Compassionate Listening

Sr. Marianne sent the following information to me about a workshop that she is setting up at DSPT to introduce students from the GTU (and anyone else who is interested) to Compassionate Listening.

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Come meet the trainers and board members of The Compassionate Listening Project. The event is open to GTU and General Public.

COMMUNITY FORUM: WHAT IS COMPASSIONATE LISTENING?

Monday, October 9, 2006 at 6:30pm

Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology

2301 Vine Street

Berkeley, CA 94708-1816

“Do not be too quick to assume your enemy is a savage just because he is your enemy. Perhaps he is your enemy because he thinks you are a savage. Or perhaps he is afraid of you because he feels that you are afraid of him. And perhaps if he believed you are capable of loving him he would no longer be your enemy.”

—Thomas Merton, Seeds of Contemplation

What is the work of Compassionate Listening?

The Compassionate Listening Project (TCLP) is a non-profit organization dedicated to teaching skills to heal polarization, cultivate healthy relationships, and build bridges between people, communities and nations in conflict.

The Compassionate Listening Project is dedicated to empowering individuals to heal polarization and build bridges between people, communities and nations in conflict. The work has grown out of 15 years of conflict resolution and reconciliation work on the ground in Israel and Palestine.

The Compassionate Listening Project has ushered hundreds of American citizens very deeply into both societies to listen to the suffering and grievances of people on all sides of the conflict and to help bring the humanity of each side to the other.

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For more information contact:

Sr. Marianne Farina, CSC Ph.D.

Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology

510- 883-2081 or email: mfarina@dspt.edu