‘Peace Building’ with Christina Deangelis and Shoshana Faire | Meeting No 228 | Monday September 10, 2012 | 5.30pm

Temporary Room Change August and Sept 2012 only | Same Venue | UTS Building 10  Level 2, Room 470 | Jones St (main entrance) level, first room on the right past the Cafe Creators of Peace is an international grass roots organisation which empowers women to be radical peace-builders, starting with themselves. This facilitation will give a small 'taste' of a Creators of Peace circle. Whilst Creators of Peace currently focuses on women, this session encourages us all to explore what peace means to us as facilitators and what our potential roles as “peace-builders” could be.  We will also discuss some of the facilitation methods and principles used in the Creators of Peace circles. The focus is on building trust and friendship across divides and differences through sharing personal stories and on understanding the nature of peace and the role of each of us plays in destroying or creating peace.  Creators of Peace Circles have taken place in over thirty countries around the world from Sudan to Switzerland, to Sydney and the Solomon Islands. Creators of Peace: http://www.iofc.org/creators-of-peace Facilitators The session will be co-facilitated by Christina Deangelis and Shoshana Faire, who have been running Peace Circles in Australia, Nepal, Switzerland and elsewhere.  As an experienced and skilful facilitator, Christina has worked with over 100 organisations in Australia and overseas. Her clients have included public servants and police cadets in Northern Ireland, ex-combatants in the Solomon Islands, university students, teachers, Rotarians, and young people throughout Asia and Eastern Europe. Shoshana brings over 25years experience in the field of Conflict Resolution and facilitation. As cofounder of the Conflict Resolution Network and Director of Professional Facilitators International she has brings extensive experience in leading skills development programs, facilitating meetings, resolving conflicts, mediating and coaching. She brings an enthusiasm and caring that comes with being passionate about her chosen field. Venue:  Temporary Room Change August, Sept 2012 Same Venue | UTS Building 10 | Level 2 (Jones St level) Room 470 (Front entrance level- First room on the right past the café and IT area) University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Building 10, Jones Street, Ultimo corner Thomas Street. Social: For those willing to continue the networking and conversation afterwards we recommend the nearby, very economical Pho Mumum Vietnamese Restaurant, No 16 Broadway, Chippendale (Opposite UTS Big Ugly Tower) Time: From 5:30pm to 7:30pm sharp | No RSVP - Just turn up Blog www.facilitatorsnetwork.blogspot.com Enquiries | Greg Jenkins greg@tincanlearning.com | 0418 486 501 Pics from 20th Anniversary Celebration on Feb 13 courtesy of Paul Worth =============================================== Add/Remove from this list: To be added or removed from the list, simply email your request to sydney.facilitators@gmail.com  with ‘ADD’ or ‘REMOVE’ in the subject area

SOARING – A strengths based approach to strategic thinking and planning with John Loty | Monday August 13, 2012

SOAR is a positive strengths-based approach to strategic thinking and planning.  It is a development of the Appreciative Inquiry (AI) philosophy and methodology. Instead of the traditional SWOT analysis, the SOAR model encourages us to identify our Strengths, Opportunities, Aspirations and Results. The goals for the 'quick' SOAR session: 1. To provide an experience of the SOAR process so that you can evaluate if SOAR would work for you or could be used by you in your particular contexts 2. To apply the SOAR model to explore the forces and factors that give life to facilitators in our work 3. To appreciatively inquire into (and perhaps be inspired by) the "root causes of success" experienced by other facilitators John Loty has worked with Appreciative Inquiry and SOAR thought leaders around the world and uses these strengths based approaches in all his work.  So come along and enjoy the experience of ‘soaring’.  For more information about AI visit:  www.appreciativeinquiry.net.au Venue: [Same Venue UTS Bldng. 10- Different Room for Aug, Sep, Oct 2012)] University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Jones Street, Ultimo corner Thomas Street. Room  CB10.02.470 Translated as Building 10, Level 2 (Jones St level) Room 470. Social: For those willing to continue the networking and conversation afterwards we recommend the nearby, very economical Pho Mumum Vietnamese Restaurant, No 16 Broadway, Chippendale (Opposite UTS Big Ugly Tower) Time: From 5:30pm to 7:30pm sharp | No RSVP - Just turn up Blog www.facilitatorsnetwork.blogspot.com Enquiries | Greg Jenkins greg@tincanlearning.com | 0418 486 501