CONNECTICUT CENTER FOR NONVIOLENCE INC
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Mission Statement
The Connecticut Center for Nonviolence (CTCN) affirms Justice and Awakens the Power of Nonviolence through Education and the Arts for children, youth and adults.
About This Cause
The Connecticut Center for Nonviolence promotes a comprehensive framework for conflict reconciliation and coalition building rooted in the philosophy and practices of Dr Martin Luther King, Jr and the Civil Rights Movement. CTCN uses a proactive approach utilizing a comprehensive nonviolence curriculum developed by the legendary civil rights activist and scholar, Dr. Bernard LaFayette, Jr., former strategist for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Over the past twelve years, the CTCN has introduced 15,000 citizens and civic leaders to the practice of Kingian Nonviolence. The center tailors its programs and projects for each of the groups it works with and continues to develop sustainable long-term partnerships that allow nonviolence to grow. Addressing Violence in our Communities The concentration of violent crimes in the world has implications beyond safety. Violence cripples development, is divisive and breeds more violence. In Connecticut particularly in urban areas like Hartford, the rate of violent crimes is persistently high such that the well-being of the economic, social and political structures are affected. For example: public health issues, gun violence and residential safety issues. Many of the efforts used to combat violence do not address prevention, responding mostly to symptoms after the fact without a concerted sustained process that invites buy-in from all constituents. CTCN uses Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s vision of nonviolence to promote lasting civic engagement at all community levels. This includes extensive programming, from the development and presentation of original, innovative conflict reconciliation training-to arts integrated programming. What We Do Professional Development: Using our internationally recognized Kingian Nonviolence Conflict Reconciliation curriculum, we offer nonviolence trainings and certification trainings to professionals in the public and private sector (civic leaders, educators, social workers, ex-offenders, Government agencies, arts organizations and businesses, etc.). We have a continued relationship with Vista-AmeriCorps, Institute of Municipal and Regional Policy at Central Connecticut State University, CREC Schools, The Wilson Gray YMCA, Blue Hills Civic Association, The Hartford Public Library, the New Haven Police Department, The CT State Police, The New Britain Police Department, Yale University Police Department, and many other organizations and schools where we provide specialized training. Specialized Curriculum Design for Schools: We work in schools in an advisory capacity, consulting education administrators on how to implement Kingian Nonviolence and peace education into their curriculum. Our trained facilitators, educators and master teaching artists, conduct residencies in schools from two to nine weeks, utilizing an arts infused curriculum that includes modules in: Classifying the different types and levels of conflict, Six Principles of Nonviolence, Analysis of the Six Steps of Nonviolence, an historical perspective of American Civil Rights Campaigns, role-play, lectures, films and music. Youth Development at the Community level: The Connecticut Center for Nonviolence is dedicated to empowering children and young people towards pursuing nonviolence as a way of life. Our “Peace is Possible” and “ ThinKING” curricula is academically rigorous and infuses arts education into Kingian Nonviolence training. Community Arts Based Projects: CTCN has ongoing partnerships with CT Office of the Arts, L.E.V.A.S. Community Gospel Choir, the 224 EcoSpace, the Long Wharf Theatre and other Arts Organizations to promote Nonviolence. Current Programs, Services, Biographies and List of Community Partners available upon request.