#Mymind program professional#

Featuring memorable stories, powerful images, and sincere storytelling, this video will open the door to honest dialog about empathy, civility, and inclusion. There Is Only Us with John Noltner is a powerful training video designed to address how we can bridge divides in a polarized world.

#Mymind program professional#

Through our new training video, we offer a unique personal and professional development experience of hearing diverse and inclusive stories and guiding people through sharing their own stories to build compassion and connection. Common campus programs that John visits include conflict resolution, civic responsibility, faith, leadership and social change social sciences, communications, art/design, and business. Through mentoring and training exercises, groups will become familiar with interviewing and editing techniques and be guided through the process of creating their own oral history project.Ī Peace of My Mind is an interdisciplinary project that offers multiple connection points Let John Noltner help you gather stories from your own circles to create parallel projects.

The interdisciplinary nature of the project allows for meaningful engagement with students in art, philosophy, history, civics, sociology, religious studies, and other disciplines.Ĭommunities can engage deeply with A Peace of My Mind by using the project as a model for their own explorations. Multi-day residencies allow communities to engage with the artist in a variety of settings, from structured classroom visits to informal gatherings and receptions. From one-hour “flash writing” exercises to in depth, full-day workshops, writing can help explore and clarify ideas that have not been fully articulated in the past. Writing workshops can be a powerful method for groups to explore their own thoughts about peace. Panel members can be drawn from your own community or brought in from outside based on your group’s needs and interests. John Noltner is trained in dialogue facilitation through the Project on Civic Reflection and can lead panel discussions on a range of topics relevant to the social climate today. Learn in depth how the portraits were made, how the artist connected with the individuals, and uncover more of the themes that were raised in the stories. Spend time with the artist exploring the backstory of the people interviewed for A Peace of My Mind.