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KIPCOR's 2020-2021 Peace Lecture Series presents our first event, featuring Sarah Smarsh
2020-11-05 19:00 - 2020-11-07 22:00 (America/Chicago) | Virtual (Online) Event, No street address, North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
Thank you so much for your overwhelming interest in Sarah’s Peace Lecture presentation! We are getting SO many registrations that our webinar service may not accommodate everyone. If you tried to join the Webinar and were turned away, you can watch Sarah’s presentation on our YouTube livestream instead. Go to Bethel College’s YouTube page at
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYk8Gp04MBoPIO2NUap95ug?view_as=subscriber
and click on “Videos” and then “Live Stream”. There will be only ONE livestream on Bethel’s account tonight, so the one you see is the Peace Lecture! Note that this live stream will NOT begin until a few moments after 7:00 PM.

Join us ONLINE for KIPCOR’s 2020-2021
Peace Lecture Series
kickoff
This event is FREE and Open to the Public.
Thank you so much for your patience since the beginning of the year when we announced Sarah Smarsh as our 2020 Peace Lecturer. After much discussion with her team, we have decided that the best way to safely host the event is to do it virtually. Therefore, we will be live-streaming the event at 7:00 PM on Thursday evening, November 5th, 2020. The author, speaker, and journalist will present, “Bridging the Cultural Divide in Difficult Times.”
Sarah focuses on socioeconomic class and rural America. Her book Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth, an instant New York Times bestseller and a finalist for the National Book Award, examines economic inequality through her upbringing among the working poor on a Kansas farm.
Sarah has reported on socioeconomic class for The Guardian, the New York Times, The New Yorker, Harper’s, and many other publications. Heartland was named a “best of 2018” by NPR, Fresh Air, the Boston Globe, Amazon, Buzzfeed, Barnes and Noble, and Publishers Weekly. In addition to being short-listed for the National Book Award, Heartland was a finalist for the Kirkus Prize, the Lukas Prize, the Indie Choice Award, and an Audie Award for Smarsh’s reading of her audiobook. Actor-producer Sarah Jessica Parker selected the title for the American Library Association’s Book Club Central.
Sarah is a regular political commentator in national media and has spoken internationally on poverty, rural issues, and cultural divides at venues ranging from small-town libraries to Sydney Opera House. Sarah was recently a Fellow at Harvard’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy. In 2019, Sarah released a podcast entitled The Homecomers, which focuses on how a national blind spot toward rural and working-class America is driving misleading headlines, broken politics, and dangerous fissures in our social fabric. The podcast showcases stories of people who, as residents or advocates, remain committed to their complex, embattled homes.

Register NOW so that you will be included in the November 4 emailing of the Zoom link.
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Although this event is FREE, it IS still a fundraiser. In order to donate to KIPCOR for this, or any other, event, please click below. Choose the amount of your donation and then (and this is important), find the downward pointing arrow at the end of the phrase “Bethel College Fund (Current Fund)” and click on the arrow and SELECT KIPCOR FROM THE DROPDOWN MENU.
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If you would like to order your own copy of Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth you can do so by going to the website of our local bookstore,
Faith and Life Bookstore, HERE.
Be sure to fill out the “comment” area of the purchase form with the name of the person to whom the book should be dedicated. Faith and Life will place a bookplate with your dedication and Sarah’s signature in your book and have the book at the store for you to pick up or, if you live out of the area, ship the book to you. The deadline for ordering books is Noon on the day of the event, November 5, 2020.
People who order a book will be invited to a private, exclusive “Question and Answer” zoom call with Sarah after the main event. Invitations to this exclusive Q&A time will be sent in the early afternoon of November 5, the day of the event.

If you would like to be a named sponsor for this event, or would like to suggest a potential sponsor, please contact KIPCOR Director, Sheryl Wilson, at (316) 284-5881, or swilson@bethelks.edu.

This event is co-sponsored by Faith and Life Bookstore and by KMUW.

Sponsors

YouTube LiveStream of Sarah Smarsh's Peace Lecture
2020-11-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Virtual (Online) Event, No street address, North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
If the Webinar has reached capacity, you can still See Sarah Smarsh’s Peace Lecture LIVE on Bethel College’s YouTube channel!!
Simply go to
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYk8Gp04MBoPIO2NUap95ug?view_as=subscriber
and then click on “Videos” and “Live Stream”. We’re so glad you can join us!!

Join KIPCOR on September 25 for a special event celebrating the National Campaign Nonviolence Week of Action
2020-09-25 11:00 - 12:30 | Virtual (Online) Event, No street address, North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
Join us as KIPCOR hosts Rev. Dr. Stephany Rose Spaulding’s presentation, “I See You: Dismantling the Perceived Myths of Racism”
On Friday, September 25, 2020 at 11:00 AM we will be hosting a ZOOM call featuring this presentation by the Rev. Dr. Spaulding.
Dr. Spaulding – Activist, pastor, associate professor, and expert on diversity and inclusion – will present this virtual TED-style talk, followed by a moderated question and answer session.
In order to receive the Zoom link and participate, you’ll need to register online BEFORE Noon on Thursday, September 24. If you watch the presentation and discussion on a computer, the link is all you need; if you watch from a smart phone, you’ll need to load zoom (from Zoom.us) before the call begins.

