The Kingian Nonviolence Community of Practice presents

Kingian Nonviolence and Community Policing: Training Police in Nonviolence to Improve Community/Police Relationships

Featuring Samuel Sarpiya, Center for Nonviolence and Conflict Transformation
Co-facilitation provided by Matt Guynn, On Earth Peace

CALL DESCRIPTION:
Since 2014, Rev. Samuel Sarpiya has worked with the police department of Rockford, IL, to train command and management staff in Kingian Nonviolence. This work uses the Kingian Nonviolence Law Enforcement manuals developed by David Jehnsen and Bernard Lafayette, Jr.. In this webinar, Rev. Sarpiya will share the story of how this came to happen, elements of the curriculum he has used, and his reflection on impacts in the community. The call will include presentation, Q&A, and community-building time to connect with other participants. Rev. Sarpiya is a Level Two Kingian Nonviolence trainer and a church planter, with a Masters of Divinity from Bethany Theological Seminary. He is a D.Min. candidate at George Fox University.

PURPOSE of the Kingian Nonviolence Community of Practice
This emerging community of nonviolence practitioners seeks to weave connections and share reflections among people who are intentionally applying the heritage of active nonviolence, especially but not limited to those applying and developing the legacy of Kingian Nonviolence. Our leadership is strengthened when we are connected with others in a community of reflection and experimentation.

This Community of Practice is for

• People intentionally applying the heritage of active nonviolence in their leadership in current social change movements
• People grounded at some level in the Kingian Nonviolence approach - or interested to learn more
• People more advanced in Kingian Nonviolence who are developing it for new applications & settings

This community is a place to

• Reflect collectively on our leadership as nonviolence practitioners,
• Learn from each others’ victories and challenges, and
• Contribute to the development of the art and science of nonviolence.

We do this so that

• Our organizing and nonviolence work can mature,
• We can improve our individual and collective leadership, and
• We can achieve greater successes in building peace and justice.