Small groups in every society are building a world organized around principles of justice, equity, human dignity, right relationship with our planet, and peace. The work looks different in each context and we do not always use the same language to describe it. The Summer Peacebuilding Institute (SPI) is here to help you gain the skills necessary to change your community and the world.
The following courses can be taken for professional development or academic credit. Visit our website (click here) for more information or click the course title below for more information on each course.
Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience (STAR), Level 1: Explore processes and tools for addressing trauma, breaking cycles of violence, and building resilience. Increase awareness of the impact of trauma on the body, mind, beliefs, and behavior of individuals, communities, and societies.
Playback Theatre: Honoring Stories and Healing Wounds: Learn the art and craft of embodied facilitation using movement, music, and story for healing and connection. Utilize theatrical improvisation to tell real events from people’s lives, creating another perspective for feedback from difficult personal and community events.
Singing to the Lions: Helping Children Respond Effectively to Violence and Abuse : Become a facilitator who helps children overcome fear and violence in their lives. Discover the use of games, drama, dance, and art to help trauma-affected children and young adults. Learn to lead activities and discuss adaptation them to your context. This is a three-day workshop ending Wednesday, June 12, 2019.
Building Resilience for Challenging Systemic Racism: A Trauma Healing Workshop for Activists and Allies: Explore and interpret the root causes of inequity and injustice in social policies and practices and acknowledge the traumatic effects of racial violence in our schools and communities. Use drumming, dance, and dramatization to engage in dialogue about how society is out of balance and how systemic racism permeates institutions and human interaction. Discover ways to build our resilience to systemic racism. Three-day workshop ending Wednesday, June 12, 2019.
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