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2012
RCP
Presenter Biographicals
4th
Annual
International Conference
on
Religion,
Conflict,
and Peace:
Walking
The Talk To Compassion And Harmony
March 23-25, 2012
Henry Ford Community College, Dearborn, Michigan
Official
Partner & Event of Parliament
of World Religions and
Charter For Compassion
2012
RCP Full Program
We wish to honor and thank
the exceptional presenters who recognize the vital implications of this
topic for the global community, and have stepped forward to help facilitate
this important public forum. Presenters have gathered from a variety
of religions, backgrounds, cultures, and experiences to promote an engaged,
inclusive dialogue to consciously explore together both broader historical
dynamics and implications, and current specific examples in our contemprary
world community; and to co-create possible remedies for bridging the
divide.
(In Order of Appearance in the Program)
Friday,
March 23
RCP CONFERENCE
OPENING and EVENTS
10:00 - 11:30 am
Greetings,
Conference Mission, and Announcements:
Steve Olweean,
MA
is founding Director of Common Bond Institute, co-founder and President
of International Humanistic Psychology Assoc. (IHPA), past President of
Assoc. for Humanistic Psychology, and therapist with an MA in Clinical
Psychology. Treatment focus is abuse recovery of victims and perpetrators,
trauma recovery, and healing negative belief systems. He has written and
presented internationally on concepts of The OTHER and dynamics of belief
systems. Current writing projects are"Engaging
The OTHER," and "Transgenerational
Trauma: Communal Wounds and Victim Identities." Founder of
Annual International Conf. on "Engaging The Other;" Annual
International Conf. on Religion, Conflict, & Peace; Annual
International Conf. on Transforming Conflict; Annual
International Conf. on Practical Models for Peace, & Annual Interntional
Conf. on Transgenerational Trauma.
Co-founder of International Conf.
on Conflict Resolution. He is 2011 Recipient of the Charlotte
and Karl Bühler Award from the American Psychological Assoc.
for outstanding contribution to Humanistic Psychology internationally,
and has been recognized
for his life long work in a chapter
devoted to his role with CBI in the "The New Humanitarians."
Email: SOlweean@aol.com Web:
www.cbiworld.org
Facebook:
tinyurl.com/CBIonFB
Bill
Secrest,
MA
B.A. Michigan State Univ, 1971. M.A. History
of Religions, University of Detroit, 1977. Director
of Religious Studies Program, Henry Ford Community College. Faculty
Advisor to HFCC Student Environment Association (current). Vice President
of Southeast Michigan Land Conservancy (current)
Email: WSecrest@hfcc.edu Web:
www.hfcc.edu/
Virtual
Keynote via Skype:
Huston Smith, Ph.D
is holder of 12 honorary
degrees, is internationally renowned as the world's leading philosopher,
scholar, and author on world religions, and has devoted his life to the
study of Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Hinduism,
all of which he believes in. His book The
World's Religions has been the most widely-used textbook on its
subject for 1/3 of a century - selling over 2,500,000 copies worldwide.
Bill Moyers devoted a 1996 5-part PBS special to his life and work,
"The
Wisdom of Faith with Huston Smith." He has produced 3 series
for public television: "The Religions of Man," "The
Search for America," and "Science and Human Responsibility,"
and his films on Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism, & Sufism have won international
film festival awards. His recent
books include Why
Religion Matters, Islam: A
Concise Introduction, The Way Things Are, Buddhism: A Concise Introduction,
The Soul of Christianity, A
Seat at the Table: Huston Smith in Conversation with Native Americans
on Religious Freedom, and Tales
of Wonder. His other books include Cleansing
the Doors of Perception: The Religious Significance of Entheogenic Plants
and Chemicals, One Nation Under
God: The Triumph of the Native American Church, and Primordial
Truth and Postmodern Theology. He has authored over 80 articles and
his 16th book-in-progress is The Way of Wisdom: Philosophy as a Healing
Art. Dr. Smith has been a gracious supporter of Common Bond's conferences,
regularly contributing his vision, wisdom, and presence to advancing these
important public dialogues over the years.
