness of the effects of your actions, and take more responsibility without guilt or obligation.
This workshop is suitable for people new to NVC, and also introduces new tools to support those more experienced with the process to deepen their practice. Click here to learn more and register.
Outreach: Are you willing to help us spread the word and fill the room to create an amazing event? Print out flyers here.
CEU's: Continuing Education Units for Marriage and Family Therapists, Licensed Clinical Social Workers and Registered Nurses are available. Application packets will be available at the workshop; more details here. Volunteers: We'll need help with set up, registration, sound, book sales,
transportation, and more. Please let us know ASAP if you want to help:
email Maja or call the
office at (510) 433-0700.
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New Series Starting Up!
In Oakland, San Francisco and Santa Rosa
Our calendar is full of choices for the fall, including Foundations and Couples Series, Empathy, NVC as Spiritual Practice, Restorative Circles, Mediation and many more! See sidebar or visit our website for the complete list.
-Diversity Dialogues start on September 6 in San Francisco. Each month focuses on a different theme, including race/ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation. The dialogues will provide a way for participants to talk about their personal experiences in each of these areas. Attend the whole series or individual sessions.
-Don't forget to refer your therapist to Open-Hearted Therapy with Miki Kashtan, starting September 28. This class is intended for therapists in active practice who want
support in how to bring the principles of NVC into their psychotherapy
practice.
-We're delighted to respond to people's request for a daytime (4-6 p.m.) practice series in Oakland, starting October 7, with Meganwind Eoyang. We hope this time will work well in people's schedules. Ongoing practice with real-life issues helps people integrate NVC.
-Miki's NVC Academy telecourse The Twain Shall Meet: Connection and Effectiveness in the Workplace, starting October 19, is an option for those who live outside the Bay Area as well as locals. Learn what it takes to bring NVC
consciousness and skills into an environment that operates on different
principles. The first session is free!
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Visiting Trainers This Fall: Arnina Kashtan and Dian Killian bring different approaches to working with NVC
Arnina Kashtan, sister of Miki and
Inbal, is coming for her annual visit from Israel.
Specializing in consciousness breakthroughs, she has been teaching NVC for 15 years
in Israel
and the Bay Area, and also teaches "The Work" of Byron Katie and
"The Bowen Therapy Technique". She'll be offering The Finale of Suffering, a special 2-day workshop - a deep, exciting
process towards liberation from blocking patterns which cause us
suffering, and From Blast to Blossom - Shifting Family Dynamics, a 2-week series for learning how we might approach our families with more self-connection, power, and compassion.
Dian Killian, PhD, is founder and director of
Brooklyn NVC and the Facilitate Change program
(www.FacilitateChange.org) and co-author of Connecting Across Differences: A Guide to Compassionate, Nonviolent Communication and Urban Empathy: True Life Adventures of Compassion on the Streets of New York. As a trainer, her passions include NVC for social change and
organizational development/support, NVC and creativity, and a
kinesthetic/body-based approach to NVC/empathy. Dian's offerings include Red State/Blue State: Connecting Across Political - and Other - Divides, and Embracing the Body: A Kinesthetic/Sensation-Based Approach to Practicing Nonviolent Communication.
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Celebrations |
From Our Living Peace Retreat, March 2008: "[NVC is] a teaching whose very roots strike at the heart of compassion - its gifts are endless and evolving and will forever live in my conciousness."
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Requests
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Personal Assistant Sought for BayNVC Board Member Looking for computer-savvy person with NVC skills to help with email conversations, professional as well as personal. I support families in reestablishing harmonious ways of functioning together. My approach is based in NVC and Waldorf education. I value presence and patience, taking time for each task and building relationship as part of the work. 1-2 sessions of 2 hrs/week, $20/hr, in Sebastopol, CA. Please call Lorene, (707) 829-2745.
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Announcements
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Upcoming New Location for Miki's Monday Night Practice Group Starting Monday, September 15, we'll meet at Anam Cara House, 2915 Martin Luther King at Russell, in Berkeley, from 7 - 9:15 p.m. We hope this new venue will give us more privacy, comfort and time flexibility. Questions? Call BayNVC at (510) 433-0700.
NVC + InterPlay come together in...FULLY ALIVE, a performance featuring Leadership Program participant Beandrea Davis. Saturday, September 20, 2008, 7 p.m. at Interplayce, 2273 Telegraph, Oakland, CA. Improv dance, intimate storytelling, and live music. Audience invited to be seen and heard. Come celebrate, leave inspired! To purchase tickets visit www.joyfullybea.com or call (510) 219-5264.
The Heartwalker Peace Project September 21, 2008 in San Francisco, celebrating the U.N. International Day of Peace A family-friendly celebration and peace walk that is not anti-anything. The event starts at 11 a.m. in Justin Hermann Plaza with music, performance, and a 3.5-mile walk in the shape of a heart. For more information: heartwalker.org or (510) 495-4988.
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Wishlist |
BayNVC is in need of the following:
- We've
outgrown our phone system! And we're looking for a small business
system with a minimum 8-line capacity. A new system will cost us over
$4000! If your company or organization is growing and looking for a
new phone system, why not get a tax write-off and donate your old
system to us? If you think you have a potential solution for us, email
newphonesystem. Thank you!
- New loveseat for breakout room
- New or gently used office chairs
- Extra large doorstops for workshop and breakout room doors
- Three new desktop computers, PC platform
- Latest version of Microsoft Office
- Six 17-inch flat screen monitors
- Frequent flyer miles
- DVD player
-please contact BayNVC.
- A laptop PC, less than 3 years old, for trainers to use at retreats - please contact Francois
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Save the Date for Speaking Peace
Please mark your calendars for our 4th annual free fundraising brunch on Saturday, November 15, at Hotel Nikko in San Francisco.
Would you like to invite friends, colleagues, and community and host a table for 10 at this event? Please contact Judith via email or at 510-433-0700.
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Practice Groups
For a list of practice groups in the bay area and beyond, click HERE
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More Information & Registration
Since many of our events fill quickly, please consider pre-registering to ensure your space. You may pre-register by clicking the "Register Now" button at the bottom of most event descriptions, or by calling our office at 510-433-0700. You will receive a confirmation email with driving and public transit directions.Parking is free on all of the streets around BayNVC's wheelchair accessible building in the Piedmont area of Oakland.
HERE for a complete, up-to-date listing of our retreats, study series, workshops and practice groups in the Bay Area and beyond.
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