Events
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Tuesday and Wednesday, August 18-19, Conflict Resolution Training for Educators, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. each day. Qualifies for state licensure recertification points. Completion also qualifies participants to become apprentice members of the RPEC conflict resolution training team, if they choose. Fee: $150 (includes lunch and training manual). Registration required. Email rpec@rpec.org or call 232-1002 for more information or registration
Save the Date! Saturday, November 7, 6 p.m, RPEC Annual Auction and Dinner, Troutman Sanders Bldg., 1000 Haxall Point. Great food, good friends, beautiful music, and great items to bid on. Don't miss the fun!
"Peace is costly, but worth the price."
Winning entries from the 2009 Peace Essay Contest
Grade K-3 winners
Grade 4-5 winners
Grade 6-8 winners
Grade 9-12 winners
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mail art from around the world based on this year's theme
Curated by RPEC volunteer Mim Scalin
Media Links:
StreamingVideo of the January 25,2009 Educoncert in honor of the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Educoncert 2009 (about 1.5 hours)
Streaming Video of the April 15,2009 talk by Iraqi electronic journalist Raed Jarrar (about 30 minutes)
Eyes Wide Open-Virginia Project
A display of combat boots and civilian shoes in silent commemoration of the lives lost in Iraq.
To host Eyes Wide Open-Virginia in your own community, contact rpec@rpec.org.
Contact rpec@rpec.org for information about how presenting the display in your own community.
EWO_poster_VA1.pdf EWO_poster_VA2.pdf
Pursuing Our Mission
We pursue our mission by providing schools, religious institutions, local governments, community groups, businesses, and individuals in the Richmond area with
* A wide range of training and educational programs promoting non-violent conflict resolution educational resources for teachers, students, and others on topics related to justice, peacemaking, and nonviolence.
* A bi-monthly newsletter providing articles of local interest related to nonviolence and peace.
We have been engaged in this work since 1980. Join us as we seek to lower the levels of violence in our community and to create a more peaceful world.
Download our 2008 Annual Report
Most recent update 6/30/09