Register Here
Since we’re not meeting in person we can’t pass the hat and ask for donations to help support KIPCOR, but in these difficult times we need your help more than ever. You can still support KIPCOR by mailing a check (made out to KIPCOR) to KIPCOR, P.O. Box 276, North Newton, KS 67117, or by clicking HERE and following the instructions for a credit card donation on our webpage. Thank you!!

Domestic Mediation Primary Training Live On-line via Zoom 2020
2020-09-21 19:00 - 2020-10-03 13:00 | Virtual (Online) Event, No street address, North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
THIS COURSE is fully subscribed. There is a waiting list; additional registrants will be admitted to the course if/as space becomes available in the order in which their registrations were received.

This live, online training focuses on application of the mediation process to situations involving divorced or separating parents who cannot agree on issues related to child custody and parenting.
Topics include…
Divorce as family reorganization
Impact of divorce on children
Developmentally appropriate parenting plans
Working with high conflict families
Assessing for domestic violence and abuse
Kansas divorce and mediation law
Prerequisite: Core-level mediation training; completion of core co-mediations is not required.
Technical requirements: Reliable internet connection, and a device (computer, tablet, or smartphone) with a camera, microphone, and video display.
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Virtual HOPE Fall Session 2020
2020-09-21 17:30 - 2020-11-16 19:00 | Virtual (Online) Event, No street address, North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
Please note that this class is full.
You can still register and be placed on the Wait List; we usually can put some people from the Wait List into each HOPE class. You will be admitted to this Fall 2020 class in the order in which your name appears on the Wait List. If you are NOT moved to the Fall 2020 class, you will have first chance at the Spring 2021 class, the next one to be offered.
HOPE consists of five interactive, skill-building, educational classes designed to reduce the negative impact of divorce or separation conflict on children by helping parents learn healthy habits for more positive co-parenting.
* Understand your child’s right and need to love both parents
* Focus on your child’s needs instead of your own desires
* Recognize relationship transitions
* Develop effective communication skills
* Minimize conflict & manage emotions
* Create healthier boundaries while building trust & respect
This session consists of five classes: September 21, October 5 and 19, and November 2 and 16, 2020.. One must attend ALL FIVE CLASSES to complete the program.
The classes are held virtually via Zoom, and run from 5:30 PM to approximately 6:30 PM. The total cost of the session, including all five classes, is $200. See the registration form (click below) for more details.
Register Here

KIPCOR 2020-2021 Film Series Kickoff - September 13 Selma: The Bridge to the Ballot
2020-09-13 14:00 - 16:00 | Virtual (Online) Event, No street address, North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
Join us in an online offering of KIPCOR’s annual film series!!
On Sunday, September 13, 2020 at 2:00 PM we will be hosting a ZOOM call featuring the film by the group Teaching Tolerance: “Selma: The Bridge to the Ballot”.
This film tells the story of a courageous group of Alabama students and teachers who fought nonviolently against a century of Jim Crow in a segregationist state to win voting rights for African Americans. These change-makers overcame violence, arrest, and even murder to achieve one of the most significant victories of the civil rights era.
You’ll need to register online BEFORE 5:00 PM on Friday, September 11 to get the Zoom link for the film. If you watch the film and discussion on a computer, the link is all you need; if you watch from a smart phone, you’ll need to load zoom (from Zoom.us) before the call begins.

Register Here

Since we’re not meeting in person we can’t pass the hat and ask for donations to help support KIPCOR, but in these difficult times we need your help more than ever. You can still support KIPCOR by mailing a check (made out to KIPCOR) to KIPCOR, P.O. Box 276, North Newton, KS 67117, or by clicking HERE and following the instructions for a credit card donation on our webpage. Thank you!!

Practical Skills for Managing Interpersonal Conflict (Core Mediation Primary Training) Via Zoom August/September 2020
2020-08-31 08:15 - 2020-09-03 17:30 | Virtual (Online) Event, No street address, North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
This unique and highly interactive training will…

Equip participants with practical skills for managing interpersonal difference and disagreement.
Address the impact of personal style, culture, and power on conflict.
Provide technical proficiency in dialogue and mediation techniques (course content follows primary training requirements for Kansas Supreme Court core mediator approval).
Benefit everyone interested in developing better skills for handling the difficult conversations we all face.

Who should attend? Teachers, social workers, managers, business people, counselors, attorneys, court personnel, church leaders, community leaders – and anyone interested in learning more about solving interpersonal problems.
Virtual training—available in the comfort of your home/office.

Same high quality, interactive, and highly rated course KIPCOR has been offering for more than 20 years.
Presentation based on the most current virtual education pedagogy, creating excellent outcomes in a safe distance format.
Each day features learning via Zoom, integrated with generous amounts of non-screen time to eliminate cognitive fatigue.
Daily breakout sessions for pairs and small groups of students to practice techniques and skills, as well as engage in role-plays.
Technical Requirements: reliable internet connection and a device (laptop, desktop, tablet, cell phone) with camera & microphone.

