M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence

Roc Restorative Team
2019-07-15 09:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)

Summer Professional Development Series
2019-07-12 09:30 - 2019-08-09 12:00
Looking to incorporate restorative and culturally responsive techniques into your work and personal life? Join Gandhi Institute staff and board this summer for one or more of the following learning opportunities!
Attn RCSD teachers: Sessions qualify for Professional Development Incentive hours for RTA members.
Requested donation: $25/session. No one turned away for lack of funds. All fees benefit the work of the Gandhi Institute.
Bring a bag lunch or order lunch with us afterward.
Please register in advance to ensure that we have adequate space.

July 12: Conflict Without Contempt
Conflict is often presented as a negative experience to avoid, which locks down creativity and prevents necessary conversations from taking place. Through interactive exercises, discussion, and role play, this workshop focuses on:
• Exploring thoughts and people who we associate
with conflict
• Discussing different conflict resolution frameworks
• Exploring the relationship between trust, creativity,
and conflict
Registration Closed

July 19: Implicit Bias
This workshop is an opportunity to explore some of the underlying dynamics that create persistent issues of exclusion and inequity in many settings. Topics include an overview of cognitive blind spots, creating shared definitions of terms, and exploring the framework of intention vs impact. This experiential workshop includes hands-on activities, small group and large group conversations.
Registration Closed

August 02: Cultural Humility
Through interactive exercises, this workshop supports understanding of a process-oriented mindset in relation to other cultures. Cultural Humility is a discipline of seeking to understand in the spirit of inquiry rather than from a sense of embarrassment or shame. This workshop will introduce tools related to systems thinking and perspectives, to support understanding of systemic issues and clues to create systemic change.
Registration Closed

August 09: Technology and Mental Health
Smartphones and social media have become major parts of our lives. They are designed using cutting edge research about how human brains and attention spans work to make them incredibly compelling, impacting mental health and relationships especially when families clash over their use. These conflicts can offer opportunities for dialogue about values and about coexisting with care in a technologically dynamic world. We’ll review some of the research on smartphones and discuss ideas for optimal responses.
Register Here

Conflict Without Contempt PD
2019-07-12 09:30 - 12:00

staff meeting for summer
2019-07-10 14:00 - 2019-08-28 15:30

Office closed
2019-07-05 00:00 - 23:59, 2019-07-04 00:00 - 23:59, 2019-07-01 08:00 - 2019-07-22 13:00

ROC SALT Mission Youth
2019-07-03 09:15 - 16:00, 2019-07-02 09:15 - 16:00, 2019-07-01 14:00 - 16:00

UR Leadership Coaching Certificate gathering
2019-06-30 07:00 - 14:00

Erin band rehearsal
2019-06-28 18:30 - 21:30

Youth Build
2019-06-28 10:00 - 13:00

Institute Staff Learning PD
2019-06-27 12:00 - 15:00
This event has a video call.Join: https://meet.google.com/wnj-ofhj-pdu
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Braiding Bridges
2019-06-22 16:00 - 20:00
“Braiding Bridges” will connect folks around various ways to braid and/or style your hair in efforts to create connection, stimulate conversation around the history of hair and culture, offer a component on conflict resolution, and to share a vegetarian meal (provided for participants).
This is offered on Saturday, June 22nd from 4pm-8pm

Space is limited! To RSVP and if you have questions/concerns, please contact Yaa directly via email: ybaker2@u.rochester.edu

Dinner With The Community
2019-06-21 18:00 - 21:00
Join us for our “Dinners with the Community”
Let’s connect, talk, mourn, celebrate, exchange stories, create ideas, dream, and get to know each other over a nice shared meal! Participation is donation based, just give what you can. Everyone is welcome — all we ask is that you bring curiosity, respect, and an appetite!
If you want to join, please let us know by emailing bianca@gandhiinstitute.org

Landing Strip: Conference Room
2019-06-20 17:00 - 19:00

UR Food Justice Fellows
2019-06-19 09:00 - 12:00

NVC Practise Group
2019-06-17 18:30 - 20:00, 2019-06-10 18:30 - 20:00

White Privilege Symposium
2019-06-16 13:30 - 15:30

Youth Healing Hate 2019 - Closing Ceremony
2019-06-14 16:00 - 18:00
Join us in celebrating the achievements of our Youth Healing Hate Grant recipients!
This year we funded 6 innovative projects to address issues of hate and incivility in our communities. Our two-hour gathering will allow community members to learn more about this specific program and to hear directly from our youth!
This event is free and open to the public. Questions? Please reach out to Maria via email: Maria@gandhiinstitute.org

YHH Wrap-Up Party
2019-06-14 16:00 - 18:00

Development Committee
2019-06-14 12:00 - 2019-09-13 13:15

Countering White Supremacy: Connecting the Dots Between Anti-Semitism, Anti-Black Racism, and Islamophobia
2019-06-09 17:30 - 19:30
At a time when hate crimes against Black churches, synagogues and mosques are spiking, we need to connect the dots between anti-Black racism, anti-Semitism and Islamophobia, understand white supremacy, and build collective resistance to it. Here is an opportunity to engage with Muslim, Jewish and Black youth activists in order to come together as a community.
This event, including dinner (starting at 7:30pm), is free and open to the public; registration is required.
FOR MORE INFO: “COUNTERING WHITE SUPREMACY” EVENT ON FACEBOOK
Co-sponsored by the Islamic Center of Rochester and the Gandhi Institute

Braiding Bridges
2019-06-08 16:00 - 2019-06-22 20:00
