Engaging Nonviolence
"We still have a choice today: nonviolent co-existence or violent co-annihilation. We must move past indecision to action. Now let us begin. Now let us rededicate ourselves to the long and bitter-but beautiful-struggle for a new world. The choice is ours, and though we might prefer it otherwise, we must choose in this crucial moment of human history.”
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
“Nonviolence is not a garment to be put on and off at will. Its seat is in the heart, and it must be an inseparable part of our being.”
Mahatma Gandhi, 1869-1948
Grow Nonviolence Awareness and Practice in Your School
Choose an interactive nonviolence education session that speaks to you and your students! Invite Cory Lockhart, a long-time educator and nonviolence trainer, to offer one of the following sessions in the classroom, to a club or another student group, or for a group of educators. Or let Cory address and shape a topic for the particular needs of your group.
Workshop Options
Exploring Nonviolence
45 minutes to 2 hours
What do peace, violence and nonviolence really mean in our present world and how do they play a role in our lives? In this dynamic session, explore the realities and possibilities of nonviolence in our world.
Power Play
45 minutes to 1 hour
This activity, adapted from Augusto Boal’s Theatre of the Oppressed, invites students to explore structures of power – and how they can be disrupted – through play.
The Art of Listening
45 minutes to 1 hour
“Being heard is so close to being loved that most people can’t tell the difference.” from the Urban Confessional website
We know listening is important, but do we know how to listen well? In this session, students explore what it means to listen well, even and especially when listening is a practice of crossing divides.
Engaging Nonviolence: Empowered Young Leaders
3 to 6 hours
Bring the Nonviolence Symposium to your school!
Examine what Peace, violence, and nonviolence mean in our present world. Learn about ordinary people and extraordinary movements that have used or are using nonviolence creatively and effectively to work for a more peaceful and just world. Explore ways you can practice nonviolence in your everyday life.
Nonviolence for Teachers
1 to 2 hours
Incorporate nonviolence education into your classroom by sharing nonviolence-focused history and activities. Leave this training with new resources and tools to use and share. The training focus will be based on your needs and desired applications.
Cost to Your School
Pricing varies according to the topic, length of time, and group size. Some opportunities, underwritten by a grant, are offered for free. Sliding scales costs are available for other offerings.
To discuss options and schedule sessions, please contact Cory Lockhart at [email protected].
Who is Cory Lockhart?
Our facilitator, Cory Lockhart is a teacher, artist, public speaker, and peacemaker. She facilitates classes and workshops for teens and adults on nonviolence and nonviolent communication and also helps groups navigate difficult conversations. She co-created DGCEC’s Nonviolence Symposium and has facilitated every symposium since its creation in 2017.
She has been an adjunct professor at Bellarmine University, teacher at Drepung Gomang Center for Engaging Compassion and the Passionist Earth and Spirit Center, and has offered workshops to local, national, and international groups. She wrote the program Seeking the Shalom of the City: Revisiting and Re-visioning Louisville for CrossRoads Ministry. She joined 80 other invited participants at the international Nonviolence and Just Peace conference in Rome in 2016.
In 2013 Cory completed a month-long training on nonviolence and related topics with Community Peacemaker Teams and made a formal commitment to the practice of nonviolence.
She has completed three International Intensive Trainings in Nonviolent Communication (NVC) through the Center for Nonviolent Communication and continues to pursue ongoing training in this field, including the role of NVC in social change, NVC and the dynamics of power, and more. corylockhart.com