24 CDRE Credits, including 1 hour of ethics, from the Kansas State Supreme Court’s ADR program are approved.
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Summer Institute: Practical Skills for Managing Interpersonal Conflict (Core Mediation Primary Training) Via Zoom June 2020
2020-06-09 08:30 - 2020-06-12 17:30 | KS
This unique and highly interactive training will…

Equip participants with practical skills for managing interpersonal difference and disagreement.
Address the impact of personal style, culture, and power on conflict.
Provide technical proficiency in dialogue and mediation techniques (course content follows primary training requirements for Kansas Supreme Court core mediator approval).
Benefit everyone interested in developing better skills for handling the difficult conversations we all face.

Who should attend? Teachers, social workers, managers, business people, counselors, attorneys, court personnel, church leaders, community leaders – and anyone interested in learning more about solving interpersonal problems.
Virtual training—available in the comfort of your home/office.

Same high quality, interactive, and highly rated course KIPCOR has been offering for more than 20 years.
Presentation based on the most current virtual education pedagogy, creating excellent outcomes in a safe distance format.
Each day features learning via Zoom, integrated with generous amounts of non-screen time to eliminate cognitive fatigue.
Daily breakout sessions for pairs and small groups of students to practice techniques and skills, as well as engage in role-plays.
Technical Requirements: reliable internet connection and a device (laptop, desktop, tablet, cell phone) with camera & microphone.

CDRE Credits from the Kansas State Supreme Court’s ADR prgram are pending.
Register Now

This film is postponed until Fall 2020. KIPCOR Film Series: Cooked: Survival by Zip Code
2020-04-19 14:00 - 16:00 | Luyken Fine Arts Center, 300 East 27th Street, North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
Note that this film is postponed until Fall 2020.

KIPCOR 2019-2020 Film Series Presents: Cooked: Survival by Zip Code
We’ll fire up the KIPCOR projector again on Sunday, April 19, at 2:00 PM for our next film, “Cooked: Survival by Zip Code”.
Join us in Krehbiel Auditorium in the Luyken Fine Arts Center on the campus of Bethel College in North Newton as we watch the film and discuss it and its ramifications with Dr. Christy Miller Hesed, Postdoctoral Associate in Environmental Anthropology at the University of Maryland. As always, our films are free and open to the public.
In COOKED: Survival By Zip Code, Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Judith Helfand uses her signature serious-yet-quirky connect-the-dots style to take audiences from the deadly 1995 Chicago heat wave — in which 739 mostly black, elderly, and poor Chicagoans died during the course of one week– deep into one of our nation’s biggest growth industries: disaster preparedness. Along the way, Helfand forges inextricable links between extreme weather, extreme disparity, and extreme racism, daring to ask: what if a zip code was just a routing number and not a life-or-death sentence?
KIPCOR (316) 284-5217 kipcor@bethelsk.edu

THIS EVENT HAS PEEN RESCHEDULED TO Sept. 17, 2020 KIPCOR's 2019-2020 Peace Lecture Series presents our second event, featuring Sarah Smarsh
2020-04-02 19:00 - 21:00 | Memorial Hall, Bethel College, North Newton, KS 67117, 300 E 27th St., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
Dear Friends of KIPCOR,
Thank you so much for your support over the past couple of months since we announced Sarah Smarsh as our 2020 Spring Peace Lecturer. Clearly, we did not anticipate the way that our world would change so drastically with the onset of the coronavirus. As a result, we are postponing this event until Thursday, September 17th, 2020 at 7:00 pm; you can find that event by clicking on “view calendar” and scrolling to the appropriate date (Sept. 17, 2020).
Any tickets that have been purchased will be honored for the new date. Your continued support is greatly appreciated as we make this change. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us.
We are very grateful your patronage and look forward to what promises to be a great event this fall!
Sincerely,
KIPCOR Staff

