3rd Annual Central Florida Peace Conference

Nonviolent Communication: A Powerful Tool for Peace wiith Mercedes Frace

March 12, 2011
8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Lake Ashton in Lake Wales, FL

Mercedes A. Frace, MLS, NVC Practitioner

Drawing from over 6 years of certified training with NVC developer Dr. Mar- shall Rosenberg and other CNVC trainers, Mercedes shares her understanding and deep passion for this work to hundreds around Florida - particularly in social change arenas, nonprofits, prisons, schools, and spiritual communities. She be- lieves this work is the key to hope and harmony for our future. Mercedes lives in Venice with her daughter and is co-writing her first book on non-violence.

Sponsored by The Heart of Florida Peace Alliance Campaigning for a US Department of Peace

Co-founders—Lillian Blessing, Shirley Curtis-Ference, Hunter Lilly, and Doice Jene Osborne

"Nonviolent Communication is a powerful tool for peace and partnership. It shows us how to lis- ten empathically and also communicate our authentic feelings and needs.”

--Riane Eisler, author of THE CHALICE AND THE BLADE

Schedule - Saturday, March 12, 2011

8:30 Conversation, Registration, and Refreshments
9:00 Welcome and Introductions

9:30 NVC - Four Simple Steps for Communicating
10:45 NVC - The Art of Empathy

11:45 Lunch—Pot Luck provided by Heart of Florida Peace Alliance and Polk Peace
12:30 State and National Peace Alliance Updates – Dan Kahn and Heart Phoenix

1: 30 NVC - The Gift of Anger

2:45 NVC—Practice and Role Playing

4:00 NVC—Questions and Harvesting
4:30 Closing Circle – Heart Phoenix
5:30 Going forth to work for peace

Cost for lunch and workshops: Scale $35 - $70. Please contribute generously—within or beyond this scale— whatever feels good to you. Make checks to Heart of Florida Peace Alliance.

Mail to Shirley Curtis-Ference, 4049 Ashton Club Drive, Lake Wales, FL 33859. Phone 863.949.4048.

Lake Ashton Health and Fitness Center (HFC) GPS Address 7900 State Road 653

Directions - The HFC is located on the Winter Haven side of Lake Ashton. From the entrance to the main Lake Ashton clubhouse, continue down Thompson Nursery Road (toward Winter Haven) approximately 1.5 miles to State Road 653. Turn left on State Road 653 and drive 1.3 miles to 7900 State Road 653 entrance. Check in at gate. The HFC is straight ahead at 6052 Pebble Beach Boulevard.