Deirdre Morrison

Location: Rhode Island, USA Level of Training: (Level I – 2023) About: Deirdre Morrison is a Yoga Teacher and Mindfulness Facilitator, and intends to incorporate the Kingian Nonviolence framework into the yoga classes and meditation sessions she facilitates within her own beloved community. Deirdre is passionate about helping others cultivate greater inner peace, holistic well-being […]

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Taylor VanSant

Location: California, USA Level of Training: (Level 1 – 2023) About: Taylor (pronouns She/They) is a 2020 graduate of California State University, Monterey Bay. They will be attending the University of San Francisco for Urban and Public Affairs in the fall. They took URI’s level one training in the hopes that they can incorporate the […]

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Laura Hartley

Location: Toronto, Canada Level of Training: (Level I – 2023) About: Laura Hartley is an activist, leadership coach & the founder of Public Love Enterprises, an online school for changemakers.  Passionate about climate justice, Laura centres her work on the inner dimension of dismantling capitalism & patriarchy, empowering changemakers with the skills to get free […]

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Amy Olson

Location: Rhode Island/URI, USA Level of Training: (Level I – 2023) About: Amy Olson (she/her) is the Executive Director of the Hillel Foundation (the Jewish Student Center) at the University of Rhode Island. Amy is a past recipient of a Diversity Award for Staff/Administrator Excellence presented by the URI Multicultural Student Services Center to honor […]

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Shane Lee

Location: Rhode Island, USA Training Level Completed: (Level I – 2007) & (Level II – 2008) & (Level III – 2023) Shane Lee is the Nonviolence Facilitator at the Nonviolence Institute in Providence, Rhode Island. In June 2023, Shane was awarded the Level 3 Nonviolence Trainer’s Certification for Institutionalizing and Internalizing Nonviolence during the 24th […]

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Gerald Smith

Location: Illinois, USA Level of Training: (Level I – 2013) & (Level II – 2018) & (Level III – 2023) About: Gerald Smith is the Restorative Justice Specialist at North Lawndale College Prep High School in Chicago. IL. He was awarded the Level 3 Nonviolence Trainer’s Certification for Institutionalizing and Internalizing Nonviolence during the 24th […]

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