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The Spring KIPCOR 2020 Peace Lecture Series will feature author, speaker, and journalist, Sarah Smarsh, who will present “Bridging the Cultural Divide in Difficult Times,” on Thursday, September 17, 2020 at 7:00 pm, in Memorial Hall at Bethel College, North Newton. Smarsh is the author of Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth, an instant New York Times bestseller and a finalist for the National Book Award, examines economic inequality through her upbringing among the working poor on a Kansas farm. This fundraiser is part of the 35th anniversary celebration for the Kansas Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (KIPCOR).
Sarah Smarsh is an author, speaker, and journalist who focuses on socioeconomic class and rural America. Her book Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth, an instant New York Times bestseller and a finalist for the National Book Award, examines economic inequality through her upbringing among the working poor on a Kansas farm.
Sarah has reported on socioeconomic class for The Guardian, the New York Times, The New Yorker, Harper’s, and many other publications. Heartland was named a “best of 2018” by NPR, Fresh Air, the Boston Globe, Amazon, Buzzfeed, Barnes and Noble, and Publishers Weekly. In addition to being short-listed for the National Book Award, Heartland was a finalist for the Kirkus Prize, the Lukas Prize, the Indie Choice Award, and an Audie Award for Smarsh’s reading of audiobook. Actor-producer Sarah Jessica Parker selected the title for the American Library Association’s Book Club Central.
Sarah is a regular political commentator in national media and has spoken internationally on poverty, rural issues, and cultural divides at venues ranging from small-town libraries to Sydney Opera House. Sarah was recently a Fellow at Harvard’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy. In 2019, Sarah released a podcast entitled The Homecomers, which focuses on how a national blind spot toward rural and working-class America is driving misleading headlines, broken politics, and dangerous fissures in our social fabric. The podcast showcases stories of people who, as residents or advocates, remain committed to their complex, embattled homes.
By ninth grade, Sarah attended eight southern-Kansas schools, ranging from a 2,000-student high school to a two-room prairie schoolhouse. Now, she holds an MFA in nonfiction writing from Columbia University, as well as degrees in journalism and English from the University of Kansas. A former English professor and grant-writer for social service agencies, Sarah aims for all of her work to have a backbone of civic responsibility.
General Admission tickets are available in advance online for $15 from Eventbrite HERE.
Bethel College students will be admitted free of charge when they present a Bethel Student ID at the door of the event. No prior rservations are necessary.
Students from other ACCK colleges will be admitted for $10 by presenting their college ID at the door. These tickets can not be purchased in advance.
General Admission tickets will be available at the door for $20.
This event is co-sponsored by KMUW.

HOPE Spring Session 2020
2020-03-09 17:30 - 2020-05-04 20:00 | Kaufman House, 2515 College Ave., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
HOPE consists of five interactive, skill-building, educational classes designed to reduce the negative impact of divorce or separation conflict on children by helping parents learn healthy habits for more positive co-parenting.
* Understand your child’s right and need to love both parents
* Focus on your child’s needs instead of your own desires
* Recognize relationship transitions
* Develop effective communication skills
* Minimize conflict & manage emotions
* Create healthier boundaries while building trust & respect
This class consists of five sessions: March 9 and 23; April 6 and 20, and May 4. One must attend ALL FIVE SESSIONS to complete the program.
The classes are held at the Community Meadiation Center’s North Newton offices, and run from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM. The total cost of the session, including all five classes, is $200. See the registration form (click below) for more details.
This class and waitlist are now full. You can go here and register for the Summer session.

KIPCOR Film Series: The Great White Hoax
2020-02-09 15:00 - 17:00 | Luyken Fine Arts Center, 300 East 27th Street, North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
KIPCOR 2019-2020 Film Series Presents: The Great White Hoax: A film about the politics of race and class in America
We’ll fire up the KIPCOR projector again on Sunday, February 9, at 3:00 PM for our next film, “The Great White Hoax”.
Join us in the Luyken Fine Arts Center on the campus of Bethel College in North Newton as we watch the film and discuss it and its ramifications with Mark McCormick, former Executive Director of the Kansas African American Museum in Wichita. As always, our films are free and open to the public.
“Timely and visually provocative! Uses an expertly curated set of images to demonstrate that there is ‘nothing at all new’ about today’s racial politics.”
—Woody Doane | Chair of Social Sciences Department at the University of Hartford
KIPCOR (316) 284-5217 kipcor@bethelsk.edu

