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		Formal Consensus Workshops Friday, March 20--Sunday, March 22 and Tuesday, March 24
C.T. Butler On War and Peace "If war is the violent resolution of conflict, then peace is not the absence of conflict, but rather, the ability to resolve conflict without violence." C.T. Lawrence Butler		Introductory Presentation: Friday March 20--6:30 to 9:30 PM Puget Ridge CoHousing, W. Seattle (everyone attending the weekend session should attend Friday night). Formal Consensus Training: Sat. March 21 9 am to 5 pm Vashon CoHousing, Vashon Island. Sunday March 22 11 am to 5 pm Meadow Wood CoHousing, Bremerton Better Meeting Skills: Tuesday March 24, 6:30 to 9:30 pm Puget Ridge CoHousing, W. Seattle Fees: Entire weekend: $125/person, sliding scale of $100--$150. Friday evening: $25; One weekend day: $75 People may attend one, two or all three days so long as they come for the full time each day. No discount for partial days. Discounts available for speaicl needs. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. Registration: Contact Brian Allen at 206-973-7374 to confirm/reserve a space then send a $25 check (payable to Brian Allen) to Brian Allen, PO Box 16307, Seattle, wA 98116 The Formal Consensus model is a simple yet powerful way to organize and conduct meetings. It is value-based and structured. Groups that base their decisionmaking process on Formal Consensus find their meetings are inspiring, productive, less stressful and more effective and the values they hold together as group actually live in the spirit and behavior of each member of the group. Topics covered include: Agenda planning, facilitation & other roles, principles of consensus, group discussion techniques blocks and stand asides, group dynamics More about Formal Consensus.
		C.T. Lawrence Butler is the co-author of On Conflict and Consensus and Food Not Bombs - How to Feed the Hungry and Build Community. He is a father, a political activist, a nonviolent conflict resolution mediator and trainer, and vegetarian chef. In 1980, he co-founded the Food Not Bombs collective in Cambridge, MA and is also a former Cambridge Peace Commissioner. Currently he travels in the United States, Europe and Africa giving lectures and teaching workshops on Formal Consensus. Groups he teaches include government agencies, schools, Indian Tribes, co-housing groups, professional associations, religious organizations and intentional communities. He is currently in the process of completing his third book titled Consensus for Cities of a 100,000. He is developing a certification program and a process for training teachers of Formal Consensus.
		The book, On Conflict and Consensus, defining Formal Consensus, the model this workshop is based on, can be obtained from Food Not Bombs Publishing for $15. Food Not Bombs Publishing, 7304 Carroll Ave., #136, Takoma Park, MD 20912 1-800-569-4054 •www.consensus.net •ctbutler@together.net
		"I highly recommend C.T. Butler and Formal Consensus without reservations to anyone who is interested in helping groups function effectively and in the most humane and inclusive way possible." Ann Macfarlane, RP (Registered Parliamentarian) "I highly recommend his services. His years of developing consensus into a workable and understandable system for decisionmaking have deepened democracy for hundreds of grouops through the years. Formal Consensus decisionmaking is democracy in action." Bob Davis, People's Food Coop, Portland, OR "The Formal Consensus process has allowed us to deal with some very serious and potentially divisive issues efficiently, clearly and constructively, and I highly recommend it--and C.T. as a teacher--to anyone." Catherine Kettrick, Ex-Officio Chair, Alexander Technique International (ATI)