8:30 am - Lifting Borders

Gabriela Flora, Project Voice Regional Organizer, and Jordan T. Garcia, Immigrant Ally Organizing Director for Coloradans For Immigrant Rights, American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) “Borders Lifted, Voices Raised” and UCD Professor James Walsh with Romero  Theater Troupe .

10 am - Women as Peacemakers

Erin Breeze, Executive Director, Seeking Common Ground - “Building Bridges for Peace” and and MSCD Professor Maurice Hamington, Director of Institute For Women’s Studies

11:30 am - Reconciliation

Holly Love – “Changing Lives with Tales of Forgiveness” and MSCD Professor from Chicana/o Studies or English

9 am – 5 pm - All Day Intensive

“Exploring the Path between My Story and Your Story –
Applied Storytelling Intensive for Peace & Justice"

Susan Kaplan
M.S.W.
Storyteller, Social Worker, Facilitator
&
Elizabeth Twomey, M.A.
Conflict Resolution
Storyteller

(Come early for a free breakfast at 8:00 am)

6:30 pm Story & Slam Meet Event!

Dinner Included!

Adrian Molina – poet
Aju – poet
Denis Gessing – storyteller
Lois Burrell – storyteller

9 – 10 am - Storytelling Showcase

• Denis Gessing
• Sondra Singer & Helen Trencher “The Stubborn Turnip”
• Susan Marie Frontczak “ Bullies Beware”
• Angel Vigil “Growing with Story”
• Eli Lynch, Denver Minor Disturbance Youth Slam Team, “Modern Tribes”

CHILDREN AND YOUTH TRACK

10:15-12:15 - Building Bridges

Golden Rule Stories:  Peaceful Values as a Foundation for Conflict Resolution  - Presentations and Discussion Panel

• Gina Abegg, The Compassionate Way, “Stories of Empathy and Compassion”
• Vickie Samlund, The Conflict Center,  Reading for Peace Program, “Conflict Resolution Stories”
• Tajali Theresa Tolan, Children’s Global Peace Project, “Integrating Peace Stories with the Arts” 
• Helen Trencher and Sondra Singer, Alafia, “Building Bridges with Story, Music and Rhythm”
  

1:15-3:15 - Growing with story

• Jeffco Spellbinders Chapter, “Peace Stories for Children”
• Jane Treat, Storyteller and Media Coordinator for Littleton Elementary School,  “Celebrating our Roots through Language and Story Community Project”

ADULT TRACK

10:15-12:15 - Crossing Borders with Story

• Susan Mare Frontczak, Storyteller,  “Bullied as An Adult – Learning How to Practice What I Preach” 

1:15-3:15 - Modern Tribes

• Kathleen Santopietro Weddel, Storyteller  “Stories of Peace in Three Circles: World Peace, Community Peace & Peace of Mind”
• Brenda Manuelito and  Carmella Rodriquez “Healing Our Communities – One Story at a Time”

3:25-4:00 PM - Communal Sing Along

Linda Jacobson, Story of Community

Pam Faro, Storyteller & Musician, “No Experience Needed: We Create Harmony from Down Under!”