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NAINConnect 2008 Workshops |
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Theme: Pre-Conference Offerings
COMPASSIONATE LISTENING: WHAT IT IS, HOW IT WORKS, WHY IT MATTERS
WORKSHOP SUMMARY
This workshop reports on a March 2008 trip to Israel and the West Bank, sponsored by the Compassionate Listening Project (see www.compassionatelistening.org) and involving 20 Christian, Jewish, and Muslim leaders from Southeast Pennsylvania. “Compassionate listening” has been described as “heart-based skills for peace building and reconciliation in our families, communities, on the job, and in the world...speaking and listening from the heart, even in the heat of conflict.” The Pennsylvanians returned filled with new stories and understandings.
PRESENTERS
Rabbi George Stern
Rabbi George Stern is Executive Director of the Neighborhood Interfaith Movement (NIM), a 40-year-old alliance of Christian, Jewish, Muslim, and Unitarian congregations and faith institutions in Northwest Philadelphia. NIM serves the community through direct service and advocacy.
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