Nonviolent Carbondale

04/15/2022

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11/06/2021

Carbondale Community

Mediation Training

November 13 - December 4, 2021

Registration Deadline - November 9, 2021

Location: Carbondale Public Library, Zoom, and Homework

Training class is limited to 18 registrations.

A waitlist will be available.

DATES

32-Hour Carbondale Community Mediation Training: November 13 - December 4, 2021

In-Person Trainings:

Two dates will be held in person at the Carbondale Public Library. Both dates must be attended to complete the training. These dates will move to Zoom if COVID prevents in-person events.

Saturday, November 13, 2021: 9 AM - 5 PM
Saturday, December 4, 2021: 9 AM - 5 PM

Additional Time Commitment: The course is 32 hours. We will have 16 hours together in-person, two 3-hour sessions via Zoom (dates TBD), and 10 hours will be completed on your own time.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: November 5, 2021

REGISTRATION OPTIONS:

FREE: You may register to receive this training at no cost. In exchange for no registration fee, you will be committing to complete either four (4) mediations or eight (8) hours of volunteer work if you find mediation is not right for you.
$500: If you are not interested/available to making a volunteer commitment at this time, you may registered for the course for a fee. Please note, $50 of the registration is a non-refundable fee.

CANCELLATION POLICY:

Volunteer Registrations: Please cancel by October 29, 2021, at the very latest. This will allow us to open the waitlist if needed.

Paid Registrations:

Cancel by October 29, 2021: Full Refund, minus the $50 nonrefundable deposit.
Cancel by November 5, 2021: 1/2 Refund, minus the $50 nonrefundable deposit.
Cancel after November 9, 2021: No Refund.

If we do not receive enough registrations to hold the training, we retain the right to cancel the training and your registration will be refunded, minus credit card processing fees if paid by credit card.

Please note: This course will only cover community mediation issues. This will not qualify for court mediation lists. If you are interested in mediation for the courts, please contact us to discuss your training needs.

Register at carbondalepubliclibrary.org

10/15/2021

Glenn Poshard and Feed Room Films announce a first screening of the documentary film THIRTY-NINE COUNTIES at the Varsity Theater in Carbondale, Illinois.

Saturday October 23, 2021. There will be two screenings at 5pm and 7pm. There will be a Q&A following each screening doors and bar open at 4:30.

THIRTY-NINE COUNTIES is a documentary about civic engagement and peaceful public action born out of the need to reckon with a country’s great divide.

With care and forethought, one year ago, in the middle of a pandemic, Glenn Poshard planned and organized 39 different marches for peace, unity and nonviolence in all the counties he represented during his time in the US Congress. Poshard has been worried that the division that has filled our country, ‘our beloved country’ as he calls it, could bring trouble or even violence to bear.

Glenn and his wife Jo, managed, in 28 days, to march in all 39 counties; driving hundreds of miles from county to county to meet and greet the people who answered the call to march for peace and unity in a troubled time. This documentary chronicles all the marches, the people who participated in them and the inspirational historical oratory presented to them by Congressman Poshard. THRITY-NINE COUNTIES reminds us that the strength of a democracy is in its citizenry.

This Carbondale audience will be the first to see the film at this time, before full funding is in place. Producer/director of the film Sandra Pfeifer says, “Both Glenn and I feel it is important to show the film at this time as a special public service since the country continues to see serious division.” Pfeifer goes on, “Our hope is that this screening will inspire public participation in the democratic process.” She added, “We are especially grateful to the Varsity Center for all that they have done to help and support this effort.”

There will be no charge to view the film and participate in the discussion.

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10/14/2021

With awe and sadness, and gratitude for all he did, we say goodbye to Hugh Muldoon.

09/17/2021

We are excited to co-host the 2021 Margie Parker Teach-In For Peace on Tuesday, September 21st 6:30 p.m. (Central time). This virtual program on the International Day of Peace features Peter Kuznick, Ph.D.

Peter Kuznick, Ph.D. regularly provides commentary for all major U.S. and international media. He and Oliver Stone co-authored the 10 part Showtime documentary film series and book both titled The Untold History of the United States. Kuznick has authored several books and is currently writing about the evolving understanding that nuclear war could lead to annihilation of all life on the planet, and how that shapes the actions of military strategists, policymakers, and the public. Kuznick’s teach-in speech is entitled “The Nuclear Insanity is Worse Than You Thought—and Always Has Been.” A moderated Q&A session will follow.

Feel free to share!

Register to attend at carbondalepubliclibrary.org/register

08/18/2021

You can vote for the Eurma Hayes Center in Carbondale to receive a $25,000 grant!

Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there

08/12/2021

https://givebutter.com/WarmingCenter

04/20/2021

Praying for George Floyd’s family.
Remembering his daughter, Gianna