A Model of the Peaceful World We'd Like to LIve In

Paul Sterling and Kristin Denton of the Language of Peace are pleased to announce a new, two-hour workshop designed specifically for activists: "Across the Great Divide"

This workshop covers how to communicate effectively with people who disagree on tough issues in a manner that models the peaceful world we’d like to live in. Discuss issues like war, abortion rights, immigration, and gay marriage in a way that will change the other person’s mind at a visceral level. Yes, this is possible!

Learn how to use the 4 Steps to Social Change, taken from the work of Dr. Marshall Rosenberg (www.cnvc.org):

1. Heal thyself
2. Give empathy to the ‘enemy’
3. Make a clear and present request
4. Give appreciation

Participants of this workshop will also learn:

- How to get the other person to want to listen to you. How to keep the conversation open and alive, instead of shut off and angry.
- How to let the other person know you understand, even if you don’t agree.

The class is taught by dynamic Colorado communication coaches Paul Sterling and Kristin Denton of ‘The Language of Peace.’ For more information on The Language of Peace, visit: http://www.harmonicinteractions.com/ and http://www.magicrelationship.com/ .

This workshop was previously presented for the "Declaration of Peace," a national effort by dozens of religious and social justice groups to end the war in Iraq. It was presented in conjunction with the Estes Park Patriots for Peace. To read more about the Patriots for Peace, please visit www.harmonicinteractions.com/pfp2 .

It was also presented at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church and Buddhist Christian Interfaith Community in Denver. For more information on the Interfaith Community and Reverend Toni Cook’s work, visit http://www.st.pauldenver.com/ .

Patriots for Peace

"Our group has really benefited from the 'Crossing The Great Divide' training that Kristin and Paul gave us. At every event since this training, people are mentioning how we are using what we learned to listen and communicate with more empathy. Kristin and Paul have a real gift for teaching 'The Language of Peace' skills that we need for peacemaking."

Mary Ellen Garrett,

President, Estes Park Patriots for Peace

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