and Richard Reoch, Laura Simms and distinguished speakers

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Public Talk: Friday June 6, 2008 7pm /$50
With Pema Chödrön

Weekend Program: Fri - Sun, June 6 - 8, 2008
Led by Pema Chödrön
With Richard Reoch and Laura Simms

A panel of distinguished peacemakers on Saturday evneing include:Sandra Dunsmore, Ishmael Beah and Marianne Elliot

($600 before April 30 / $650 after April 30 - includes Friday Talk)

Hosted by the Center for International Conflict Resolution at Columbia University, world-renowned Buddhist teacher Pema Chödrön with Richard Reoch and Laura Simms will conduct a weekend seminar on how to remain effective and compassionate in situations of intense conflict and chaos. Hailed by O Magazine as "one of the wisest women living in the world," Pema - accompanied by a team of distinguished mentors and leaders in human rights - will explore the roots of aggression in the human heart and the antidotes for peace. She will present practices that enable us to transform our personal lives and the troubled world in which we live. The Friday Evening Talk is open to the public and there are a limited number of seats available. The full weekend program will also include meditation instruction, group discussions as well as several talks by Pema and her colleagues.

To purchase tickets for the Friday Talk, June 6, 2008, please click here
To register for the full weekend program, Fri - Sun June 6 - 8, click here

Year Long Program: June 4 - 10, 2008 / Limited to 100 participants
includes full weekend program, additional days of personalized training, phone meetings and workshops scheduled
through Spring 2009
($1,700 before April 30, $2,000 after April 30)

The Practicing Peace in Times of War weekend marks the inauguration of a ground-breaking year-long support program for activists working with intense human suffering. Participants will receive regular mentoring as they learn to apply the initial practices presented in the weekend training. The Practicing Peace program aims to support both participants and their organizations
during a year of evaluation in order to better understand and identify stress in those who work in the field, applying techniques to alleviate this stress, adapting the techniques to suit a wide range of working conditions, and finally, assessing the apparent success or failure of using these techniques in the field. In so doing, we hope to provide organizations with a greater capacity to dialogue with employees around field stressors and address them in process.

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To download an application for the Year Long mentorship program,click here
To read the full proposal of the Practicing Peace program with bios and description: click here