Throughout this course you will work on progressively deepening levels with self-empathy, empathy, emotional triggers, anger, beliefs, dialog, appreciation, requests and more. By the end of the year, the course covers over 50 concepts and differentiations. “The Compassion Course” is the result of Thom Bond’s last 28 years as a writer Read more
In “Practicing Spirituality with Peacemakers” the creators offer an alternative way of living that is built on the strong spiritual foundations of nonviolence, living together harmoniously, forgiving and being reconciled with others, and seeking common ground. They start with the inner peace of contemplation and then move out to bringing Read more
Heather Kimmel, General Counsel for the United Church of Christ, addresses the current interest of faith communities in operating as sanctuary churches, the legal risks, and ways churches can minister to undocumented persons. Learn more about this on-demand webinar and how to register. (Click on the “Past Webinars” tab) Read more
Enrich your understanding of human rights ideas and practices at local, national and international levels throughout this series of three courses about Human Rights – in one package from Curtin University. This package includes: Human Rights Theory and Philosophy Explore what is meant by human rights through learning about the Read more
Educators will learn about the impact of teaching and modeling empathy in their classrooms in this on-demand webinar. Participants responded to real-life scenarios and gained strategies for building empathy into their own classroom practices—and for teaching students to empathize with others. Guest speaker was Ronald Smith, director of New Way. Read more
This on-demand webinar explores questions about how the closing of the US border might affect those in MCC communities. Special guests discussed concerns regarding refugees, asylum seekers, and immigrants in the U.S. Watch this on-demand webinar
Courses at a Glance: All four courses in this series are offered through sessions which run every four weeks. We suggest sticking to the weekly schedule to the best of your ability. If for whatever reason you fall behind, feel free to re-enroll in the next session.We also suggest that Read more
The “America I Believe In” responds to fear, hate, and bigotry by building a visible, active constituency to push back against those who try to convince us that human rights and national security are mutually exclusive. Through statements of solidarity, your local groups, student organizations, and places of worship can Read more
Come listen and learn from people with lived experience of poverty. Inform anti- poverty work by learning from and becoming strategic partners with people living in poverty (rather than seeing them as a target group). People can only move from charity to justice when people with lived experience are leading the Read more
Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) is mentioned several times in the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. What does it mean? How is it applied in Canada in relationship to resource development and First Nations, Metis, and Inuit? How does it relate to the Duty to Consult? Read more