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June 17 & 18, 2010 
8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Thursday and Friday

@ Center for Resolutions
 26 East 4th Street
Media, PA 19063

Course fee $200 
Make check payable to:
Children's Beach House
100 W 10th St., Suite 411
Wilmington, DE 19801

Participants receive:

Foundational values and philosophy of circle dialogue
Practical applications for communities, schools, civic groups, businesses and more  
A certificate of completion at the end of the workshop
Light snacks and beverages
A circle of people ready to support and encourage your ongoing work after the training concludes

Who should attend:

Dispute-resolution practitioners
School, law enforcement, and court/corrections personnel
Community and faith-based leaders
Victim advocates
Business and government managers
Elected officials
Students
Anyone with an interest in learning a unique and effective dialogue process

Background 

Circles are based on the tradition of talking circles, common among indigenous peoples of North America, and modern peacemaking and consensus-building processes. They provide a process for bringing people together to build community and to work through conflict or difference. The circle process is a way of getting the most complete picture people can give of themselves, each other, and the issue(s) at hand, in order to enable them to move together in a positive way. The circle process is being used for decision-making, problem-solving, and conflict resolution in neighborhoods, the workplace, schools, families, the criminal justice system and not-for-profit organizations.
Peacemaking circles can be used for any number of applications. Circles can be used almost anywhere there is conflict or trauma or a need for community-building. A paradigm shift in how we respond to crime and/or conflict, circles operate from a few fundamental premises about human beings and our human condition:
Circles build on the premise that every human being wants to be connected to others in a good way. We do not thrive in isolation.
Circles operate from the premise that everybody shares core values that indicate what connecting in a good way means.
Circles assume that being connected in a good way and acting from our values are not always easy to do, especially when conflicts arise.
Circles presume that, given a safe space, we can rediscover our core values, and, as we do, we also uncover our deep-seated desire to be positively connected.

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