Wingspan Seminars Host Nigerian Nonviolent Training

Oct. 4, 2010 - PRLog -- LA & Associates selected Wingspan CEO, Priscilla Dames, along with other trainers to implement the transformation training for the Nigerian Amnesty Program in the Niger Delta, Nigeria, Africa.  Nonviolent trainers from the U.S., South America and South Africa are providing training for the thousands of ex-militants that have agreed to lay down their arms.  The program includes counseling, job skills programs and the nonviolent transformational training.

During the first week of the series, the guest speakers addressed the their initial experiences in Nigeria.  The trainers will address why Kingian Nonviolence was chosen and the training process on Wingspan’s Radio Show, Conflict Corner, Wednesday, Oct. 6th at 6:00 P.M.

Wingspan CEO, Priscilla Dames, states her excitement about having trainers, William Powell and Mary Bartley, return to the show.  “Our experiences in Nigeria have given us an enriched outlook on the power of nonviolent training.”  Mr.  Powell of Nashville, Tennessee, states “I’ve learned so much from the Nigerian experience.  I look forward to implementing the Kingian principles in my own community.  Many do not realize the impact.  These principles as taught by Dr. Martin Luther King should be used to achieve peace in our schools, on our jobs and throughout the ‘World House’.


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Wingspan Seminars, LLC is a conflict management company that focuses on strenghthening relationships through education and training. A team of professional provide customized training and presentations to meet the needs of business and institutions. Ms.Dames is nationally certified Crisis Trainer and has been a staff developer on issues of conflict, crisis and human diversity for over twenty-five years. Beginning her career responding to racially tense situations throughout Florida, for the Anti-Defamation League, her work has led her to training in Nassau, Bahamas, Zambia and the Centre of Conflict in Nairobi, Kenya, Africa. She is a certified practitioner for Court Mediation, Managing Workplace Conflict and Kingian Nonviolence