Training in Sonoma County: Jan 22, 2017

The Interfaith Council of Sonoma County’s Of One Soul  project and the Sebastopol Grange are co-sponsoring a day-long nonviolence training.

• Date: Sunday, January 22, 2017

• Time: 9:30 am – 6:00 pm (Please arrive at 9:30, as the training will begin at 10:00 a.m.)

• RSVP: Don’t wait: Attendance is limited to 50 people

• Location: Sebastopol Grange Hall, 6000 Sebastopol Ave. (HWY 12), Sebastopol, CA (It’s a green building set back from a white fence along the north side of Hwy 12, just east of downtown and near the famous “Strawberries” farm stand.) Location is wheelchair-accessible.

• Tuition: $20.00 – $40.00 sliding scale; no one turned away for lack of funds.

PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN BROWN-BAG LUNCH AND BEVERAGE.

Training for a Nonviolent Response to Fear & Hate

This introductory-level training includes:  nonviolence theory,  brainstorming about threats in our communities, ways to handle fear,  The C.L.A.R.A. method of de-escalation, practice role-plays and more.

Our lead trainer, Mica Stumpf, received her B.A. in Peace and Conflict Studies from U.C., Berkeley and has been a nonviolence trainer for 5 years. In the fall of 2013 she spent six weeks working with an international peace team in Jeju Island, South Korea. Since January of 2013, she has been working as a Kingian Nonviolence trainer with Positive Peace Warrior Network and East Point Peace Academy. This work has opened the opportunity to teach nonviolence in local jails, tapping into a passion to serve communities most affected by violence. She has also trained in restorative justice and mediation. In 2015 Mica Stumpf became a nonviolence trainer with the Metta Center for Nonviolence. In 2016 she became a certified counselor and currently also works as an assistant teacher at Interchange Counseling Institute. She lives in Oakland, CA.

Background and Purpose of Training:

The Interfaith Council of Sonoma County and ICSC’s Of One Soul project are working with other faith and social action groups to establish a nonviolent network of goodwill in Sonoma County:  Trained people who have agreed to step forward supportively, if a person or group in our community is scapegoated, threatened, harassed, or abused.

We are concerned in particular for Muslims and Latino immigrants, because of the hateful and threatening tone of the U.S. presidential campaign rhetoric over the past year.

We know from history what happens when we fail to act in the face of bullying and abuse. On January 8 we will (and receive) training on how to respond nonviolently and supportively.

For more information:

David Hoffman, Chair, Interfaith Council of Sonoma County
Email: SonomaCountyInterfaith@sonic.net