{"id":29631,"date":"2022-03-26T16:08:50","date_gmt":"2022-03-26T20:08:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/?p=29631"},"modified":"2022-03-26T16:08:51","modified_gmt":"2022-03-26T20:08:51","slug":"nonviolence-trainer-of-the-month-march-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/2022\/03\/26\/nonviolence-trainer-of-the-month-march-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Nonviolence Trainer of the Month, March 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies at the University of Rhode Island (URI) congratulates attorney&nbsp;Roberta&nbsp;Ralph-Opara as the winner of our Nonviolence Trainer of the Month Award for March 2022.&nbsp;Roberta&nbsp;expresses her gratitude for getting her nonviolence training and certifications from the past and present faculty at the URI Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies. She skillfully applies the tenets of Kingian Nonviolence into her heart, career, education, and spirituality. She also shares her reflections and understanding on the applicable practice of Nonviolence in contemporary times through teaching and publications.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-29632 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/Nonviolence-Peace-with-Women-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"Roberta Ralph-Opara at Nonviolence &amp; Peace with Women \" width=\"300\" height=\"200\"><\/p>\n<p>Roberta carries the nonviolence principles into her workshops on Nonviolent Communication offered to Graduate Students through the URI Diversity and Inclusion Badge Program. She has taught the nonviolence principles to many High School students in Massachusetts and community groups across the Wickford and Kingston locales in Rhode Island.<\/p>\n<p>During the 2022 International Women\u2019s Day celebration at the University of Rhode Island, Roberta&nbsp;further&nbsp;incorporated the nonviolence principles in her speech to women and all groups. Her recent presentation on the&nbsp;Principles of Nonviolence&nbsp;at a Parish Church in Kingston, Rhode Island, was well received by many catholic practitioners.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-29635 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/Women-for-Peace-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"Roberta Ralph-Opara at Women for Peace\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/Women-for-Peace-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/Women-for-Peace-364x273.jpeg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/Women-for-Peace-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nonviolence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1658\/Women-for-Peace.jpeg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Roberta&nbsp;introduced a reflection series and publication titled \u201cThe Spiritual Phases of Nonviolence,\u201d which focuses on the deeper personal aspects of living with a commitment to Nonviolence. She&nbsp;believes&nbsp;the reflection piece may serve the higher mission of compassion challenging individuals to reflect, review, and recommit to better selves, hearts, and relationships.<\/p>\n<p>Her ultimate goal&nbsp;remains&nbsp;improving the human journey of connection, interior peace, and peaceful collaborations among the diversity.&nbsp;Roberta&nbsp;believes that all positive change must begin with self. She shares her insights into the universal human struggle to commitment and Nonviolence through print and electronic media. You may like to tune into her bi-weekly audio cast&nbsp;Nonviolence with&nbsp;Roberta,&nbsp;available freely on YouTube.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies at the University of Rhode Island (URI) congratulates attorney&nbsp;Roberta&nbsp;Ralph-Opara as the winner of our Nonviolence Trainer of the Month Award for March 2022.&nbsp;Roberta&nbsp;expresses her gratitude for getting her nonviolence training and certifications from the past and present faculty at the URI Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies. 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