UU Speak Peace

A workshop presented June 2009 at UU General Assembly in Salt Lake City by Rev. Cathleen Diane Cox;

Is conflict a sign of something wrong or an organic component of growing communities? This workshop will present the clear, accessible processes of Compassionate Communication (NVC) which turn conflict into an opportunity to build stronger connections in which greater authenticity and deeper trust bring renewed energy to creative problem solving.

     This was "playshop" presented at General Assembly, Salt Lake City, 2009 of the Unitarian Universalist Association by Rev. LoraKim Joyner.  You  may purchase an audio copy of this at:   http://www.softconference.com/uua/sessionDetail.asp?SID=168113.

      It combined Compassionate Communcation with the current UU Study Action Item:  Ethical Eating and Environmental Justice.

Intentions of Compassionate Communication Practitioners

In Unitarian Universalism

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From Judy Morgan, member, Peacemaking Congregational Study/Action Issue Core Team: a recommendation of "an article by Miki Kashtan, an excellent NVC trainer from the Bay Area, on Working for Peace Without Recreating War.

The full article is at http://www.tikkun.org/magazine/tik0803/frontpage/peace and a version of it is attached to this post for use in UU peace work, posted with permission of Tikkun Magazine.

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