The Bethlehem Centre Society will be welcoming Laurel Borisenko, an international expert in humanitarian aid and immigrant integration on August 13th.
=0D=0A=During her stay, Ms. Borisenko will be leading a day-long course, focused on peace building. Ms. Borisenko hopes to engage workshop participants in an exploration of creative solutions to conflict using arts-based strategies.
=0D=0A=The presenter explains that violent behavior is produced by an individual who lacks the capacity to solve a problem creatively. Drawing upon the John Paul Lederach’s concept of “moral imagination” and examples of three distinct conflict-afflicted communities, Borisenko will teach us how to use our imagination to transcend violence.
=0D=0A=The presenter’s Christian teachings reflect the basic tenets of the Bethlehem Centre, where staff and volunteers strive to create space for spiritual education. “It is imperative to provide a platform for people of different spiritual paths to find commonalities and create peace” says Bethlehem Centre Executive Director Kathleen Darby.
=0D=0A=Laurel Borisenko’s “Moral imagination: Arts-based Strategies for Peace-Building” is the first in a calendar of new programming coming to Centre this year. Ms.Borisenko’s workshop will run from 9:00am to 3:00pm on August 13th and is open to the public for a fee of 50$.
=0D=0A=The day-long event also includes a lunch crafted by the Bethlehem Centre’s certified Chef de Cuisine.
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