Web: www.hustonsmith.net/
Presentations
of:*
- Charter
For Compassion
- Declaration of the Council of Religious Leaders in
Israel
- Parliament
of World Religions
CONCURRENT
SESSIONS A
11:45 am - 12:45 pm
A-1:
 Myron
Eshowsky,
M.S.
has taught shamanism and its application to peace and healing internationally
since 1986. He has published dozens of articles on the integration of
shamanic methods into modern life including healthcare, mental health,
prisons, gang work, healing revenge, and peacemaking. He worked for six
years in a community mental health center as a shamanic healer. He is
the first known shamanic healer to be covered by a health insurance company
to provide soul retrieval work. He has a private practice in healing services,
mediation, and organizational consultation in Madison, Wisconsin. Additionally,
he is the author of Peace with Cancer: Shamanism as a Spiritual Approach
to Healing.
Email: myron@myroneshowsky.com Web:
myroneshowsky.com/
________________________________________
A-2:
Bill
Secrest (see
Friday am opening)
Tracy
Marshall
Loren
Scribner
Anne
Dinnan
Ryan
Hammack
________________________________________
A-3
Anya Cordell
is a speaker; writer; Spirit of Anne Frank Award recipient; founder:
The Campaign for Collateral Compassion to raise awareness of post 9/11
backlash against Muslims, Sikhs, Hindus and others, and murders of innocent
members of these groups. Anya, who is Jewish, works passionately
against the designating of any group as "Other", and utilizes
the universal experience of the injustice of "appearance-ism"
(appearance-based judging of ourselves and others), as a core issue to
inspire everyone to combat all types of bias. She is the author
of RACE: An OPEN & SHUT Case, which unravels traditional presumptions
of what we call “race”, named among the “books to change
your life” by N’Digo Magazine; Author of acclaimed article:
“Where the Anti-Muslim Path Leads.”
Email:
info@appearance-ism.com Web: www.Appearance-ism.com
CONCURRENT
SESSIONS B
2:00- 3:00 pm
B-1:
 Gahad
Hamed,
PhD
is
President and the founder of the Institute for Middle East Studies Canada
(www.imesc.org). Holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from University of Notre Dame,
USA; a Professor of sociology, presently is teaching in the sociology
department at King's University College at Western University Ontario,
Canada; He has taught at universities in the Middle East, USA, and Canada
for a number of years. His special expertise in the analysis of peace,
democratization, and conflict resolution particularly in the Middle East,
has contributed much to the conduct of political surveys in Palestine
and Egypt.
Email: president@imesc.org or admin@imesc.org Web
Site: www.imesc.org/index.html
________________________________________
B-2:
 Noah
Salameh,
PhD
is
a Palestinian peace activist & expert in conflict resolution, conflict
transformation & non-violence, with 20 years experience in dialogue
projects. MA in Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution (Kroc Inst.) PhD
(Cairo Univ. in Egypt). Co-founder of Center for Conflict Resolution &
Reconciliation (CCRR) in Bethlehem & its Director. He has initiated
& conducted a variety of projects in Palestinian society & between
Israelis & Palestinians. Projects include a peace
education at Palestinian schools
for teachers, school directors & pupils, a project for Palestinian
women, a media project for Palestinian & Israeli journalists, a project
for Muslim Sheikhs, an inter-religious dialogue project for Muslim, Christian
& Jewish religious leaders, & a people's negotiating project for
Israeli & Palestinian civil society representatives
Email: noah@ccrr-pal.org
B-3:
Anas
Pasha
is President
of Amnesty International and VP of Student environmental Association,
HFCC Honors Program
Kelly
Williamson
is
Treasure of Student Environmental Association, HFCC Honors Program
Gloria
Rivera
is
a member of Great Lakes Bioneers Detroit
CONCURRENT
SESSIONS C
3:15 - 4:15 pm
C-1:
Ruth Broyde Sharone
is popular motivational speaker. She
is a passionate interfaith activist, documentary filmmaker and freelance
journalist. Producer/director of the prize-winning film, God and Allah
Need to Talk, Ruth has presented her unique interactive program for healing
and reconciliation nationally and internationally. She received a gold
medal from Fete D'Excellence in Geneva for her leadership in organizing
interfaith journeys to Egypt and Israel. Ruth is Co-Chair of the Southern
California Committee for a Parliament of the World's Religion. Her new
book: MINEFIELDS AND MIRACLES: A Global Adventure in
Interfaith will be available at the CBI conference.
