WRL Training Directory

WRL Training Directory


NOTE: This directory is under construction, and will continue to grow as we contact more people and organizations. As the directory grows we will also provide more extensive information about each trainer’s experience, needs, areas of expertise, etc. Eventually we will post resources, links, training guides, etc. For now, you will simply have to contact trainers by phone or email and explain your plans and needs and see they might be able to meet them. Please keep in mind that many of these trainers either have full time jobs or are full time activists. Some may not ask for anything but a ride and a cup of coffee. Others may require transportation costs and/or an honorarium. If you have experience as a nonviolence/direct action trainer and would like to be added to the list, contact Joanne Sheehan at wrlne [at] peoplepc.com

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NEW ENGLAND

CONNECTICUT Kate Donnelly PO Box 188 Norwich CT 06360 kate [at] donnellycolt.com 860-455-0583 Joanne Sheehan PO Box 1093 Norwich, CT 06360 860 889-5337 wrlne [at] peoplepc.com Steve Thornton 37 Bliss Street Hartford, CT 06114 (860) 251-6013 work (860) 525-6510 home homefront1 [at] hotmail.com Marge Van Cleef 196 Mansfield St. New Haven CT 06511 203-777-1066 or -3460 mvc [at] igc.org

MAINE Larry Dansinger PO Box 776 Monroe, ME 04951 (207) 525-7776, invert [at] acadia.net George and Maureen Kehoe Ostensen 17 Bayview St. Belfast, ME 04915 207 338-4776 gmjko [at] yahoo.com

MASSACHUSETTS Suzanne Carllson PO Box 1263 Greenfield, MA 01302-1263 (413) 774-3615 Minga Claggett-Borne 7 Pleasant Place, Cambridge, MA 02139 617 354-3808 MingaBorne [at] aol.com Betsy Corner Colrain, MA 01340 413-624-8858 Sam Diener 22 Varnum #2 Arlington, MA 02474 781-526-4269 (cell phone) sdiener [at] esrnational.org Sunny Miller Traprock Peace Center 103A Keets Road Deerfield, MA 01342 www.traprockpeace.org Grace C Ross 49 Francesca Ave. Somerville, MA 02144 617-625-3166 Michael True 4 Westland St. Worcester, MA 01602-2129 (508) 757-8228 mtrue [at] eve.assumption.edu

VERMONT Ellen Kaye 167 Sunset Lake Rd. Brattleboro, VT 05301 802-254-9098 elkaye3 [at] juno.com Robert Riversong 1080 Prickly Mountain Road Warren, VT 05674 802-496-4452 robert [at] ponds-edge.net

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ATLANTIC COAST

MARYLAND Nadine Bloch 405 Beech Ave Takoma Park, MD 20912 301-891-3680 nbloch [at] igc.org Jerry and MJ Park 4405 29th St. Mount Rainier, MD 20712 301-412-3083 jpark [at] capaccess.org

NEW YORK

John Breitbart J.Breit [at] verizon.net 212-316-1654 (home) 212-337-6865 (work) 917-612-9353 (cell) Nonviolence, anti-sexism trainer with more than 20 years experience, Euro-American male in early 50s. Also available to conduct trainings for trainers. Trainings involve discussion of nonviolence and its implications for action, role plays, civil disobedience, strategy, etc. trainings based on needs and experience of participants, interactive and skills-based with emphasis on philosophy of nonviolence.

Vicki Rovere vickirov [at] worldnet.att.net 212-677-1314 (home) Amy Bauer bauwau2u [at] earthlink.net 212-691-2910 Melissa Jameson (willing to co-facilitate) jameson.melissa [at] gmail.com 646-537-5366 (cell)

Frida Berrigan (willing to co-facilitate) Frida.berrigan [at] gmail.com 347-683-4928 (cell)

Matt Daloisio daloisio [at] earthlink.net 201-264-4424 (cell)

Jill Sternberg jillberg [at] igc.org 914-831-1098 (home) 914-473-3774 (cell) Syracuse Peace Council

Jessica Maxwell and Andy Mager 924 Burnet Ave Syracuse, NY 13203 (315) 472-5478 spc [at] peacecouncil.net

PENNSYLVANIA

George Lakey Training for Change 1501 Cherry St. Philadelphia, PA 19102 USA 215-241-7035 peacelearn [at] igc.org Has an experienced network of nonviolence and anti-racism trainers. Lakey himself has over 30 years of experience with over1000 training workshops on five continents.

Daniel Hunter Training for Change Training Associate, Program Director 1501 Cherry St. Philadelphia, PA 19102 215-241-7035 hyrax [at] cs.earlham.edu Biracial African-American young adult with experience in leading civil disobedience workshops, facilitation, training of trainers; has led workshops in eight different countries for a wide range of social change groups

WASHINGTON, DC Herb Ettel 6827 Fourth St NW #314 Washington, DC 20012 P/F 202-291-2258 herb [at] takomavillage.org

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SOUTHEAST

KENTUCKY Rus Ervin Funk Louisville, KY (502)494-9044 rusfunk [at] starpower.net 15 years with the WRL, Euro-American with experience in nonviolence 101, civil disobedience training, feminism and nonviolence; trainings based on needs and experience of participants, interactive and skills-based.
 

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MIDWEST

COLORADO Mag Seaman and Ken Seaman 7505 West Yale Ave. #2003 Denver, CO 80227 (303) 986-1773 magandken [at] aol.com

MINNESOTA Betsy Raasch-Gilman Training Associate of Training for Change 651-222-4956 raaschgilman [at] earthlink.net St. Paul, Minnesota Peace and environmental activist, European American, with 25 years of direct action training and experience.

WISCONSIN Bonnie Block 2237 Fox Avenue Madison, WI 53711 608-256-5088 bblock [at] peacenet.org John LaForge, Bonnie Urfer, Barb Katt Nukewatch P.O. Box 649 Luck, WI 54853 Phone: 715-472-4185 Fax: 715-472-4184 www.nukewatch.com ________________________________________

SOUTHWEST

TEXAS Mavis Belisle the Peace Farm 188 Hwy 60 Panhandle TX 79068 806-335-1715 (phone/fax) peacefarm [at] arn.net Lisa Fithian 1405 Hillmont St. Austin TX 78704 512-443-7575 fithianl [at] igc.org www.rantcollective.org ________________________________________

WEST

CALIFORNIA Rita Archibald 272 Divisadero #5 San Francisco, CA 94117 415-864-3831 commit2nv [at] aol.com Joe Maizlish 2436 Armstrong Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90039 310-442-9982 goodwork [at] igc.org David Taylor Direct Action to Stop the War San Francisco/Bay Area http://actagainstwar.org/ dasw [at] riseup.net, david [at] riseup.net 415-820-9649

OREGON Peter Bergel Executive Director Oregon PeaceWorks 104 Commercial Street NE Salem, OR 97301 Voice: 503-371-8002 Fax: 208-692-2760 pbergel [at] peacenet.org Tom H. Hastings Director Peace and Nonviolence Studies Conflict Resolution Program Portland State University Portland Oregon 503-725-9173 hastings [at] pdx.edu

WASHINGTON Ellen Finkelstein (SNOW) Seattle, Washington 206-935-0653 ehf5 [at] yahoo.com Erica Kay PO Box 95113 Seattle WA 98145 can [at] drizzle.com 206-568-7110 Vivien Sharples PO Box 21148 Seattle WA 98111 206-329-8378 vsharples [at] igc.org