Domestic Case Management and Limited Case Management Training 2020
2020-01-23 08:00 - 2020-01-24 16:30 | Kaufman House, 2515 College Ave., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
The 2020 Supreme Court Rules require ALL Case Managers and Limited Case Managers (new and experienced) to be “approved” by the Office of Judicial Administration (OJA). This training is OJA-approved and is designed to help you qualify for state approval in Kansas domestic cases involving custody and parenting disputes.
Topics include:
¨ Domestic Case Management statutes, Supreme Court & local court rules, appellate cases;
¨ Family dynamics in separation/divorce, including high conflict personalities;
¨ Assessing for and creating parenting plans in the face of domestic violence and abuse;
¨ Substantiating and writing recommendations and reports for courts;
¨ Best practices, protocols, and procedures for establishing your practice;
¨ Case studies and Ethics.
Who should attend: Domestic case managers, limited case managers, attorneys & attorney-mediators, and licensed mental health professionals/mediators (masters level and above) as set out in KSA §23-3508(d).
Presenters: Sponsored by the Community Mediation Center and led by Kirsten Zerger, J.D., KIPCOR Senior Training Associate and member of OJA’s Advisory Council on Dispute Resolution. The training team includes experienced attorney-case managers, a behavioral sciences professional, and area district court family law judges.
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Culture, Gender, and Power in Conflict - January 2020
2020-01-06 13:00 - 2020-01-17 16:00 | Kaufman House, 2515 College Ave., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
Explore the myriad ways that culture, gender, and power differences create conflict and also complicate the understanding and management of conflict.
Particular attention will be given to:
Culture/gender markers and value patterns,
Culture/gender conflict norms,
Conflict processing differences across culture/gender , and
Ingroup/outgroup power dynamics and conflict.
Films and role-plays will be used extensively to allow students to observe and analyze course principles in “real-life” settings. Practical approaches for working with the dynamics of culture, gender, and power will be emphasized.
CDRE & CEU Credit Pending; Academic credit available
A KIPCOR/Bethel Conflict Resolution Certificate Core Course
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Practical Skills for Managing Group and Organizational Conflict - January 2020
2020-01-06 09:00 - 2020-01-17 12:00 | Kaufman House, 2515 College Ave., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
Conflict within organizations, from workgroups to whole organizations and communities, can be a critical drain on resources or a major source of growth and creativity. This course focuses on the dynamics of groups and organizations of all sizes, models of both inter- and intra-group conflict and practical intervention techniques. Topics include designing and managing effective meetings and decision-making processes; techniques for large- and small-group problem-solving; and facilitation for consensus.
CDRE and CEU Credit pending; Academic credit available (SSC 461)
A KIPCOR/Bethel Conflict Resolution Certificate Core Course
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KIPCOR Shorts 2019
2019-12-06 08:30 - 16:00 | Luyken Fine Arts Center, 300 East 27th Street, North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
“KIPCOR Shorts” is a new design of our signature annual CME/CEU Shorts Day. We explore critical professional practice issues in mediation and conflict resolution. The training day is prepared for mediators and those interested in conflict resolution-related practices.
This year we will host short Ted-style talks on conflict resolution from practitioners and researchers, while also experiencing the circle process and open space sessions with YOUR “hot topics.” You won’t want to miss this participant-centered learning event!
Approved for 6 hours of continuing mediation education (CMEs); social work continuing education units (CEUs) approval pending
Submit a proposal
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Giving Tuesday
2019-12-03 | KS
If you want to sup[port KIPCOR on this Giving Tuesday, we’re here to make it easy!
There are three easy ways to give.

First you can always send us a check; just pop it in the mail, addressed to KIPCOR, P.O. Box 276, North Newton, KS 67117.
Second, you can call Doug at the office at (316) 284-5217 to donate by credit card. It will take less than 2 minutes!!
Third, you can donate using the easy on-line form on Bethel’s website. You’ll need to follow the directions HERE to be sure that your donation goes to KIPCOR. After you’ve read those directions, there is a link to the Bethel Donation page.

It couldn’t be easier… and we all say a big THANK YOU to you for your contributions thatkeep our work going!!

KIPCOR Film Series: Dawnland
2019-11-17 15:00 - 17:00 | Luyken Fine Arts Center, 300 East 27th Street, North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
We will fire up the projector on Sunday, November 17 at 3:00 p.m. in Krehbiel Auditorium to screen the film, “Dawnland.”
ABOUT THE FILM
“My foster mother told me … she would save me from being Penobscot.”
For most of the 20th century, government agents systematically forced Native American children from their homes and placed them with white families. As recently as the 1970’s, one in four Native children nationwide were living in non-Native foster care, adoptive homes, or boarding schools. Many children experienced devastating emotional and physical harm by adults who mistreated them and tried to erase their cultural identity.
Now, for the first time, they are being asked to share their stories.
In Maine, a historic investigation—the first government-sanctioned truth and reconciliation commission (TRC) in the United States—begins a bold journey. For over two years, Native and non-Native commissioners travel across Maine. They gather testimony and bear witness to the devastating impact of the state’s child welfare practices on families in Maliseet, Micmac, Passamaquoddy and Penobscot tribal communities. Collectively, these tribes make up the Wabanaki people.
The feature-length documentary Dawnland follows the TRC to contemporary Wabanaki communities to witness intimate, sacred moments of truth-telling and healing. With exclusive access to this groundbreaking process and never-before-seen footage, the film reveals the untold narrative of Indigenous child removal in the United States.
The TRC discovers that state power continues to be used to break up Wabanaki families, threatening the very existence of the Wabanaki people. Can they right this wrong and turn around a broken child welfare system? Dawnland foregrounds the immense challenges that this commission faces as they work toward truth, reconciliation, and the survival of all Indigenous peoples.
Living at the easternmost edge of Turtle Island, the Wabanaki people are the first to see the new day’s light. If harmony and justice begin in the east, as some prophesize, surely the TRC is a sign of this beginning.
As always, we invite you to stay after the film for a provocative discussion. Our post-film discussion on November 17 will be led by Dan Wildcat, Professor of Indigenous and American Indian Studies, Haskell Indian Nations University.
See you at the movies!

KIPCOR's 2019-2020 Peace Lecture Series Presents Jasmyn Story
2019-11-07 17:30 - 19:00 | Kaufman House, 2515 College Ave., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
Join us on November 7 for the first of three
2019-2020 Peace Lectures!
5:30 PM Reserved-Seating Private Supper with
Jasmyn Story –
Limited Seating Available – Register soon!!.
Please join us at Kaufman House on Thursday, November 7 at 5:30 PM for a light supper with Fall 2019 Peace Lecturer, Jasmyn Story. This event is a fundraiser for KIPCOR, where you will have an opportunity to interact in a more intimate setting with Ms. Story. A free will donation will be accepted, with a suggested minimum donation of $30 per person. The supper, brief remarks from Ms. Story, and discussion time will last until about 6:45 pm, when we will adjourn to the Lyuken Fine Arts Center (Krehbiel Auditorium) for the Peace Lecture. Kaufman House doors open at 5:15 pm.

