International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples

While the exact origins of COVID-19 have not yet been confirmed, the link between environmental damage and pandemics is well known to leading research organizations. But there is yet another group of experts, who have been worrying about the threat of a pandemic even before COVID-19: indigenous peoples. Thanks to their traditional knowledge and their relationship with the natural world, they have long known that the degradation of the environment has the potential to unleash disease.

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Pax Christi San Diego and St. James Faith in Action Committee invite you to a Virtual Interfaith Panel Discussion

“Bridging the Gaps of Racial Equity as a Faith Community”                            

Tuesday, August 10^th   6:30 PM – 8:30 PM PDT               

ZOOM: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89424050415?pwd=YkRkMWxjdW1VRnFqV2tmSjhOQ21GZz09

Meeting ID: 894 2405 0415   

Passcode: 805375

A heart-to-heart dialogue to learn about the underlying issues of racial inequity in our society and explore solutions for change

Featured Speakers:

*  Deanna Diaz, Tonawanda Seneca

*  Arturo Sotelo, Roman Catholic, St. Leo Mission, Solana Beach

*  Judy Nakatomi, Buddhist, Vista Buddhist Temple & Order of Interbeing       with the Plum Village Community of Thich Nhat Hanh

*  Yusef Miller, Islam (Sunni Muslim), Islamic Society of North County,   Community Outreach Liaison

*  Chris Ibanez & Irene Koppel, Christians on the Outside

Special Guest:  Kayla Bohan, Urban Teachers, Baltimore City

Questions:   Contact Christy at christybohan@cox.net or 760.652.4035     

National Recovery Month

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National Suicide Prevention Week

September 6-8 (sundown to sundown): Rosh Hashanah

World Suicide Prevention Day

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National Hispanic Heritage Month

The relationship training institute presents…

#MeToo-Informed Therapy: Helping Men Wake Up and Women Speak Up

Presenter: David B. Wexler, Ph.D.

ONLINE TRAINING IN THE COMFORT OF YOUR OWN LIVING ROOM!

BASED ON THE NEW BOOK BY DAVID B. WEXLER, PH.D. AND HOLLY B. SWEET, PH.D.

• Sep 17 2021 (Fri)/8:30am-3:30pm/6.0 CE hours/ONLINE LIVE WEBINAR
• $125-$165 — Discounts available for early registration, Allied Agencies, Full-time Students, SD-CAMFT, SDNC-CAMFT, SDPA, San Diego Psychoanalytic Society

• • visit our website at www.RTIprojects.org
  • contact Suzanne Smyth-Cohen at 619.892.8318
  •  or e-mail: rtiworkshops@gmail.com
  
  

PROGRAM: The rise of the #MeToo movement has generated a seismic shift in how we view sexual harassment and other once overlooked issues in the relationships between men and women. This presentation will explore ways to distinguish and address transgressions that range from the truly violent to the subtly bullying to the simply gross and juvenile. The focus will be on helping men who offend or are confused, plus offering strength-based strategies to help women confront sexual misconduct in personal, academic and professional settings. There will be a special emphasis on couples whose relationship and sexual dynamics have been impacted by #MeToo histories, with strategies that help each partner understand how #MeToo issues are undermining their relationship.

• Develop clear strategies for confronting male entitlement in a way that actually gets through to men.
• Explain how to help men examine ways in which they may have unknowingly “crossed the line” with women in their lives.
• Explore the confusion and paralysis that many survivors of sexual harassment experience to assess how best to help them heal and move forward.
• Help bridge the gap in couples when histories of sexual harassment and sexual assault are affecting their relationship.
• Discover how to help couples examine gender roles and expectations to improve clinical outcomes.

FACULTY: David B. Wexler, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist in private practice in San Diego and the Executive Director of the non-profit Relationship Training Institute (RTI), specializing in the treatment of relationships in conflict. Dr. Wexler has authored seven books, including the newly released #MeToo-informed Therapy: Counseling Approaches for Men, Women, and Couples (with co-author Holly Sweet, Ph.D.), as well as the STOP Domestic Violence Program—Fourth Edition, and When Good Men Behave Badly.