Email:
rabsharone@aol.com Web:
www.filmsthatmatter.com
________________________________________
C-2:
 Daniel
Dunnigan,
MBA
Ecclesiastical experience: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Bishop, Stake President (Responsible for 10 congregations of the Church)
Education: BA - Finance MBA - Finance. Professional Experience: 27 years
of experience in corporate finance, accounting, and planning. Presently,
Manager, International Financial Reporting Standards, Ford Motor Company.
Interfaith: Ford Interfaith Network - Participant since 2001; Chairman
for 8+ years
________________________________________
C-3:
Fran Hayes,
M Div
is Pastor of Littlefield Presbyterian Church in Dearborn, a
small congregation in a predominantly Muslim neighborhood with a long
history in peacemaking & interfaith bridge-building. A graduate of
Princeton Theological Seminary (M.Div.) and West Chester State Univ. (B.S.
Education) has done graduate work at Temple & Penn State Univ. With
100 Presbyterians, she attended a peacemaking conference in the Holy Land
in 2006 & returned home to help create the Middle East Work Group
of the Presbytery of Detroit & has done advocacy work. In 2009 she
led a peacemaking pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
Email: fhayes7822@sbcglobal.net Web:
www.littlefieldchurch.org
Amy Kinsley, M
Div
is
pastor of Christus Victor Lutheran Church, Dearborn Heights, Mich. BA
New York Univ., M Div, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. Since '05
involved in advocacy for peace & justice in Palestine & Israel.
Member SE Mich. Synod's task force for Evangelical Lutheran Church in
Jordan & the Holy Land, raising awareness of the situation in Israel-Palestine
among Lutheran congregations in the Detroit area. From Feb. to May '11
she was Ecumenical Accompanier in World Council of Churches' Ecumenical
Accompaniment Prog. in Palestine & Israel, in Hebron where she witnessed
life under occupation first-hand. Has written articles for The Epistle
& sermon helps for Advent through the Baptism of Our Lord for the
journal Currents in Theology using the lens of her experience in Palestine.
Has presented at congregations, LSTC, & Women of the ELCA in Detroit.
Email: pastor@christusvictorelca.org Web: http://www.lutheransonline.com Blog:
http://thingsthatmake4peace.wordpress.com
PLENARY
ROUNDTABLE D
4:30 - 6:00 pm
 Imam
Dawud Walid
is
Ex. Dir. of CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations), an educator,
community activist, & decorated veteran who has been active in the
Detroit Metropolitan area for years. Assist. Imam of Masjid Wali Muhammad
in Detroit, Mich., member of the North Amer. Imams Fed. (NAIF), &
an exec. board member of the Metropolitan Interfaith Workers Rights Committee,
he has lectured across the country at mosques & universities including
Harvard Univ., Univ. of Virgin Islands, & Youngstown State Univ. He
has written numerous articles on Islam & Interfaith dialogue, &
appeared in CNN, Al-Jazeera, New York Times, LA Times, Wall Street Journal,
National Public Radio, & BBC. He was Chair of the Board of Trustees
for Al-Ikhlas Training Academy, a pre-K-12th private Islamic school in
Detroit, Chair of Religious Studies for The Amer. Society of Muslims'
National Young Adult Assoc., & Congregational Organizer for The Interfaith
Partners wing of The National Conf. for Community & Justice - Detroit
now known as the Mich. Roundtable for Diversity & Inclusion
Email: Web: http://www.cairmichigan.org/
 Reverend
Kenneth James Flowers,
has his B.A. from Morehouse College
in Atlanta Georgia and his MDiv from Colgate Rochester Divinity School,
Rochester, New York. Rev. Flowers has been pastoring Greater New Mt. Moriah
Baptist Church since 1995. Reverend Flowers is a community/social activist.
He is a nationally known speaker and lecturer who is in demand among Christian,
Jewish and other religious and community groups having traveled to England,
Korea, Africa, and Israel. He is a board member of the Interfaith
Leadership Council of Metropolitan Detroit.