To reserve your place at this private supper, please click HERE.

Students interested in attending should register to save their place and call KIPCOR at (316) 284-5217 to ask about scholarships to partially offset the cost of attendance.

7:00 PM Peace Lecture in Krehbiel Auditorium
in the Luyken Fine Arts Center at Bethel College
Jasmyn Story –
“From the Deep South to the World:
What Social Justice Can Tell Us Today.”
Jasmyn Elise Story is an international Restorative Justice Facilitator and founder of The People’s Coalition. Named one of Vice’s 31 Women Making History by Creating a Better Future, they are a dedicated human rights activist with 8 years of experience working in the voluntary sector. Formally the Director of Restorative Justice Programming at the JAGS Foundation, Jasmyn completed their MA in Human Rights at the University College London. They received their BA in Anthropology from Skidmore College. Currently, their main focus is on community mobilization and the integration of restorative practices into the City of Birmingham as the Deputy Director of the Office of Social Justice and Racial Equity.

Advanced Restorative Schools Training - Repairing Harm
2019-11-04 08:00 - 2019-11-05 16:00 | KS
Many schools have begun implementing restorative practices as a foundation for a positive school climate and community-building. Successfully implementing the values of restorative justice beyond Tier 1 in situations of harm and severe conflict (often seen at MTSS/PBIS Tier 2 and 3) entails a further set of skills. This training will provide participants the opportunity to learn, build, and practice the skills needed to facilitate problem-solving and harm-repair circles and address situations of severe conflict. In this two-day interactive training, you will learn:

Applications of Restorative Justice values and practices in situations of harm and severe conflict which damage relationships in a school community
Skills to facilitate restorative conferences and harm-repair circles
Implementation resources to begin using restorative justice strategies in response to harm and situations of severe conflict in the school setting

*This training assumes participants have a foundational understanding of restorative justice, as well as an understanding and practiced use of Tier 1 applications.
Register Here

Palwasha Kakar presents, "Women's Role in Ending Violence and building Peace"
2019-09-22 19:00 - 21:00 | Luyken Fine Arts Center, 300 East 27th Street, North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
Join us in Krehbiel Auditorium on Sunday, September 22, at 7:00 PM to hear Palwasha Kakar, who has dedicated her life to building peace and resolving conflict, speak.
Her presentation wraps up a week of events at Bethel and in the community as part of the annual National Campaign for Nonviolence, and is free and open to the public.
Kakar is currently senior program officer for religion and inclusive societies at the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP), based in Washington, D.C.
Her topic reflects areas in which she has given much of her time and energy over the last 15 years.
Kakar is the daughter of an Afghan father and American mother, who were medical students in Seattle when she was born. She chose to come to Bethel College in 1995 because it was the alma mater of her maternal grandmother, the late Ruth Graber of Moundridge.
Kakar graduated from Bethel in 1999 with a B.A. in global studies and Bible and religion. She also took advantage of the opportunity to gain practical skills in conflict mediation through the Kansas Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (KIPCOR).

KIPCOR EVENT - Palwasha Kakar, guest speaker
2019-09-22 19:00 - 21:00 | Luyken Fine Arts Center, 300 East 27th Street, North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
Join us at KIPCOR’s Kaufman House offices as we host Palwasha Kakar, KIPCOR and Bethel College Alumna, as she speaks on,
“Women’s Role in Ending Violence and Building Peace: Reflections from Afghanistan and the U.S Institute of Peace”

Palwasha L. Kakar is the senior program officer for religion and inclusive societies at the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP). Kakar’s distinguished career began in Newton, KS where she earned a degree in Religion and Global Studies from Bethel College, and served as director of the Newton Peace Center (now Peace Connections). Kakar went on to earn a Masters degree focusing on gender, politics and religion from Harvard University’s Divinity School.

Kakar’s career has included significant engagement in Afghanistan, impacting a wide range of peacebuilding initiatives. Before joining USIP, Kakar, an Afghan-American, worked in Afghanistan with the Asia Foundation, the United Nation Development Program, World Bank Group, Kabul University, and the Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit. While in the region, Kakar specialized in peacebuilding initiatives related to religion, gender, security and local governance.

Kakar has published research regarding women’s participation in local governance, Pashtunwali-Afghan customary law, Afghan women’s identity, and social spaces in Afghanistan. Her research has taken her to Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Egypt, Israel, Palestine, Jordan and Syria.

