The Peace Center (PCOCO) is an all-volunteer non-profit organization of people committed to spreading Compassionate Communication throughout our community and beyond.
Look what we've done in just twelve months!
- Are providing trainers and materials for monthly Introduction to Compassionate Communication workshops at the Women's Resource Center in Bend.
- Are providing a home and/or support for seven Compassionate Communication practice and study groups
- Staff PCOCO on Tuesdays and Fridays and provided drop-in support and networking for anyone who comes by
- Have created a 14 member Compassionate Communication Leadership Team who meets monthly and is supporting our work through facilitating, networking and participating in PCOCO activities. 2 more people are interested in joining the CCLT.
- Have created this website.
- Have created an E-newsletter which is being sent monthly to our email list of 147 to date.
- Have offered a series of facilitated discussion groups on topical issues designed to listen and understand others' viewpoints
- Are providing a resource and ongoing calendar of peace events
- Have co-sponsored various peace events including:
- Imagine Peace, World Without War Peace Walk and Old Stone Church gathering with speakers and music
- Peace Concert by Snatam Kaur
- Sept 14 Nonviolent Peace Vigil at Bend Congressional Offices
- Sept 21 International Day of Peace Walk and Talk by Goudarz Eghtedari, Middle East expert from Iran
- During Women's History Month, we produced Celebrating Women of Peace, an evening of music and words honoring women Nobel Peace Prize recipients and others who are peace heroes to us
- Have co-sponsored and staffed a booth at the Bend July 4th Celebration
- Sponsored a Peace Picnic at Shevlin Park in Bend playing games, creating peace art and mingling with other peace-loving friends.
- Attended the "Peace Train" San Jose Conference on Nonviolence and 5th annual San Jose Community Conference on Nonviolence
- Networked with Oregon Network for Compassionate Communication, CodePINK, Amnesty, CO Peace Network, Department of Peace & more
- Became a Task Force Leader for Season for Peace and Nonviolence
- Created a bookstore of NVC books and CDs/DVDs
- Created a free lending library of peace materials including books, CDs and videos.
- Attended ROP August 28 Leadership Council
- Gave presentation to Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Bend and accepted generous donation of $500.
- Sept 28 and Oct 26 - Compassionate Communication presentation to Hospice of Redmond/Sisters by Katy Elliott and Carol Delmonico
- October presentation to Bend Waldorf School by Carol Delmonico
- Attended October 17 Bend Council Meeting to support “Bridge to Peace”
- Special Making Friends with Food Class incorporating CC principles with Carol Delmonico
Pending for 2008:
· Monthly Compassionate Communication Workshops at the Women’s Resource Center of Central Oregon
· January 10 Special Introductory Workshop offered by Katy Elliott
· Special January 26 Workshop at Higher Ground – Introduction and Advanced
· Participation in A Season for Nonviolence January 30 – April 4
· CC Presentation to Neighbor Impact
· CC Presentation to staff of Hospice of Redmond/Sisters
· Support startup of Practice Group for Hospice Volunteers
· CC Presentation to Cascade Youth & Family Services
· CC Presentation to Clinicians’ Network of Central Oregon
· Obtaining CEU accreditation for CC inservice presentations
· Possible booth at 2nd Annual Inter-Cultural Festival in April (R.I.P.E.)
· Presence at September 2008 "Nonviolence as a Way of Life" Conference in Eugene
· Working with organizations to offer CC inservice presentations to staff and volunteers
- More workshops, classes and groups at PCOCO
- Facilitator training program to encourage new facilitators and trainers
A big THANK YOU to:
· Harry Lonsdale, co-founder Bryn Hazell and the Board of Directors of Democracy’s Edge, our benefactor and financier.
· The Leadership team (CCLT) who meets once a month to organize and plan PCOCO events. Barbara Belzer, Carol Delmonico, Evelyn Doherty, Katy Elliott, Ariana Gold, Beth Hanson, Bryn Hazell, Leanne Latterell, KT Lund, Sarah Mason, Dwight Pargee, Randall Ross, Mare Shey, Micki Turner. Allan Flood and Doug Shey are interested in joining the team – yeah!
· To trainers, Carol Delmonico and Katy Elliott, for their commitment to monthly workshops and presentations.
· To Barbara Belzer and Ariana Gold for helping out at PCOCO with whatever needs to be done.
· To co-founder Bryn Hazell for being the inspiration and catalyst for creating PCOCO and spreading Compassionate Communication throughout Central Oregon. PCOCO is growing because of the foundation she created.
· To co-founder Evelyn Doherty who coordinates the Practice Groups, keeps track of finances, is a consistent presence at PCOCO and several practice groups, and has a "can do" attitude for all the details of administration.
· To co-founder Beth Hanson who created and maintains our website, monthly newsletter, stationery, flyers and presentation materials.
