Coming to the Table

*Until risks associated with the Coronavirus (COVID-19) have abated, Coming to the Table (CTTT) will be moved online. Please register at the following links and a Zoom video conference link will be emailed to you before the CTTT online gathering begins.  If you have any questions, please direct them to info@mnpeace.org.

Coming to the Table gatherings are racial healing talking circles to address interpersonal, community, and structural racial violence and trauma. At CTTT, descendants of those who were enslaved, descendants of slave owners, Indigenous community members, and all those interested in engaging in safe constructive dialogue are invited to come together to envision Minneapolis as a just and truthful community - one that acknowledges and seeks to heal the racial wounds from the historical trauma of slavery, genocide of Native Americans, and the racism these collective traumas continue to spawn.

​CTTT provides ongoing relationship engagement, leadership, resources, and a supportive environment to dismantle racism. 

​Join Peacebuilding's Assistant Executive Director Crixell Shell every third Saturday morning of the month and/or every fourth Monday evening of the month for CTTT racial healing learning sessions and every third Wednesday evening of the month for a CTTT racial healing talking circle.  

MN Peacebuilding Film Series
Inspiring and Instigating Timely Nonviolent Action

*Until risks associated with the Coronavirus (COVID-19) have abated, MN Peacebuilding films will be moved online. Please register at the following link and a Zoom video conference link will be emailed to you before the online film begins.  If you have any questions, please direct them to info@mnpeace.org.

Our free monthly inspiring, thought-provoking films are open to the public.
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Space is limited, so we ask that you please reserve your seat!

This Month's Film: "The Great Hack"
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Explore how a data company named Cambridge Analytica came to symbolize the dark side of social media in the wake of the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

​STAR Training 

​STAR is 5 day evidence-based trauma awareness and resilience training with a 16-year reputation of national and international success. STAR was developed in the months following the tragic events of September 11, 2001 to transform trauma survivors into resilient thrivers. From its inception, it has encompassed a multicultural perspective that has been well received globally and locally.

*This October STAR Training has been cancelled due to COVID-19. We hope to offer the full STAR Training in-person and/or online in 2021. Please sign up for our monthly newsletter to receive updates.

Restorative Justice 101 Training

RJ 101: Training for Practice in Everyday Life teaches the principles, philosophies, and practices of restorative justice via lecture and experiential education methodologies for empowering individuals and communities for application in daily life. Restorative practices empower those who have been harmed, the community surrounding the harmed, and positively impacts the behavior of those who cause harm.

STAR-Lite Training

Not enough time for the full STAR Training? No worries. The STAR-Lite Training is a single-day, evidence-based training integrating neuropsychology, trauma healing & resilience, restorative justice, nonviolent conflict transformation, and broadly defined spirituality. It is designed for those who wish to learn the basics of becoming trauma-informed and resilience-oriented within a shorter-time frame than the full STAR Training. 

​Resilience and Self Care Training

When bad things happen, and our peace is stolen from us, we want to build peace back into our lives.

Join us to learn, explore, and apply strategies to build peace into our personal and community life with self-care practices for resilience.
Everyone is welcome.​​

Custom Trainings

Peacebuilding’s expert training facilitators are available to design specialized trainings to meet your organization staff development needs.   We also provide individualized consultation to integrate trauma-informed, resilience-oriented, and restorative-focused strategies into your organization's structure.