Resident Mural Community Cookout and Raw Tools Demonstration; Film: Inside Peace
2019-09-19 17:30 - 20:30 | First Church of God, 620 Fairview Ave, Newton, KS, 67114, United States
Following an early evening cookout and presentation by the group Raw Tools, we will move inside the church for a screening of the film, “Inside Peace.”
This 57-minute documentary focuses on four convicted criminals whose pre-incarcerated lives were filled with violence and addiction. During their time in prison, these individuals attended a Peace Class and began a struggle to rebuild their lives from the inside out. Thanks to the class and the support of people inside and outside prison, these men began to discover and rely upon their own self-worth and inner strengths. Their efforts were put to the ultimate test once they were released from prison and were faced with the same roadblocks and temptations that led them to prison in the first place.

Raw Tools Presentation
2019-09-18 14:00 - 15:30 | Memorial Hall, Bethel College, North Newton, KS 67117, 300 E 27th St., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
In this presentation during Bethel College Service Day, Raw Tools will do an interactive presentation. RAWtools, Inc. partners with communities in an effort to repurpose weapons for productive lifelong purpose. The materials from the weapon will be forged into new tools. Each weapon will be connected to its new purpose, creating a story that will travel with the new tool.

Students, faculty, staff, and members of the public will have the opportunity to share stories of the impact of gun violence. Students will also have an opportunity to work with Raw Tools to create the garden tool and any unused parts will be made available to students to create art pieces.

Poverty Simulation - Peace Connections
2019-09-16 18:30 - 20:00 | Memorial Hall, Bethel College, North Newton, KS 67117, 300 E 27th St., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
Fast-forward through a month in the life of a family living with low resources Participate in guided role play. Discuss realities and the violence of poverty. Be part of the solution!

HOPE Fall Session 2019
2019-09-16 17:30 - 2019-11-11 20:30 | Kaufman House, 2515 College Ave., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
This Class is Closed. Please check back on this calendar; we will have the Spring session scheduled soon.

HOPE consists of five interactive, skill-building, educational classes designed to reduce the negative impact of divorce or separation conflict on children by helping parents learn healthy habits for more positive co-parenting.
* Understand your child’s right and need to love both parents
* Focus on your child’s needs instead of your own desires
* Recognize relationship transitions
* Develop effective communication skills
* Minimize conflict & manage emotions
* Create healthier boundaries while building trust & respect
This class consists of five sessions: September 16 and 30, October 14 and 28, and November 11, 2019. One must attend ALL FIVE SESSIONS to complete the program.

“Widening the Lens of Nonviolence” 2019 Campaign Nonviolence National Week of Action
2019-09-16 15:00 - 2019-09-22 20:00 | Kaufman House, 2515 College Ave., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
KIPCOR is joining with Peace Connections and the Bethel College Office of Student Affairs to present a series of events for the 2019 Campaign Nonviolence National Week of Action. Please join us for these events!
All activities are free & open to the public
Sunday Sept. 8 (3:00 PM) – “LOST ANGELS”
KIPCOR Film Series – Krehbiel Auditorium, Bethel College, North Newton
This highly-acclaimed film examines the plight of the homeless through the eyes of eight individuals trying to make a life for themselves within their Los Angeles community of homelessness. The filmmakers show how a descent into life on the streets is often accelerated by the criminalization of homeless people, and changes within the mental health care system. Poverty is often overlooked as a symptom of violence.
Following the film, we invite you to stay to offer your comments and ask questions. Our post-film discussion will be led by James Wilson, Executive Director of the New Hope Shelter in Newton; and by a member of the Wichita Police Department’s Homeless Outreach Team.

Monday Sept. 16 (6:30 PM) – POVERTY SIMULATION – PEACE CONNECTIONS – Memorial Hall, Bethel College, North Newton
Fast-forward through a month in the life of a family living with low resources Participate in guided role play. Discuss realities and the violence of poverty. Be part of the solution!

Wednesday Sept. 18 (2:00 PM) – RAW TOOLS PRESENTATION – Memorial Hall, Bethel College Campus, North Newton
In this presentation during Bethel College Service Day, Raw Tools will do an interactive presentation. RAWtools, Inc. partners with communities in an effort to repurpose weapons for productive lifelong purpose. The materials from the weapon will be forged into new tools. Each weapon will be connected to its new purpose, creating a story that will travel with the new tool.
Students, faculty, staff, and members of the public will have the opportunity to share stories of the impact of gun violence. Students will also have an opportunity to work with Raw Tools to create the garden tool and any unused parts will be made available to students to create art pieces.

Thursday Sept. 19 (5:30 PM) – RESIDENT MURAL COMMUNITY COOKOUT & RAW TOOLS DEMO;
(7:00 PM) FILM “INSIDE PEACE” First Church of God, Newton
Following an early evening cookout and presentation by the group Raw Tools, we will move inside the church for a screening of the film, “Inside Peace.”
This 57-minute documentary focuses on four convicted criminals whose pre-incarcerated lives were filled with violence and addiction. During their time in prison, these individuals attended a Peace Class and began a struggle to rebuild their lives from the inside out. Thanks to the class and the support of people inside and outside prison, these men began to discover and rely upon their own self-worth and inner strengths. Their efforts were put to the ultimate test once they were released from prison and were faced with the same roadblocks and temptations that led them to prison in the first place.