Anya Cordell (see
A-3)
Daniel Dunnigan (see
C-2)
Moderator:
Steve Olweean,
MA
(see
Friday A.M. Opening)
Evening
Musical Performance
7:30 - 9:00 pm
Mazaj: Arab-American blues
fusion band
Drawing from numerous musical influences spanning from Folk, Rock and
Blues to World, the Detroit based Mazaj mixes lyrics of oppression, injustice,
war and peace with haunting melodies and progressive beats. As an Arab
American band, Mazaj’s songs deal with local issues as immigrants
post 9/11 and racial profiling in addition to issues in the Arab World
of justice, peace and longing for places and loved ones.
Web: www.myspace.com/mazajusa
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Mazaj/57325494490
~ Saturday,
March 24 ~
PLENARY
GLOBAL ROUNDTABLE
E
10:00 - 11:30 am
Roundtable Members:
 Sulaiman
Khatib
from
Ramallah, Palestine, is the Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director of People's
Peace Fund, the first international Palestinian-Israeli fund for conciliation.
Sulaiman spent over 10 years in Israeli jails from age of 14 following
his active role to resist the Israeli occupation. Since early 2008 he
has co-lead a grassroots dialog project called Wounded Xrossing Borders
which is centered around people wounded in the Palestinian-Israeli-Arab
conflict and belonging to the socio-political mainstreams of their societies.
Email: sulaiman.khatib@gmail.com Web site:
www.peoplespeacefund.org
Tanya Awad Ghorra, MBA
(from
Beruit, Lebanon)
has
a media background, an MBA in journalism, and will complete an MBA (this
year) in Non-Violent Education and conflict resolution from AUNOHR (Academic
University for Non-violence and Human Rights). She took a challenge two
years ago, and volunteered to create a non-violent communication and conflict
resolution course in a private school for kids aged 5 to 10. Now the school
declared itself a non-violent one, and they are in the process of implementing
a mediation desk and extending the course to higher classes. She is also
a trainer for teachers and NGOs where she introduces NVC and conflict
resolution. Tanya is an activist in her country, working on abolishing
capital punishment and achieving permanent peace in civil society and
civil marriage.
Email: tanyaghorra@yahoo.com
Aseel Zahran (from Amman, Jordan)
is a Jordanian from a Palestinian origin and has always been interested
in cross-cultural dialogue and transcending the imaginary geography that
creates “the other.” She is Program Coordinator of Abraham’s
Path Initiative - Based in Jordan. At its heart, the organization creates
a journey following the story of Abraham, with walking trails across the
Middle East and turns an ancient story into a practical platform for cross-cultural
exchange, respect and friendship. She is also an active member with Soliya,
an online platform which promotes cross-cultural dialog through utilizing
social media technologies and preparing a generation of citizen journalists
committed to bringing more understanding by amplifying the most authentic
and respectful voices from around the globe through new media tool.
Mohamed Emira (from Cairo, Egypt)
is a graduate of Al Azhar University in Cairo and presently resides in
Egypt. He came to the US during an exchange program, has taught English
and in the past has supervised the Soliya program at the English Language
Resource Center at Al Azhar University in Cairo. He is preparing to enter
a PhD program in international relations in the United States.
Email: emira_mohamed1@yahoo.com
Moderator:
Steve Olweean,
MA
(see
Friday A.M. Opening)
CONCURRENT
SESSIONS F
11:45 am- 12:45 pm
F-1:
 Farha
Abbasi,
MD
is
a 4th year resident of Psychiatry at Michigan State University. She emigrated
from Pakistan in 2000 seeking a safe haven for her family as terrorism
plagued her homeland. She has worked with local and state politicians
to increase public education and awareness of Islam and the Muslim community,
has worked within her mosque to help Muslims break their silence on mental
health issues, and helped teach medical students how to work with Muslim
patients. In 2008 she was awarded the American Psychiatric Association
SAMSHA Minority Fellowship to address mental health issues of minority
populations.
Email: Farha.Abbasi@hc.msu.edu Web: www.psychiatry.msu.edu/ACCEPT.htm
________________________________________
F-2:
James
Brown,
Phd
is the Coordinator of Visual Arts Education at Wayne State University.
He holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, an M.A.T. in Fine Arts, and a
B.F.A. in Painting. He spent 20 years working as a Child Psychologist,
has designed adaptive aids to assist children with a variety of disabilities,
and has exhibited his artwork in galleries and museums across the Midwest
and East coast.
Email:
________________________________________
F-3:
Stuart
Smith,
PhD
Retired from working as support scientist in the Veterans Admin. Medical
Center in Detroit and the Children's Hospital of Michigan; hold PhD in
Physiology, MA in Public Health/epidemiology. Ordained as a teacher at
the Still Point Zen Buddhist Temple in Detroit. Worked with the US Social
Forum in Detroit in 2010. Co-founded Action By Presence, an interfaith
group that organizes "street retreats" in Detroit modeled on
those of the Zen Peacemakers and the Faithful Fools and sponsors a monthly
evening soup kitchen.
Melanie
Davenport-Anzen
works
for Blue Cross Blue Shield fielding complaints, artist, ordained teacher
at Still Point Zen Temple in Detroit.
Mary
Grannan
is
a retired
social worker, worked with addicted pregnant women, active member of 'Deep
Spring Center for Meditation & Spiritual Inquiry' in Ann Arbor Michigan,
teaching class "Six Months To Live" & meditation.
CONCURRENT
SESSIONS G
2:00 - 3:00 pm
G-1:
 Brenda
Rosenberg
Brenda held one of the most influential global fashion positions;
Senior V. P. of Fashion Merchandizing and Marketing Federated Allied Department
stores. Today, Brenda is a tireless champion for
conflict transformation through Pathways 2 Peace Foundation, “Reuniting
the Children of Abraham tool kit 4 peace”, the book she co authored,
Friendship & Faith - the WISDOM of women creating alliances for peace,
and the Tectonic Leadership Center for Conflict Transformation and Cross
Cultural Communication, created with Samia Bahsoun. To learn more: Web:
www.brendanaomirosenberg.com
Web:
www.tectonicleadership.org
Email: pathways2peace@comcast.net
 Sarah
Jaward, BA
is a graduate of Univ. of Mich.-Dearborn with BA in Philosophy & Women
& Gender Studies. She was selected in the inaugural class of Difference
Makers for her academic achievement & campus involvement in organizations
such as: Arab Student Union, Students United for Peace & Justice,
& Vice-Pres. of her Student Body. Currently, Sarah takes part in the
Mich. Inside Out Prison Exchange Program Theory Group that works towards
prison education reform. Highlighting her advocacy & pursuit for social
justice, Sarah was honored with ACCESS's (Arab Community Center for Economic
& Social Services) "Spirit of Service Award" & the AAI
(Arab American Institute) "Helen Abbott Community Service Award".
She ultimately aspires to pursue a J.D. in Humanitarian Law.
Email:
ssjaward@gmail.com
 Sharhar
Ben-Josef,
BA
is
currently pursuing an M.A/J.D in Dispute Resolution and International
Law at Wayne State University. She received her B.A. in Middle Eastern
and North African Studies, with a minor in Peace and Social Justice, from
the University of Michigan. She interns at the Interfaith Council for
Peace and Justice and the Public Conversations Project, and is a research
assistant to Professor Adrienne Dessel in the UM Office of Inter-Group
Relations. Email: shahar.benjosef@gmail.com
 Lara
Khadr
is a senior at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. She is of Lebanese
and Egyptian descent and was raised in Farmington Hills and Ypsilanti,
Michigan. She is studying Microbiology and French and hopes to pursue
a career in public health. She was in Lebanon during the 2006 Israeli-Hezbollah
War while she Jewish friend that was in Israel. The experience made her
greatly interested in participating in interfaith and cross-cultural dialogue.
Email:
lkhadr@umd.umich.edu
Hamzah Latif
is
a Senior at Univ. Mich. Dearborn, majoring in Womens/Gender Studies, Sociology,
& Psychology as a means to understand & end domestic violence.
