ADRNC & Piedmont Mediation Committee proudly present

From Bullying to Empowerment
in the Lives of Children

Thursday, October 12, 2006, 7:30-9:00 p.m.

Piedmont Police Department’s EOC Room

403 Highland Ave. (@ Vista), Piedmont, CA 94611

Street parking available

Seating is limited to the first 40 people.

Presentation courtesy of the NonViolence in the Lives of Children Project (www.nvpchildren.org) and presenters Wilma & Gus Gold

Program Description

Experts Wilma and Gus Gold will focus on prevention. They will discuss their success in creating communities built on trust and discuss the impact of power imbalance, when bullying is an issue. This program will help you understand how children and adults alike can empower themselves and their communities in the face of this problem.

NonViolence in the Lives of Children Project: Non-Violence In The Lives Of Children was founded in 1993 as a committee of the California Association for the Education of Young Children. It was incorporated as a non-profit in 2005. The organization is made up of early childhood professionals (teachers, directors and college professors), public school teachers, social workers, professors of education and diversity trainers.

Presenters

Wilma Gold is currently the Director of Child Care and Early Education at UC Santa Cruz. She has 35 years of experience in work with children and families in early care and education settings. Wilma is the chair of the Santa Cruz Child Care Planning Council and is a trainer with NonViolence in the Lives of Children Project. Wilma has a BA in Human Development and a MSW in Community Social Work.  

Gus Gold is recently retired from Ames Research Center NASA, where he served as the Assistant Director of Center Operations. At NASA, he served as a diversity trainer and an EEO Counselor. He has been a trainer with the NonViolence in the Lives of Children Project for the past 5 years.