4th Annual Teaching Peace in Texas Schools Conference

Saturday - October 11, 2008

St. Martin's Lutheran Church
Austin, TX

WORKSHOPS & PRESENTERS

Plenary Keynote Speaker

Jennifer DeLeon, college graduate, wife, mother, anti-gang activist, recently testified before Congress on matters related to gang prevention. In the 1990's, Jennifer was a petulant young gang member, taking part in gang rituals and bullying other students. She'll talk about how she turned her life around and how hope for other young people is within sight. In addiition to the plenary keynote by DeLeon, there will be a luncheon address by John Kelley, speaking on "The Line: how economic and societal forces can push young people over the edge into antisocial behavior"

Workshops - Presenters

Workshops thus far set:

The Rev. Ann Helmke--"The role of faith in finding solutions to end gang violence"

John Kelley, editor and publisher, We the People newspaper, former educator and trainer--"No more band-aids: ending school violence through political change"

Richard Franklin, AAMP, Inc, "Know what I mean: how our inability to understand each other contributes to violence"

Patricia Castillo, Executive Director of the P.E.A.C.E. Initiative--"Relationship violence among students: recognizing the signs and ending the abuse."

Professor Michael Gilbert, Chair, Department of Criminal Justice, UTSA--"Gang violence as a product of the community and the change that must come to both"

Rocky & Renee Boschert, Katherine Anne Porter School (KAPS)- "Teaching critical thinking skills"

Peter Katz, Substance Abuse counselor--"Addictive culture & our magical host, the human mind & body"

The Reverend Phil Shulman, "Nonviolent Communication for Grades K-12"

Susan Ives, Communications Director, San Antonio peaceCenter--"I'd rather teach peace; adapting Colman McCarthy's groundbreaking work on peace for the school curriculum."