PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Multiple Lenses: Voices from the Diaspora located in Canada Conference

James R. Johnston Chair in Black Canadian Studies, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS

• Participant

Times They Are A-Changing - Treaty Education Workshop

Lnapskuk - The Neighbours Project & Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nations Chiefs, Tatamagouche, NS

• Participant

Second International Conference on Gross National Happiness: Rethinking Development - Local

Pathways to Global Wellbeing, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS

• Conference Rapporteur, volunteer and participant

Creating Peace in a Violent World: A Dialogue with Colin Craig

Tatamagouche Centre weekend workshop, Tatamagouche, NS

• Participant

 

Darrell Anderson - War Resistor speaker tour

Pictou County Women for Peace, Nova Scotia

• Organizer, facilitator

 

Journalism, Activism and Democracy

A Joseph Howe Symposium, University of King’s College, Halifax, NS

• Participant

People’s Globalization: The World We Want

18^th Memorial Topshee Conference, Extension Dept., St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS

• Participant

Rural Policy Forum

Rural Communities Impacting Policy, Atlantic Health Promotion Research Centre, Truro, NS

• Participant

Nonviolence: Philosophy and Action

Advanced Criminology seminar Graduate Studies, Dept. of Sociology & Criminology, Saint Mary’s

University, Halifax, NS

• Guest lecturer

 

Civil Disobedience: Practical Alternatives to Violence

Halifax Political Forums, Peace and Nations in the 21^st Century: Understanding the Causes of War,

Halifax, NS

• Panel member

 

Human costs of war

South Shore Council of Canadians Café Canada speaker series, Mahone Bay, NS

• Keynote speaker

Food Politics

Creating Change on Your Campus conference, Saint Mary’s Activist Coalition, Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, NS

• Panel member

 

Academics Against War

Press Conference, Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, NS

• Organizer, facilitator and panel member

Water Bottles and Social Class : An Exercise for Teaching Experientially

Pacific Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC

• Workshop presenter

 

Joanna Macy: The Great Turning

Alaska Earth Institute weekend workshop, Wasilla, AK

• Participant

 

White privilege: The Eurocentric Nature of Academia

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship service, Anchorage, AK

• Keynote speaker

Diversity at University of Alaska: Patricia Arredondo guest speaker

University of Alaska, Anchorage, Alaska

• Participant

Journey to a Hate Free Millenium symposium

University of Alaska, Anchorage, AK

• Participant

Nonviolence: The Passion and the Practice

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship service, Anchorage, AK

• Keynote speaker

Public Transportation public consultation

Anchorage Municipal Assembly Meeting, Anchorage, AK

• Presenter of testimonial as public transportation user and sociologist

A Day of Dialogue and Action: 9-11 Causes and Consequences, Exploring Nonviolence and alternative solutions

Day long teach-in, University of Alaska, Anchorage, AK

• Organizer, workshop and conference facilitator, participant

Advanced French course, University of Alaska, Anchorage, AK

• student

 

Racism discussion series, Healing Racism of Anchorage organization, AK

• Series discussion group member

Prejudice Reduction workshop & Training of Trainers workshop

REAL Project, National Coalition Building Institute, Seattle, WA

• Participant

 

Psychodrama with Buddhist David Brazier workshop, Seattle, WA

• Participant

Fire & Water: Relationships, Economics & Community

Process Psychology Worldwork Training, Antioch University, Seattle, WA

• Participant

Rediscovering the Spiritual Roots of Restorative Justice

4^th Annual Restorative Justice Workshop, Ferndale Institution, Mission, BC

• Participant

Alternatives to Violence Project 3 day Basic level training

American Friends Service Committee, State Correctional Institution of Graterford, Philadelphia, PA

• Workshop participant and observer

Thinking and Learning Together: Cooperative Learning conference

LaSalle University, Philadelphia, PA

• Participant

Joanna Macy: World as Lover, World as Self weekend workshop

Rowe, Massachusetts

• Participant

Nonviolent Warrior: Confrontation and Long Range Strategy

White People Doing Racism Part I & II

Worldwork & Processwork: Race Relations - The Black/White Dimension & Facilitator Training

Creative Workshop Design

Training for Change weekend workshops, Philadelphia, PA

• Participant