Date: Saturday August 9th, 10:00am-12:00 pm ET
Location: ONLINE (Zoom link provided after registration and about 24 hrs. before the session)**
For questions contact Akanksha Marwah at
akanksha1593@gmail.com.
Identifying and understanding our emotions is essential—not only for personal well-being but also for building meaningful and compassionate connections within our communities. While emotional intelligence wasn’t widely recognized or discussed just a few decades ago, growing research has highlighted its vital role in how we relate to ourselves and others.
As facilitators, we believe that restorative practices can be a powerful pathway to developing emotional intelligence. Restorative practices help us become more aware of how our emotions shape our interactions and influence the energy we bring into shared spaces. This emotional awareness is foundational to creating environments that are safe, empathetic, and healing-centered.
The objective of this session is to create space for reflection and growth, offering practical tools in the areas of:
1. Building emotional resilience
2. Listening with heart
3. Recognizing emotional triggers
4. Practicing active listening with presence and care
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Payment is a sliding scale of $45-$100 to support our work and help us better serve the community. And, participation matters to us! You are enthusiastically welcomed to join even if you are unable or unwilling to give money at this time.
After completing the registration below, please submit payment today--
https://ssl.charityweb.net/dcpeaceteam/training.htm; or checks can be written out to DC Peace Team and mailed to Eli McCarthy, 7305 Baylor Ave. College Park, MD 20740.
This training is provided by the DC Peace Team which cultivates the habits and skills of nonviolence so our communities can better resist injustice and build a more sustainable just peace. The DC Peace Team lives this mission by deploying unarmed civilian protection and accompaniment units, providing training in various nonviolent skills, and facilitating dialogues and restorative justice approaches.
For more information about the DC Peace Team, please visit our website at www.dcpeaceteam.org
Facilitator(s):
Akanksha Marwah, Ph.D. (she/her) is a conflict resolution professional with a Ph.D. in Restorative Child Justice, specializing in the re-integration of children in conflict with the law. Her research highlights the transformative potential of restorative justice within the child justice system. As an experienced academic, she has nurtured students at prestigious Indian institutions. Trained in mediation and restorative justice, she actively works with schools and colleges to foster conflict resolution locally and internationally. Co-founding Accords International, she promotes empathy-driven approaches worldwide. Dr. Marwah designs impactful restorative justice programs with the DC Peace Team and consults for the Center for Dialogue and Resolution on youth justice projects. Her initiatives integrate compassion, empowering global communities. An advocate for equity, her work bridges institutional research with practical outreach, ensuring restorative practices are both responsive and transformative. Outside her professional life, she enjoys traveling and exploring culinary arts.
Jeri Fields (she/her) is a former educator who serves in her community as a first responder chaplain with a longstanding commitment to the spiritual well-being of all of God’s people. She recently earned a Professional Certificate in Restorative Justice from Vermont Law School. Jeri is inspired by the transforming and healing powers that occur within restorative practices that offer spaces to be brave and vulnerable as personal stories are shared openly with authenticity, deep listening, and respect for others. In her professional and personal life, Jeri is passionate about restorative justice and is an enthusiastic member of the Restorative Justice family of the DC Peace Team.
