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Collaborative Communication for Our Work for Peace and Social Justice, an Introduction to NVC, emphasizing the contributions/practices of , Martin Luther King, Jr., Paulo Freire and economist Max Neef to the needs consciousness of Marshall Rosenberg.

Nonviolent Communication (NVC) is more than a way of talking to one another -- it is a way of being in the world that supports us in experiencing satisfying relationships, inner peace, compassion, authenticity and aliveness. NVC offers recipes for communicating but these rely on a foundation involving a shift in consciousness. Please join CNVC Certified Trainer Bob Wentworth for an afternoon-long experiential introduction to this exciting body of ideas and practices.

Both Buddhist teachings and personal experience show that we suffer to the extent that we are attached to things being a certain way -- grasping for what we want, or in aversion to what we don't want. At the same time, life energy resides in our desires and longings, and in moving towards what we value. How can have the aliveness and sense of direction that come from fully want ing what we want, while remaining openhearted about the possibility of not getting it? Please join CNVC Certified Trainer Bob Wentworth to experience an exploration around this issue.

Date: Saturday, August 28, 2010
Time: 1:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Location: Silver Spring, Maryland (Metro accessible, plenty of free parking)
Cost: $125-$250 per couple, sliding scale (you decide the highest amount you can easily and joyfully contribute)
Pre-Requisites: None
To Register: Please email Lynd Morris to reserve space at this event.

This workshop has been cancelled. If you are interested in attending a future workshop about using NVC with your family, contact Lynd Morris using the link below.

Date: Saturday, August 28, 2010
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Location: Silver Spring, Maryland (Metro accessible, plenty of free parking)

Would you like more family connection and a different way to view conflict? Join Takoma Attachment Parenting on Sunday, June 13th for Compassionate Communication with Family, a workshop facilitated by Ryan McAllister and Megan Donohue of the Bay NVC Parent Peer Leadership Program (http://www.baynvc.org/pplp.php).

Collaborative Communication is a slightly new focus on Nonviolent Communication coming out of Emory University. The focus retains Nonviolent Communication's compassion and nonviolence, authenticity and connection while the orientation is toward workplace and social collaboration and
energetic creativity.

Enhance professional capabilities through:

• Building day-to-day communication skills
• Aligning individual values with group purpose
• Integrating personal needs with organizational ethics
• Sustaining cooperative teamwork

Date: Saturday, May 15, 2010

Time: 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Location: Silver Spring, Maryland (Metro accessible, plenty of free parking)

Suggested Contribution: $90-$180 per couple, sliding scale (you are invited to contribute as high on the scale as you can, with ease and joy)

Pre-Requisites: None

Date: Saturday, April 17, 2010

Time: 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Location: Silver Spring, Maryland (Metro accessible, plenty of free parking)

(Remember to "Spring Ahead" for Daylight Savings Time.)

Listening and Speaking to Create Peace

promoting understanding within families and community