UPCOMING EVENTS
Depolarizing, Restorative Conversations, Georgetown with CCC, April 26, 2025
CCC partnered with with Restorative Georgetown for a training on depolarizing, restorative conversations at Georgetown University, April, 2025 with trainers Dr. Sal Corbin of DC Peace Team and Randy Lioz of Braver Angels. CCC members engaged with Georgetown students to understand the nature of polarization and how it affects individuals and institutions, reflect on their own stereotypes, assumptions, and biases toward those with opposing views. They learned techniques for listening, acknowledging and pivoting to share their own perspective. They then practiced these skills with speaking constructively in mock scenarios with peers, family and community members. Dr. Sal Corbin lead a restorative conversation on how we can show up in our relationships, campuses and communities to continue depolarizing.
Cultivating Respect in Intimate Relationships
Details forthcoming
This is YOUR space to build your non-violence and conflict transformation skills!
CCC Assists in Training with DC Middle Schoolers on Identity, Power and Privilege in Support Work, April 6, 2025
CCC Members assisted the DC Peace Team in a training on Identity, Power and Privilege in Support Work with DC Middle School students who are engaged in support work with marginalized, underserved persons. Special focus given to identity complexities, bias, and structural inequalities and how we can become more conscious of these dynamics in our everyday actions. This training encouraged participants to explore how to be equipped with tools to recognize their biases, critically analyze the structures of inequality in society, and engage in support work in ways that move beyond traditional power structures.
PAST EVENTS
Note: A Certificate of Participation can be earned from the training organization with most of the CCC’s training sessions.
CCC Co-founder, Zaki Saberi, Advisor to the White House and Participants in a Youth Peace Circle, October 17, 2024
In his role as the CCC Co- Founder, Zakariya Budiani Saberi, was invited to act as an Advisor to the White House and participate in a Youth Peace Circle. The event was a result of an arrangement between the Deputy Director of the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, Mr. Greg Jackson, and the organization Black Women for Positive Change, lead by Dr. Stephanie Myers in collaboration with the DC Peace Team. The Advisory involved several weeks of preparation with other high schoolers in the DMV with an aim to address ways to end violence in our communities/ country. It took place in the same West Wing room where Martin Luther King Jr. negotiated the Civil Rights Act with President Lyndon B. Johnson.
See Black Women for Positive Change''s coverage of this work here.
Non-Violent Communication
Learn and Practice the four pillars of Nonviolent Communication (NVC) are:
Observation: This involves stating facts without judgment or evaluation. It focuses on what happened, rather than what you think about it.
Feeling: This involves identifying and expressing your emotions honestly and openly. It's about acknowledging how you feel without blaming or accusing others.
Need: This involves identifying the underlying needs that are motivating your feelings. Needs are universal and essential to human well-being.
Request: This involves making specific, clear, and doable requests to address your needs. It's about asking for what you want in a way that is respectful and considerate of others.
By following these four pillars, you can communicate effectively and respectfully, even in challenging situations. NVC helps to build empathy, understanding, and connection with others.
Trainers from:
Georgetown University
DC Peace Team
Center for Peace and Justice (Eastern Mennonite University)
Students can earn CERTIFICATES OF PARTICIPATION upon completing each section. This can be very helpful for college applications.