Location: New York, USA Level of Training: (Level I – 2018) About: Outside of work, I am passionate about educating and giving back to the community. Back living in Suburban, MA, I joined my local Rotary Club. Proposing fresh ideas, I collaborated with local members to increase engagement within my community and raised funds for […]
Continue reading "Benedict Portugal"Location: USALevel of Training: (Level I – 2018)Contact Information: taraochs@gmail.com In 2014, when the Black Lives Matter movement was shifting into overdrive. Tara was cast in the movie Selma as civil rights martyr Viola Liuzzo. She says, “I had never heard of her, or Selma, or thought for more than two seconds about my responsibility […]
Continue reading "Tara Ochs"Location: India/ USALevel of Training: (Level I – 2018)Contact Information: geshenima@uri.ed Lobsang is a visiting scholar at the Center for Spring Semester, 2018. He was born in Tibet, and started his Buddhist studies at Gaden Dhondup Ling monastery when he was thirteen years old. In 1992, he escaped from Tibet and joined Drepung Loseling monastary […]
Continue reading "Lobsang Nima"Location: USALevel of Training: (Level I – 2018)Contact Information: charleneshukuru@gmail.com Born in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Charlene grew up in Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu, which borders Rwanda. Her childhood was surrounded by conflict, as the Rwandan genocide brought decades of conflict and war to her country. She says she is blessed that […]
Continue reading "Charlene Matabaro"Location: Stamford, CT, USALevel of Training: (Level I – 2018)Contact Information: kathy.martinez76@gmail.com Katherine is a 19 year old daughter of Ecuadorian and Salvadorian immigrants. She is from Stamford, CT, and has four younger siblings. She is a rising Junior at Providence College and is majoring in Health Policy and Management and Public and Community Service […]
Continue reading "Katherine Martinez"Location: USALevel of Training: (Level I – 2018)Contact Information: tmarshal@providence.edu Tierra is the Director of Education, Training, & Assessment at Providence College. She holds a B.S. in psychology and African American Studies, and an M.A. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Western Michigan University. She is currently pursuing an M.Div. from Western Theological Seminary. Her […]
Continue reading "Tierra Marshall"Location: USALevel of Training: Level I, 2018Contact Information: tmariehaak@comcast.net Harold is a student at College of the Mainland in Texas City, Texas. He says that attending the institute will be a great opportunity to truly understand the purpose behind walking and living in peace. As a musician and songwriter, Harold says it brings true meaning […]
Continue reading "Harold Love, Jr."Location: USALevel of Training: (Level I – 2018) Contact Information: fred@havenforhumanity.org Fred grew up in the suburbs of New Jersey with his family, and he decided to pursue automotive mechanics. Fred says, “as my brother Sam and I were getting ready to part ways from our parents, he questioned why we were following in their […]
Continue reading "Frederick Kovalyov"Location: USA Level of Training: (Level I – 2018) Contact Information: robert,iwersen@gmail.com At the time of his training, Bobby was a rising Junior at Providence College, and a political science major. He has taken a number of social work courses and believes that this training will complement his interest in advocacy and human rights.
Continue reading "Robert Iwersen"Location: USA Level of Training: (Level I – 2018) Contact Information: churdis@gmail.com Carolyn has worked as a teacher and counselor in public schools for 30 years. After she retired, she worked in adult education, helping students earn GEDs, learn English, and transition to work or college. Currently, she is involved in social justice work with […]
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