Creating a Culture of Peace changed my life! As a result, I am committed to providing a "taste" of that remarkable training program for others in Maine, hoping they eventually will partake of the whole feast -- a 3-day retreat on the spirituality and practice of active nonviolence. 
Thanks to CCP training, today I can be even more present to people who are filled with rage; I can engage them in working together, despite intense differences and disputes. CCP goes way beyond professional skill development for me. Rather it nurtures my way of being and is a spiritual discipline.
The CCP circle of truths exercise is a transforming experience that engenders surprising respect and understanding toward opponents. It also is an effective tool for planning nonviolent actions. We know that a growing child eventually develops the cognitive and emotional maturity to conceptually "put herself in someone else's shoes." It is this ability to role-take that is practiced and refined in the circle of truths exercise. 
I arrived under the sign of the salmon and have spent a huge portion of my existence fighting the current in the river that is my life. In retrospect, I know I made all the choices that positioned me in challenging situations. I also remember living through those moments and I was not always consciously aware that I had a choice.
Creating a Culture of Peace (CCP) is a nationwide program for community-based peacemaking. The innovative design of CCP provides a holistic and practical foundation in spiritually-grounded active nonviolence. Participants come to recognize their own power for making personal and social changes without violence and improve their skills for respectful engagement with opponents, instead of confrontation that polarizes and demonizes. 
