Saturday and Sunday, June 28th and 29th from 10am to 6pm @ Vermont Energy Investment Corporation (VEIC) 128 Lakeside AVE, Burlington, Vermont 05401

This two day training is presented by Emergency Conflict Transformation, an Oakland, CA based organization that offers assistance to those with immediate need for conflict de-escalation. It will cover the theory of nonviolence and how it can be actively applied in heated interpersonal conflicts. The skills covered will include: how to behave in the face of direct violence, how to de-escalate heated conflicts, determining when to intervene or not, choosing the best method for intervention, and mediation techniques. There will also be materials geared toward lower levels of conflict. All who seek to further their conflict competence are welcome!

About the trainers: Peijman Kouretchian and Mica Stumpf have a passion for nonviolence, teaching it to everyone from youth groups to incarcerated veterans. Mica received her B.A. in Peace and Conflict Studies from U.C., Berkeley. In 2013 she spent six weeks working with an international peace team in Jeju Island, South Korea. She and Peijman also work as Kingian Nonviolence trainers with East Point Peace Academy. Both Peijman and Mica have trained in restorative justice and mediation. Peijman has five years of experience in high conflict entertainment security, mediating within diverse populations in times of overt violence. In 2013 they co-founded a new domestic peace team: Emergency Conflict Transformation.

Workshop Fee/Cost: The PJC is using the “gift economics model” to support this training. This means that no one is required to pay anything for attending, but everyone is asked to pay what they are able to. If some people can pay more than what they think is fair, then they will offset those who are unable to pay at all. It’s a “needs based” approach.

Register online at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1cwy3eOKddH1QXlvBhr5t3MFylQ6Ggz59J2bKrEdbB-U/viewform
or contact Kyle at 802-863-2345 x6 or kyle@pjcvt.org