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NVC in Charlottesville

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A Response ...

Our Charlottesville community was shaken by the presence of the white supremacist and white nationalist groups that descended here on the weekend of August 11 & 12, 2017, and by the violence it precipitated including the death of Heather Heyer.

​The incident intensified the already present political divide and left many feeling anxious, fearful, shocked and angry ... feelings that have lingered long after the violence.

A number of people have reached out to me, asking about the availability of Nonviolent Communication™ (NVC) training in the Charlottesville area. Inspired by these requests and desiring to support our community, I offer this webpage of local NVC resources and training.

In my 17 years of experience in teaching and embracing Nonviolent Communication, I trust that it has the capacity to transform these intense emotions and empower people to show up with a presence and with skills that can shrink the divide among us ... to see and embrace the humanness in each other.

I am fearful that those who are angry and who want to find a clear and powerful way to respond, will move toward violence ... because it may look like the only option that expresses power. I agree, If there are only two choices, violence or submission, then I too would choose violence rather than let go of values I hold dear. 
​"Nonviolence means avoiding not only external physical violence but also internal violence of spirit. You not only refuse to shoot a man, but you refuse to hate him."
—Martin Luther King, Jr.
NVC invites us to see that there are more choices ... and that there are more powerful choices than violence. 

If it is even slightly possible that there are choices more powerful than violence, isn't it worth exploring? If there is an alternative, isn't the cost of violence--the loss of our humanity--too high? When we use violence to hold onto values we hold dear, aren't we trampling on other values we hold dear?

I invite you to learn about these other choices ... to learn how to own your reactions, and by doing so, to empower yourself to see new choices ... choices where you can hold your values high while still caring deeply about the human beings in your midst--even those human beings you vehemently disagree with.

​
Gregg Kendrick
Certified Trainer for Nonviolent Communication (NVC)
​35-year resident of Charlottesville

​November 8, 2017

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Summer Peacebuilding Institute at the Center for Justice and Peace Building, Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, VA

NVC Community of Practice

We welcome anyone who is interested in getting practice with Nonviolent Communication (NVC) to join our “NVC Community of Practice.” Our intention is to provide a facilitated session that supports you in developing skills through practice exercises and exploring personal communication challenges that you have encountered.
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WHERE: Our Neighborhood Child Development Center,
​2110 Ivy Road, Charlottesville, Virginia

WHEN: 3rd Thursday of each month
FEE: none

HOST: Robin Criscuolo, robin@ourneighborhoodcdc.com
​SUPPORT: Gregg Kendrick, Certified NVC Trainer
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4C Unity Charlottesville offers monthly communication workshop

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4C (Compassionate Community Communication Collaborative) Unity Charlottesville will soon be offering a 4-part course that meets weekly for 4 weeks.

Focus of course:
  • Active Listening
  • De-escalation
  • NVC (Nonviolent Communication)
  • Summary + Opportunity to Explore Local Resources

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NVC Workshops


Workshop: "An Introduction to NVC"

​​In this 90-min interactive session, you’ll experience how to move beyond the unconscious reactions of anger, guilt or fear — and move toward a conscious response of human connection to both yourself and others. 

Come and see the beautiful simplicity of Nonviolent Communication™ (NVC) concepts, along with the invitation—and challenge—to develop a new perspective of seeing people through human needs.

Participants will walk away with concrete answers to questions such as:
  • How can I engage with people who are angry in a way that is likely to create connection?
  • How can I transform my own reactions of anger, guilt, shame or fear so that I am better connected to myself?

Register NOW! Use the button below to see upcoming dates and to register.
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Workshop:
"NVC Core Concepts"

This six-hour course provides an interactive framework to learn the core concepts and skills of NVC. 

Outline:
  • Own Your Own Reactions: Observations
  • Own Your Own Feelings: Self-Connection
  • Own Your Own Needs: Authentic Expression
  • Invite Others to Own Their Reactions, Feelings & Needs: Empathic Listening
  • Own Your Own Choices: Self-Empowerment & Autonomy
  • Self-Responsibility

Pre-Requisite: "An Introduction to NVC"

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    • FACILITATION
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      • CONSCIOUS LEADERSHIP >
        • Introduction to Conscious Leadership >
          • Conscious Leadership — What it is & Why it Matters
          • Create a Culture Where People Matter
          • Moving Beyond Rewards and Punishment
          • How am I Showing Up as a Leader?
          • Measuring Conscious Leadership and Organizational Culture
        • Hear Me ... See Me
        • Conscious Accountability
        • Conscious Conversations
        • Building Conscious Teams
        • Special Topics >
          • Enhancing Somatic Awareness
      • CONSCIOUS ORGANIZATIONS
      • NEEDS-BASED COMMUNICATION (NVC) >
        • Introduction to NVC - Needs-Based Communication
        • NVC Core Concepts
      • SOCIOCRATIC CIRCLE METHOD (SCM) >
        • Introduction to SCM - Sociocratic Circle Method
        • Leading an SCM Circle: Training for Facilitators, Functional Leaders & Logkeepers
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