WORKSHOPSwith Dr. Maya Soetoro-Ng, M.A., Ph.D. and Dr. Kerrie Urosevich, M.A., Ph.D.

Planting the Critical Cs of Peacebuilding...at Home, in School, and in Our CommunitiesCritical ThinkingCourage Conflict Resolution
CompassionCollaboration
Commitment
CommunityOverview: Ceeds of Peace workshops provide a 360° approach to raisingpeacebuilders, transforming communities by creating safe and thriving homesand schools. Workshops bring together teachers, administrators, families, andcommunity members to gain skills in supporting children and youth to beleaders in effective peacebuilding. Peacebuilders possess the critical “c”eedsnecessary to tackle our communities’ most challenging issues. Come ready tolearn and be inspired to bring peace into your home, school, workplace,practice, or any environment in which you interact with children and youth.
Takeaways: Participants will leave the workshop series with Peace ActionPlans for their homes, schools, classrooms, or programs. Morning sessionswill offer interactive panel discussions with national and local leaders inpeacebuilding. Afternoon sessions will allow participants to work in smallgroups to create their Action Plans. These plans may include: Civic ActionPlans, Family / ‘Ohana Plans, Safe School Plans, Family-School PartnershipPlans, or Integrated Curriculum Plans, among others.

Fall 2014 – Spring 2015 Schedule:O`ahu W orkshop 1: Sept. 13, 8:30am-3:30/4:30pm* at Pearl City High SchoolW est Hawaiʻi W orkshop 1: October 18, 8:30am-3:30/4:30pm* at Kealakehe High SchoolO`ahu W orkshop 2: Nov. 15, 8:30am-3:30/4:30pm* at Pearl City High SchoolW est Hawaiʻi W orkshop 2: December 6, 8:30am-3:30/4:30pm* at Kealakehe High School* Earlier end time for non-DOE & DOE without PD; Later end time for DOE getting PD creditO`ahu & W est Hawaiʻi DOE Professional Development W orkshop: February 7, 2015O`ahu & W est Hawaiʻi Action Plan Sharing: April 18, 2015Contact and RSVP: Lisa Taylor at: lisaiwalani@gmail.com or 808/256-0040RSVP deadline for O’ahu workshop #1 is September 10 th !
For list of guest speakers / panelists, please see page 2WORKSHOPSwith Dr. Maya Soetoro-Ng, M.A., Ph.D. and Dr. Kerrie Urosevich, M.A., Ph.D.

Planting the Critical Cs of Peacebuilding...at Home, in School, and in Our CommunitiesCritical ThinkingCourage Conflict Resolution
CompassionCollaboration
Commitment
CommunityWorkshop Guest Speakers / Panelists! Sai Bhatawadekar, PhD, Assistant Professor of Hindi and Urdu, Indo-PacificLanguages and Literatures, Affiliated Faculty of the Center for South Asian Studies,University of Hawaii at Manoa (O`ahu 11/15/14)! Susan Chang, Principal at MediationWorks, a consultancy specializing inimplementing conflict resolution programs within institutions (O`ahu 11/15/14)! Kam uela Enos, Director of Social Enterprises at MA’O Organic Farm; a recentcommissioner on President Obama's White House Initiative on Asians and PacificIslanders; and a newly-appointed Omidyar Fellow for 2014-15 (O`ahu 9/13/14)! Kandhi Elieisar, Consul General for the Federated States of Micronesia (WestHawaiʻi 10/18/14)! Christina Hoe, 9th Grade teacher and Peace Educator at Le Jardin Academy (O`ahu
11/15/14)! Jam es Koshiba, Founder of Kanu Hawaii (West Hawaiʻi 10/18/14 & O`ahu 11/15/14)! Kealoha, Hawaii’s first Poet Laureate and internationally acclaimed performer, poet,and storyteller (O`ahu 11/15/14)! Scarlett Lewis, mother of Jesse and JT Lewis, and Founder of the Jesse LewisChoose Love Foundation (West Hawaiʻi 10/18/14)! Am ber Strong M akaiau, PhD, Director of Curriculum and Research at the Universityof Hawai‘i Uehiro Academy for Philosophy and Ethics in Education (O`ahu 9/13/14)! M atthew Nagato, Communications Director at Hawaii Primary Care Association; andWriter & Producer of the 2013 film “Ola” and the upcoming film “’Ike” (O`ahu 9/13/14)! Christina Nader, Educator, Writer, and Development Consultant with the UnitedNations Association of Hawaii (O`ahu 9/13/14)! Tin M yaing Thein, Executive Director of Pacific Gateway Center (O`ahu 9/13/14)More speakers / panelists to come!
With generous support from the Pillars of Peace Fund of the Hawai‘i Community Foundation.
In partnership with the University of Hawai‘i, Family Hui, Hawai‘i State Department of Education andAssociation for Conflict Resolution Hawai‘i Chapter	  2