Sunday Sept. 22 (7:00 PM) – PALWASHA KAKAR, GUEST SPEAKER –
Krehbiel Auditorium in the Luyken Fine Arts Center, Bethel College, North Newton
“Women’s Role in Ending Violence and Building Peace: Reflections from Afghanistan and the U.S Institute of Peace”
Palwasha L. Kakar is the senior program officer for religion and inclusive societies at the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP). Kakar’s distinguished career began in Newton, KS where she earned a degree in Religion and Global Studies from Bethel College, and served as director of the Newton Peace Center (now Peace Connections). Kakar went on to earn a Masters degree focusing on gender, politics and religion from Harvard University’s Divinity School.
Kakar’s career has included significant engagement in Afghanistan, impacting a wide range of peacebuilding initiatives. Before joining USIP, Kakar, an Afghan-American, worked in Afghanistan with the Asia Foundation, the United Nation Development Program, World Bank Group, Kabul University, and the Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit. While in the region, Kakar specialized in peacebuilding initiatives related to religion, gender, security and local governance.
Kakar has published research regarding women’s participation in local governance, Pashtunwali-Afghan customary law, Afghan women’s identity, and social spaces in Afghanistan. Her research has taken her to Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Egypt, Israel, Palestine, Jordan and Syria.
Please visit this page frequently for the most up-to-date information on these events.
All events are sponsored by KIPCOR, Peace Connections, and Bethel College Student Affairs

KIPCOR Film Series: Lost Angels: Skid Row is My Home
2019-09-08 15:00 - 17:00 | Luyken Fine Arts Center, 300 East 27th Street, North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
The new academic year is upon us, and with it comes a fresh round of movies for the 2019-20 KIPCOR Film Series!
We will fire up the projector on Sunday, September 8 at 3:00 p.m. in Krehbiel Auditorium to screen the film, “Lost Angels: Skid Row is My Home.” This highly-acclaimed film examines the plight of the homeless through the eyes of eight individuals trying to make a life for themselves within their Los Angeles community of homelessness. The filmmakers show how a descent into life on the streets is often accelerated by the criminalization of homeless people, and changes within the mental health care system.
As always, we invite you to stay after the film for a provocative discussion. Our post-film discussion on September 8 will be led by James Wilson, Executive Director of the New Hope Shelter in Newton; and by a member of the Wichita Police Department’s Homeless Outreach Team.
“Lost Angels: Skid Row is My Home” also serves as the first event in KIPCOR’s recognition of National Campaign Nonviolence Week of Action. With a theme of “Widening the Lens of Nonviolence,” we will be partnering with Peace Connections in Newton for a series of free and public events running from September 14 – 22. We’ll tell you all about those events at our film, and coming soon you can view more details on our website (www.kipcor.org).
See you at the movies!

Restorative Reads: A KIPCOR Summer Book Club
2019-08-05 11:30 - 13:00 | KS
KIPCOR presents three sessions of an online summer book club for people interested in restorative schools.
This is your opportunity to connect online with others interested in Restorative Schools in the state of Kansas, to discuss current literature, and to learn from each other.
Each of the three sessions will be an online webinar discussion using zoom, and each will be facilitated by members of the KIPCOR Restorative Schools Initiative training team. Registered participants will receive log-in information in advance of each session.
The sessions are FREE for Kansas Restorative Schools Network members. For all other participants, sessions are $10 each.
Each discussion session will center on a focus text that gives background and support to the practice of restorative justice in schools. In addition, each session will include a small “mini” discussion on an additional book that may be used in the classroom or otherwise of support of restorative justice implementation.
Participants are responsible to find and buy/borrow the relevant books as they wish. Pre-reading the texts is not required, but is welcomed and encouraged. Join us!
Monday June 10, 11:30am-1:00pm
Better Than Carrots or Sticks by D. Smith, D Fisher, and N. Frey
with mini discussion of Touching Spirit Bear
Monday July 8, 11:30am-1:00pm
Justice on Both Sides by M. Winn
with mini discussion of What Are You Staring At?
Monday August 5, 11:30am-1:00pm
Creating Restorative Schools by M. Brown
with mini discussion of Little Book Series
Register Here

HOPE Summer Session 2019
2019-06-03 17:30 - 2019-07-29 20:30 | Kaufman House, 2515 College Ave., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
HOPE consists of five interactive, skill-building, educational classes designed to reduce the negative impact of divorce or separation conflict on children by helping parents learn healthy habits for more positive co-parenting.
* Understand your child’s right and need to love both parents
* Focus on your child’s needs instead of your own desires
* Recognize relationship transitions
* Develop effective communication skills
* Minimize conflict & manage emotions
* Create healthier boundaries while building trust & respect
This class consists of four sessions: June 3 and 17 and July 1, 15, and 29, 2019. One must attend ALL FIVE SESSIONS to complete the program.
THIS COURSE IS FULL. PLEASE REGISTER FOR THE FALL 2019 COURSE INSTEAD.