He advanced himself in the Amnesty Intl. student group he leads, fundraises,
& plans events for in his community revolving around human rights
activism. He organized & chaired the Intl. Womens Rights & Violations
Exhibit - a highly succrssful museum style exhibit that drew over 350
visitors. Such efforts led to his winning a fiercely competitive fellowship
with the Western Regional Office in San Francisco where he has focused
on Middle East & North African changes, as well as student activist
training assessments, & put together a training program based on his
research.
Email: Hamzahlatif@gmail.com
![]() Brian
Merlos,
BA
grew
up & resides in Ann Arbor, Mich. He was very active in the reform
Jewish congregation of Temple Beth Emeth where he was a leader in the
Middle & High School Youth Groups. While studying at the Univ. of
Mich., he served as TBE's Youth Group Advisor for 3 years. After graduating
in 2011 with BA in Political Science & American Culture, Brian studied
leadership & transformative conflict resolution with the inaugural
class of the Tectonic Leadership Institute. He currently serves the AmeriCorps
program as the Volunteer & Community Coach Coordinator for Washtenaw
Prisoner Reentry
Email: merlosb@gmail.com
________________________________________
G-2:
 Mary
Assel,
PhD
in
curriculum & instruction - Wayne State Univ. in Detroit, Mich.. is
director of the English Language Inst. at Henry Ford Community College
(HFCC) Dearborn, & played a key role in establishing the English Language
Inst. at HFCC in 2001. She has received numerous awards, including 2007-2008-faculty
lectureship award at HFCC on "Memory, Retention, & Neuroscience."
She holds numerous seats on the Boards of civic, social, & educational
organizations & is listed in Who's Who in America. She has published
many articles on 2nd language acquisition, Arab women & culture, religious
barriers & challenges in education. Her book 25 Icons of Peace
in the Qur'an has fascinated thousands of people across the country
& abroad. She lived in Africa & the Middle East, for over 20 years
where she learned about different cultures & traditions.
Email: MAssel@hfcc.edu Web:
www.hfcc.edu/
 Hashim
Al-Tawil, PhD
is Prof. & chair of the Art History program at Henry Ford Community
College, Mich.. He completed his education in Iraq & in the USA (Ph.D.
Art history, Univ. Iowa; MA Art Education, Hartford Univ, CT; BFA College
of Fine Arts, Univ of Baghdad, Iraq). Served on the faculty of the college
of Fine arts, Univ. of Baghdad, & chaired the Graphic Design Dept
in the late 70's to mid 80's where he was active in the Iraqi visual art
& cultural scene. Research interests are history, art, & visual
culture of the Arab world & Islam and the Arab Americans. As a visual
artist, much of his work is derived from his research with multiple iconographical
sources from medieval, pre-Islamic, early Christian, & early Arab
art and cultures. His recent focus is on the hybridity of the Mediterranean
culture in Medieval time.
Adnan
Salhi,
PhD
________________________________________
G-3:
Ruth
Broyde Sharone
(see
C-1)
PLENARY
ROUNDTABLE H
3:15 - 4:45 pm
Farha Abbasi, MD (F-1)
Steve Olweean, MA (See
Friday am Opening)
Myron Eshowsky, MS (See
A-1)
 Stephen
Fabick, Ed.D
has been president of Psychologists for Social
Responsibility and is chair of its conflict resolution action committee.
He is also chair of the conflict resolution working group of the Society
for the Study of Peace, Conflict and War (Division 48 of the American
Psychological Association). He is a clinical and consulting psychologist
in Birmingham, MI and conducts workshops on conflict resolution.
Dinner Keynote:
US Congressman John Conyers
is the second most senior member in the
US House of Representatives, now in his 21st term in representing Michigan.
He is the recipient of many awards for leadership, including a Southern
Christian Leadership Conference Award presented to him by Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr., and has been in the vanguard of the civil rights and human
rights movements throughout his career. In the midst of recent policies
resulting in polarization and "Us and Them" mentality - both
at home and internationally, he has been a central driving force in the
US government for promoting an appreciation of diversity, upholding the
protection of human rights, and advancing peace and understanding in the
world.
Web: www.house.gov/conyers/
Evening
Event
7:30 - 9:00 pm
Mandalina Miron
is a second-year student at Henry Ford Community College who
will be transferring to the University of Michigan Ann Arbor in the Fall
2012. Her interests include cyberpunk science and the composition of identities;
she is on an unceasing quest for knowledge
![]()
Nicole Olweean
is a third-year student at Grand Valley State University.
