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voices from council

​Center for Council’s transformative programming serves law enforcement, incarcerated men and women, health care workers educators and community leaders. Step into the council circle through this collection of videos that highlight the impact and experience of our programs.

Transformative Programming

An overview of Center for Councils dynamic programs.
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Prison Council Initiative (PCI)

Supporting the transformational rehabilitative journey of incarcerated individuals throughout California. 

​​Participants in the Prison Council Initiative ​share their first-hand experiences with the program:
Mitch: "I learned how to feel someone's story..."
Anival: "It's made me feel more human."
Juan: "I can listen to someone, even though 
​I don't agree with what they believe."
Joseph: "I recognized a need for a change, a need to give back."
​

The Prison Council Initiative was honored with the American Correctional Association's 2020 Innovations in Corrections Award.
A former warden and a former program participant discuss the impact and value of council in prisons.
Center for Council staff returned to sit in council with a group launched in 2014 that is still going strong.
​Learn more about the Prison Council Initiative
 

Law Enforcement

Peace Officer Wellness, Empathy and Resilience (POWER) Training

Retired Police Lieutenant Richard Goerling's reflections on our POWER Training for local law enforcement officers.
Learn more about POWER

Cops & Communities: Circling Up
​

A short trailer on this powerful project, focused on healing police-community relations. (Contact us to for access to the full 23-minute documentary.)
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​Organizational Wellness Project (OWP)

A musical look back at the faces and voices from the last round of OWP, serving the staff of organizations working on the front lines of social justice.
 

​Compassion, Attunement & Resilience Education (CARE)

Dr. Ann Seide on CARE, a program designed to mitigate burnout and dysregulation among healthcare professionals.
 

Interviews and Talks

Eventbrite's Vivian Chaves Interviews Executive Director Jared Seide.
Zen Master Bernie Glassman on the Practice of Council 
Jared Seide on "The Generativity of Not Knowing."
Artist Nicole Buffett on her series of painings: "Council Of..."
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