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Last week to register or apply for a scholarship--Creating a Resilient Community Conference

Kelsey Visser ·
This is the final week to register or request a scholarshi p to attend the virtual Creating a Resilient Community: From Trauma to Healing Conference on April 21st. This virtual event with cutting edge community resilience and trauma healing speakers Dr. Kenneth Ginsburg and Dr. Wendy Ellis will provide a platform to convene as a community to learn, connect, and envision a path forward together to transform our region into one of prevention, hope, healing and resilience for all. Conference...
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A Lesson in Resilience [The Grove - Valencia College]

Kelsey Visser ·
Left to right: Director of the Peace and Justice Institute Rachel Allen, Administrative Manager of the PJI Community Will Jefferson, Keynote Speaker Kenneth Ginsburg and Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer To View the Entire Conference Video, Click Here --- Tuesday, May 12, 2020 By Rachel Allen , Director, Peace and Justice Institute The second annual Creating a Resilient Community: From Trauma to Healing conference scheduled for Tuesday, April 21, 2020, was certain to be a success. Our first...
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Creating a Resilient Community Conference - April 21st (Virtual Event)

Kelsey Visser ·
As each of us navigates the impact of COVID-19 on our lives, we hope that you can find comfort in the strength of our community. We understand that most of you, like our Valencia family, have felt the impact of COVID-19. We all need hope, healing, and connection now, more than ever. In the spirit on resilience, the Creating a Resilient Community: From Trauma to Healing Conference will be hosted as a virtual conference on April 21st, 2020. In these challenging times, we can come together as...
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Creating a Resilient Community: From Trauma to Healing Conference (April 21, 2020 - Orlando, FL)

Kelsey Visser ·
Raising yellow “Visions & Commitments” cards, 550 attendees representing 176 organizations at the 2019 Creating a Resilient Community: From Trauma to Healing Conference in Orlando, Florida pledged their enthusiastic support to create a more resilient Central Florida. One year later, we are convening again for our 2020 conference to learn from experts in the field, continue community conversations and collaboration, and focus the tremendous momentum around this work. 2020 Creating a...
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Early Registration is Open! Creating a Resilient Community: From Trauma to Healing Conference - April 21st, 2020

Kelsey Visser ·
The Second Annual Creating a Resilient Community: From Trauma to Healing Conference hosts cutting-edge keynote speakers and convenes participants representing multiple community sectors including Health, Education, Business, Public Safety, Government, Criminal Justice, Faith, and Non-Profit. This community initiative provides a space to discuss the impact of trauma, ways of healing, and how Central Florida can continue to build a resilient community. Come together again as we continue to...
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Virtual Professional Development Workshops on Adverse Childhood Experiences, Systems of Privilege and Oppression, Restorative Practices & Much More! [Peace & Justice Institute at Valencia College]

Kelsey Visser ·
The Heart of a Teacher is Within Us All By The Peace and Justice Institute at Valencia College In this time of turmoil and pain surrounding the systemic injustice that still prevails in our nation compounded with the collective trauma of a global pandemic, many are asking themselves, “what can I do?” More specifically, those of us who work with children and youth worry about the potential life-time impacts of these traumas and how this could contribute to the negative health outcomes we know...
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The Traumatic Impact of Racism on Young People and How to Talk About It [Dr. Kenneth Ginsburg]

Kelsey Visser ·
Dr. Kenneth Ginsburg (Keynote speaker from the recent Creating a Resilient Community Conference) shared the excerpt from his book Reaching Teens titled The Traumatic Impact of Racism on Young People and How to Talk About It. This is a valuable resource for anyone interacting with youth and we are providing the excerpt as an attachment here for you to read and share. Also, Dr. Ginsburg will be coming back to our community (virtually) and you’ll be invited to his workshop. Look out for the...
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Last Week to Register and Apply for Scholarship for PJI Academy for Teachers - Session 1 [Peace and Justice Institute]

Kelsey Visser ·
As we navigate through our current global crisis, the PJI Academy for Teachers extends an invitation to all educators who are leading the way for our students and teachers to become resilient, lifelong learners. We realize that many of us have added the role of a teacher to our diverse set of responsibilities. With that understanding we open the PJI Academy for Teachers to all educators from Pre-K through higher education who wish to create more inclusive, respectful, compassionate and...
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Community Resilience Series Part 1: Parenting in an Age of Uncertainty [Peace & Justice Institute]

