An Evening of Peacebuilding
As we face a multitude of issues that are negatively impacting the health of our communities,
many of us are asking:
What Can I /We Do?
In response, The Compassionate Communities Healthcare Movement and the Wassmuth Center for Human Rights are partnering to host a coordinated series of interactive workshops focused on nonviolent, grassroots movements in September, October and November of 2025.
Throughout history, nonviolent movements created and developed at a community level have been integral in enhancing the health of communities. We will come together to expand our understanding of this powerful approach, engage in practices that enable us to develop our capacities for this work, and organize, as described by Martin Luther King, “a beloved community” of practitioners of nonviolence.
During this interactive gathering, we will explore specific skills and strategies for nonviolent work. We will enjoy two workshops together:
The Heart of Resolving Conflict:
We’ll learn and practice an approach to seeing and turning to our common human needs as a compass to guide us through conflict with compassion and effective problem-solving. The skills we’ll discuss are valuable in families, friendships, organizations, and more.
Facilitator: Janet Kauffman (bio below)
2. Solidarity Accompaniment:
Have you ever wondered how men can best support #MeToo or white people support #BlackLivesMatter? This workshop is an introduction to how people who are not the targets of violence can support those who are. It will explore protective accompaniment as a strategy of nonviolent solidarity.
Facilitator: Chris Courtheyn (bio below)
Christopher Courtheyn is an Associate Professor in the School of Public Service at Boise State University. He teaches about globalization and development, peace and conflict, race, gender, class, migration, and social movements. His regional specialization is Latin America, after having lived, worked, and conducted research in Colombia, Brazil, and Chile. He earned his PhD in Geography at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and holds a BA in Latin American Studies from the University of California, Berkeley. He has global public service experience working in international protective accompaniment.
Janet Kaufman is an educator, mediator, and facilitator whose work is grounded in frameworks of emotional self-regulation, mediation, and the international work of Nonviolent Communication. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Iowa, and is an Idaho Certified Professional Mediator. She is co-founder and co-author of The Grump Meter, a tool that supports compassionate communication and emotional self-regulation. Janet partners with schools, community organizations, workplaces, & families to help people deepen their capacity for problem-solving and create connection through the power of empathic communication.
Schedule:
5:15: Doors Open
5:30 -6pm: Optional guided tours of Anne Frank Memorial & Wassmuth Center
5:30 - 6:15pm: Community Dinner
6::15 - 6:30: Opening
6:30 - 8:15pm: Interactive Nonviolence Workshop
8:15 - 8:30pm: Closing Circle
Music by Native American flutist Joe Young (5:00 - 6:15)
Cost:
In-person attendance: $35 - includes workshop, dinner, and tours (limited to 50 guests)
Online viewing: $10 - includes interactive chats (Zoom starts at 6:15pm)
scholarships: available for a limited number of participants
donations to support scholarships and our series are truly appreciated!
To Join Us: please click this link for tickets
Series Supporters: Ada County Medical Society and Idaho
Idaho Physician Well-Being Action Collaborative
St. Luke’s
During our series, each time we come together, we will enjoy a healthy dinner, share our stories and insights, and consider individual and collective opportunities for meaningful action. Local artists, musicians, poets and other community members will help us create a nourishing space so we can begin to heal ourselves and our community and move forward together.