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Title:	Healing and Rebuilding Our Communities Workshop 3/10 5:30- 9 3/11 9-6pm 3/12 1-6
Date:	3/18/2023 (Saturday)
Address:	Boston, MA
Location:	Boston, MA
Hours:	Saturday, March 18, 2023
Cost/Cover:	See Details
Contact Info:	See Details

Details:

Healing and Rebuilding Our Communities, [HROC]

In Partnership with the Richmond Peace Education Center

The Innerwork Center, 213… More Roseneath Road, Richmond VA 23221

Friday, March 10 5:30-9
Saturday, March 11 9-5:30
Sunday, March 12 1-6

17 Continuing Education Units

This 3-day training is an African community-based experiential model of healing that focuses on recognizing and understanding trauma and its effects on individuals, family community.

This training:

• Compliments group and individual therapy
• Gives teachers trauma-responsive and resiliency techniques
• Helps participants develop an understanding of themselves and family members
• Creates a path to healing relationships with family or community
• Stops the cycle of violence by healing the pain from trauma. Hurt people can stop hurting people.
During the first hours of the HROC workshop, facilitators and participants build a sense of safety and trust so the healing process can begin. We will develop a supportive community that is loving, determined, and compassionate. You are not alone in walking the path of healing. We are with you.

Trauma colors everything we do and do not do. As the workshop progresses participants begin to understand how trauma affects the body, mind, and spirit. The knowledge and skills they gain builds resilience and healing. The psychological energy we use to suppress symptoms can be redirected into moving forward in a holistic way.

During the workshop, we will dissect and deeply examine trauma. We discuss in depth the causes of trauma, its symptoms, and consequences, such as anger, trust, grief, mourning, etc. and how we can create the community we deserve. Despite the topic there will be many light moments as we create a supportive and compassionate community.

Testimonials:

• “This Basic workshop will help me in my social work back in Sudan and it has helped me with my personal-psychological issues. Big thanks ? Santa.” Yusra-Abdalla Ahmed
• “Santa is a highly evolved educator and excellent trainer of trainers." Ron Lee
• “I never thought I would put myself in a group space for dealing with trauma, other than group therapy. The Healing and Rebuilding Our Community’s workshop series was honestly better than many group therapy sessions I have attended. I feel wounds healing and closing."
• “This workshop has profoundly changed my understanding of trauma from an individual trauma that could be put away to an event that affects community and for which a path to healing must be created. I am excited to think about how this work will impact my racial justice work, my work with pregnant women/women moving through labor + birth and my own personal healing journey. I have deep gratitude for this group and this world.”

Workshop leaders: Santa Sorenson and Elham Khairi, trauma and conflict resolution specialists.

Fee: $200 Reduced post-pandemic rate.

For more information, partial scholarships, or to register and pay go to healingincommunityss.org/contact-me.

A limited number of partial scholarships are available.

Participants who complete the workshop will receive 17 CEUs.