~ Sunday,
March 25 ~
CONCURRENT SESSION
J
Morning 10:00 - 11:00
am
J-1:
 N.S.
Xavier, MD
has
been practicing psychiatry incorporating spirituality for 33 years and
written two books on the subject and a book on the best historical example
of religious harmony in a small area in India. His presentation is based
on his book on real conscience endorsed by Deepak Chopra, Nobel Laureate
Oscar Arias, Bishop John Shelby Spong and many prominent psychiatrists.
The book had a rave review in Psychiatric Times.
________________________________________
J-2:
Geraldine
Grunow
has
been an English instructor at Henry Ford Community College for over 20
years. She holds degrees from Edinburgh University and Aberdeen, Scotland,
in English and Education. She has been coordinator since 1980 of a local
Amnesty International chapter meeting monthly in Detroit. She has been
faculty advisor to the HFCC AI student group since 2011; these groups
participated in an unsuccessful but inspiring campaign to save Troy Davis
from execution in Georgia (September, 2011).
Ken
Grunow,
is a retired hospice nurse with liberal arts, education, and nursing degrees
from Wayne State University. He has served as coordinator with Geraldine
of AIUSA Group 78, Detroit. He is also volunteer AIUSA Area Coordinator
for Michigan.
Bashshar Altawil
Kelcie
Bourquin
Lizzie
Hines
Anas
Pasha
Jihad
Taleb
Andrew
Baron
________________________________________
J-3:
Zeinab
Saab
is
a 3rd year student at Henry Ford Community College focusing on art and
art education to teach at the college level, and is planning to obtain
a minor in Art History, specifically Islamic art/architecture. The positive
impact of wonderful educators on her life inspires her to follow in their
footsteps to encourage others to do art and not be afraid to express themselves.
She plans to transfer to the College for Creative Studies in fall of 2013
to obtain a Bachelor's in Fine Arts.
 Wissam
Bazzi
was
previously an electrical technician working on prototypes at Ford Motor
Company, before becoming a small business owner while working for Keyshift
Media as a graphic Designer, where he was Art Director, and later moved
to Ascent TV as creative Director. He urrently owns a media company called
Synergy Design and Media and is pursuing his psychology degree.
Belal
Alzahiri
Bassam
Talab
Guidelines
For Compassionate Dialogue
The
RCP Conference strives to
promote an inclusive, compassionate dialogue that honors different personal
experiences, perspectives, and narratives, while allowing for better
expressing and listening to each other as we work together toward understanding
and harmony. Our intention is to create an open venue where we can engage
meaningfully and invite in a public dialogue that brings our joint wisdom
to bear in exploring sometimes difficult issues that effect us all.
This is based on the premise that it does not require that we be the
same to be appreciate of, at peace with, and secure in our relationships
with each other; only that we be familiar enough with each others story
to share the humanity and trustworthiness that resides in each of us.
We ask all participants to assist us by carrying and expressing this
intent throughout the conference.
We ask all participants to assist us by carrying and expressing this
intent throughout the conference.
NonViolent Communication Guidelines:
(Adapted from Marshall Rosenberg)
Unique Assumptions—NVC begins by assuming that we are all
compassionate by nature and that violent strategies—whether verbal
or physical—are learned behaviors taught and supported by the prevailing
culture. It also assumes that we all share the same, basic human needs,
and that all actions are a strategy to meet one or more of these needs.
While NVC is much more than a communication model, the components below
provide a structural concept of the process that leads to giving and
receiving from the heart.
Honestly Expressing how I am and what I would like without using
blame, criticism or demands
Empathically Receiving how another is and what he/she would
like without hearing blame, criticism or demands
Whether expressing or receiving, NVC focuses our attention on four
pieces of information:
Observations—Objectively describing what is going on without
using evaluation, moralistic judgment, interpretation or diagnosis
Feelings—Saying how you feel (emotions and body sensations)
about what you have observed without assigning blame
Needs—The basic human needs that are or not being met and
are the source of feelings
Requests—Clear request for actions that can meet needs
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