RJ Special Topic: Home For The Holidays

We all have stories of holidays that we endured rather than enjoyed. Join us for a chance to share the rough ones and open ourselves to new approaches. We will leave with ideas, possibilities, and a new outlook on the upcoming holidays. This will occur in a shared virtual space to hone our relational skills. Restorative practices offer us ways to show up well for the holidays. In this session we ask: How can we best navigate the usual and unexpected dynamics that can arise with our loved ones? Come share your experience and identify new strategies in order to offer your best selves and transform the outcomes for all.

Payment is a sliding scale of $25-$50 to support our work and help us better serve the community.  And, participation matters to us! You are enthusiastically welcomed to join even if you are unable or unwilling to give money at this time.

After completing the registration below, please submit payment today–  https://ssl.charityweb.net/dcpeaceteam/training.htm; or checks can be written out to DC Peace Team and mailed to Eli McCarthy, 7305 Baylor Ave. College Park, MD 20740.

This training is provided by the DC Peace Team, which empowers ordinary civilians to increasingly serve their communities particularly as nonviolent peacekeepers, and by extension as peacemakers and peacebuilders. The DC Peace Team lives this mission by deploying unarmed civilian protection and accompaniment units, providing training in various nonviolent skills, and facilitating dialogues and restorative justice approaches.
For more information about the DC Peace Team, please visit our website at www.dcpeaceteam.org.

Facilitator(s):

Martha Cooper comes to the DC Peace Team with an extensive international background and keen interest in the non-violent resolution of conflict.  She finds restorative practice circles very powerful. These circles create space to share one’s story and discover healing. Her interest in conflicts around aging blossomed 10 years ago. She believes that restorative practice can help families with these conflicts. She earned an MS in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from George Mason University. She has worked as a substitute teacher in local public schools and trained middle and high school students at Peace Summits for Fairfax County Public Schools.

Sal Corbin worked for 15 years in academia as a Psychology Professor before transitioning to nonprofit work with reentry, homelessness, and substance use recovery. He has done workforce development training and program management and built the Restorative Justice program with the DC Peace Team and is the Training Coordinator for the Behavioral Health System of Baltimore. His vision is to build and maintain healthy relationships with conflict transformation as the primary focus. His extensive background in leadership facilitation supports his efforts to keep showing up and sharing. He holds degrees in Clinical (M.S.) and Educational (PhD) Psychology.