Spaces Still Available for Free Community Facilitation Training in Pasadena, CA
The Western Justice Center Foundation (www.westernjustice.org) and the City of Pasadena will present a Community Facilitation Training from May 3-5 and 11-12, 2007 at the Western Justice Center Foundation, 55 S. Grand Ave. in Pasadena, California. The training is open to anyone who is interested in improving facilitation skills in the areas of interethnic/interracial/intercultural dialogue and in times of community crisis. By taking part in this training, participants will be joining a group of volunteer facilitators for community-wide dialogues. Renowned facilitators and trainers Diane Burbie, owner of The ASPIRE Group, and Najeeba Syeed-Miller, executive director of the Western Justice Center Foundation will lead the sessions. This intensive, in-depth training is valued at $650, and will be provided for free to people committing to the entire training and to 150 volunteer facilitation hours for the City of Pasadena within the next 3 years. A certificate will be awarded once this community service is complete. Participants will be chosen through an application process. There is space for 25 adult Pasadena residents. Please contact Emily Linnemeier at 626-584-7494 or emily@westernjustice.org for an application.