Upcoming Professional Development Workshops
Due to Covid-19, our in-person workshops are currently on hold.
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Past Events
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Exploring Toxic Masculinity w/ Richie Reseda
October 26th, 2019 Temescal Gateway Park Spend the morning diving into council as a group and then following that, we will open up the floor for our special guest, Richie 'Reseda' Edmond Vargas. Richard Edmond Vargas co-founded Initiate Justice with his wife, Taina Vargas-Edmond, in 2016 while serving 10 years in California state prison. While incarcerated, he founded Success Stories, a program that helps young men in prison challenge patriarchy to better achieve their goals, which was the subject of CNN’s documentary “The Feminist on Cellblock Y.” |
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion with Diane Burbie and Lise Ransdell
September 14, 2019 Temescal Gateway Park This day-long workshop includes a morning council and an interactive discussion about diversity, equity, and inclusion with Diane Burbie and Lise Randell. Attend the full day or join us for the afternoon session. |
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Council In Prisons
September 30, 2018 Temescal Gateway Park We invite you to join us for a very special and unique time: Council in Prisons, A Conversation with Former Warden Randy Grounds and Former Inmate Mathew Edwards on September 30th in Temescal Gateway Park. |
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Neuroplasticity of Compassion
October 20, 2018 Temescal Gateway Park We hope you all will join us on Oct 20th for the next session in our Professional Development Series: Neuroplasticity of Compassion led by Dr. Ann & Jared Seide. In this session, Jared and Ann Seide review some of the current discoveries in neuroscience. With these as an underpinning, we will then explore individual and group practices that utilize our brain’s innate abilities so that we can productively engage challenging environments, retain a healthy sense of self, and kindle compassion for self and others. |
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Lightfulness in Council
April 13, 2019 Temescal Gateway Park Join master clown Moshe Cohen (Mister YooHoo) in this workshop on LIGHTFULNESS -- "a practice to engage and embody one’s lighter side as a skillful tool for connection, spontaneous communication, and resiliency." This work reflects Moshe's recent work training healthcare professionals, business teams, medical clowns, teachers, and social workers, investigating the aspects of humor that lead to beneficial human interactions. |
