Oaklanders for Peace
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Oaklanders for Peace: Meeting 3 Community Dialogue/Peace Keeper Training September
16, 2010 6-9 pm
Bay Area Community Ministries
Barack Obama Promotes a Culture of
Empathy
Let us reject the impulse to harden
ourselves to others’ suffering, and instead make a habit of
empathy – of recognizing ourselves in each other and extending
our compassion to those in need. Let us resist prejudice,
intolerance, and indifference in whatever forms they may take...I view that quality of empathy,
of understanding and identifying with people's hopes and
struggles as an essential ingredient for arriving at just
decisions and outcomes....
Our first, in the series of City Wide
Trainings took place Thursday, 9/16/10. The response from the
community was terrific. We would like to thank everyone who helped to
make it possible and a special thanks to Pastor Graves and The Bay
Area Communities Ministries Church, for hosting the event.
We hope you can join us at one of the
upcoming sessions.
Here is what some
people had to say about the training:
"This group was great!!! Keep up the great work! This is the first
time I have seen the community get a clear understanding about what
has happened and what needs to happen. Thank you! What we need is
more support just like we have here." –Tracee
"The food was good; I
had fun; I learned a lot, and now I know the true meaning of peace".
– Aseelah Bolden Mosley
"An outstanding
gathering that is focused. Let's keep this going after this issue"
"I hope there is an
opportunity to do these trainings with all the churches in the area"
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"Powerful
work". "Keep it up". "Well done and a great
start."
Some of the things the group
expressed as needed before we can fully represent peacekeeping?
(Youth) Community
needs peace
Education for Youth
Employment –
continuing employment
Financial freedom –
community money
Jobs and housing
Police reform; Prison
reform; A local hire policy
Connecting all of
Oakland
The
community dialogues build community and inspire civic participation in
government; and the trainings promote resiliency, perspective,
responsibility, healing, non-violent communication, restorative
justice theories, and civic leadership. Yours
for a Better Oakland,
