BUILD THE PEACE WORKSHOP
FAMILIES - SCHOOLS - COMMUNITIES - CITIES
Saturday, September 20, 2008 12:00 noon - 5:00 pm
UIC Forum, University of Illinois, 725 West Roosevelt Road, Chicago
This workshop will be conducted in the manner of a Socratic Dialogue, with the goal of exploring how the principles of a Culture of Peace can be translated into practical programs in all aspects of everyday life. Questions and discussion encouraged!
Moderator: Barry Weisberg, Violence Prevention Peace Promotion Strategy
Family Peacebuilding
- Charles Kim, The Peace School: Peace Breathing and Yoga for Violence Prevention and Peace Promotion
- Howard Sandifer, Chicago West Community Music Center: From Music to Peace
- Garth Katner, Roots & Shoots/Jane Goodall Institute: 4 Reasons for Hope
- Dialogue and Questions
School Peacebuilding
- Renae Ogletree, Chicago Public Schools: Peace Education in Chicago Public Schools
- Amy Weisberg, Violence Prevention Peace Promotion Strategy: The Chicago Build the Peace Summer Program
- Dialogue and Questions
Community - City Peacebuilding
- Dana Starks, Chairman and Commissioner, Chicago Commission on Human Relations: Unity Month and Beyond
- Michael Rodriguez, Little Village Violence Prevention Collaborative: Community Peacebuilding
- Jennifer Kim, Chicago Build the Peace Committee: 30 Years of Peace Day and Call for 2009
- Dialogue and Questions