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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Appropriate, effective dialogue and group
processes are required, as communities grapple with how to collectively
identify, understand and address the challenges of today. Tatamagouche Centre is
offering a program for facilitators and community leaders, to
improve effectiveness at working with groups and achieving
outcomes.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>Methods in Dialogue and
Facilitation</STRONG>, September 18-20 (Tuesday 7pm to Thursday 1pm) will be led
by 2 skilled and seasoned educators from the Maritimes. <STRONG>John
Ure</STRONG> organizes professional development programs and resource, works
with civic youth engagement, youth inclusion, organizational development,
community dialogue and collaborative learning/action initiatives for change,
with Heartwood (<A href="http://www.heartwood.ns.ca">www.heartwood.ns.ca</A>).
<STRONG>Wayne Edgar</STRONG> is the Executive Director at Tatamagouche Centre,
and has worked in community development, community health, and education
throughout the Maritimes. At this program, participants will explore the
appropriate applications of different methodologies to best animate group
processes, and engage others. Open Space Technology, Appreciative Inquiry, Asset
Mapping, World Cafe, small group discussion and exercises will be explored,
through an innovative practice of different dialogue techniques, to determine
how they relate to the fundamentals of effective group process. Cost: $325
includes program, meals, accommodations</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>For more information, or to register, please
contact Tatamagouche Centre 1-800-218-2220 or <A
href="http://www.tatacentre.ca">www.tatacentre.ca</A> or <A
href="mailto:tatacent@tatacentre.ca">tatacent@tatacentre.ca</A></FONT></DIV>
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