Kelsey Visser ·
Dr. Ken Ginsburg was overwhelmingly well-received as the keynote speaker at the recent Creating a Resilient Community: From Trauma to Healing Conference back in April of this year. The Peace and Justice Institute (PJI) at Valencia College is excited to share that we are bringing him back to deliver 3 additional virtual workshops in a Community Resilience Series. The first workshop in this FREE series will be specifically for parents: Parenting in an Age of Uncertainty , July 7th from 5:30 -...
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Access the Recording: Parenting in an Age of Uncertainty with Dr. Ken Ginsburg [Peace and Justice Institute]

Kelsey Visser ·
Thank you to those who were able to participate in Part 1 of our Community Resilience Series with Dr. Ken Ginsburg-- Parenting in an Age of Uncertainty , on July 7th, 2020. In case you missed it or want to watch it again, here is the video recording of the workshop. Please share this widely with your networks so this message of resilience, self forgiveness, and love can get out to other parents during this challenging time! Thank you to our sponsor Orlando Health and thank you to those who...
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Building on the Strengths of ALL Young People [Peace and Justice Institute & Orlando Health]

Kelsey Visser ·
Community Resilience Series 3: Building on the Strengths of ALL Young People Register HERE About this Event Dr. Ken Ginsburg was overwhelmingly well-received as the keynote speaker at the recent Creating a Resilient Community: From Trauma to Healing Conference earlier this year. The Peace and Justice Institute (PJI) at Valencia College and Orlando Health partnered together to bring him back to deliver 3 additional workshops as a Community Resilience Series. The third and final workshop in...
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Resilience Common Read Starting in January! Two Ways to Participate! [Peace and Justice Institute]

Kelsey Visser ·
Common Read of What Happened to You? By Dr. Bruce Perry & Oprah Winfrey - Starting January 10th! Join the Resilience Common Read, a book club initiative started by the Peace and Justice Institute at Valencia College addressing positive and adverse childhood experiences (PACEs), trauma healing, and resilience. In January, the group will begin reading Dr. Bruce Perry and Oprah Winfrey’s book, What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing : “Oprah Winfrey and...
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Back to School Reminders for Parents and Teachers of Adolescents

Sofiya Asedrem ·
In 2020, the Peace and Justice Institute worked with Kenneth Ginsburg, MD, MS Ed, FAAP, pediatrician, professor, and co-founder of the Center for Parent and Teen Communication . After being well-received as the keynote speaker of the Creating a Resilient Community: From Trauma to Healing Conference, PJI brought Dr. Ginsburg back to deliver three additional workshops in a Community Resilience Series. If you missed the series, you can watch parts 1-3 on our Youtube page: Community Resilience...
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2024 Common Read Book Reveal: Healing by Dr. Insel

Sofiya Asedrem ·
Last month PJI Executive Director, Rachel Allen, and PJI Resilience Community Manager, Sofiya Asedrem, went live on the Peace and Justice Institute's Facebook page to announce the Common Read book for 2024. Click here to watch the Common Read Reveal. This book club was started in 2019 to encourage the common read of books related to Positive and Adverse Childhood Experiences (PACEs), toxic stress, trauma, healing, and resilience. To date, the group has read the following books: 2019: The...
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EXCITING NEWS – PACEs Connection is BACK!

Carey Sipp ·
Former PACEs Connection employees Dana Brown (L) with Vincent Felitti, MD, co-author of the 1998 Adverse Childhood Experiences study, and Carey Sipp (R) in San Diego in January, 2024. The last few months have been quite challenging, but we pushed, persevered, and didn’t give up hope. The “we” is Carey Sipp and Dana Brown. We were long-time staff members of PACEs Connection determined to reinstate the website and the resources and information we provide to communities after the platform went...
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Re: EXCITING NEWS – PACEs Connection is BACK!

Rachel C. Allen ·
This is wonderful news! Thank you, Carey and Dana for your leadership. The Resilience Network, hosted by the Peace and Justice Institute in Central Florida, continues to grow and flourish. We are happy to have PACES Connection as a central hub to bring the global movement together.
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