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EVENTS

One City Peterborough prides itself on our educational programming and events hosted with the community and for the community. Our events are open to anyone and you will be greeted by the smiling faces of our staff and volunteers.

  • LE.BGH101 - Making Space to Hold Space: Self-Regulation in the Presence of Trauma
    LE.BGH101 - Making Space to Hold Space: Self-Regulation in the Presence of Trauma
    Mon, Oct 02
    Employment Planning & Counselling (EPC)
    Oct 02, 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
    Employment Planning & Counselling (EPC) , 418 Sheridan St, Peterborough, ON K9H 3J9, Canada
    Oct 02, 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
    Employment Planning & Counselling (EPC) , 418 Sheridan St, Peterborough, ON K9H 3J9, Canada
    This workshop is focused on learning how trauma and stress affect our brains and bodies, and how regulation can help us prevent trauma, heal trauma, and work towards living a life with integrity.
  • LE.BGH 102 - Nonviolent Communication Basics
    LE.BGH 102 - Nonviolent Communication Basics
    Mon, Oct 23
    Employment Planning & Counselling (EPC)
    Oct 23, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
    Employment Planning & Counselling (EPC), 418 Sheridan St, Peterborough, ON K9H 3J9, Canada
    Oct 23, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
    Employment Planning & Counselling (EPC), 418 Sheridan St, Peterborough, ON K9H 3J9, Canada
    Nonviolent communication is an approach that looks to move past the defensiveness that so often divides us to a place of connection where we can share our feelings and needs and be open with each other on how we would like those needs to be met.
  • AC.THA 103 - Listening Rather than Force: Techniques in De-escalation
    AC.THA 103 - Listening Rather than Force: Techniques in De-escalation
    Mon, Nov 13
    Trinity Community Centre
    Nov 13, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
    Trinity Community Centre, 360 Reid St, Peterborough, ON K9H 7G6, Canada
    Nov 13, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
    Trinity Community Centre, 360 Reid St, Peterborough, ON K9H 7G6, Canada
    Our natural tendency when someone is getting angry at us is often to try and dominate them or to run away. What if there is another way? This course offers techniques that can be used to de-escalate situations that could become violent, in a way that instead builds connection.
  • AC.THA 104 - Transforming my Community: Using Kingian Nonviolence as a Framework for Social Change
    AC.THA 104 - Transforming my Community: Using Kingian Nonviolence as a Framework for Social Change
    Mon, Dec 04
    Employment Planning & Counselling (EPC)
    Dec 04, 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
    Employment Planning & Counselling (EPC), 418 Sheridan St, Peterborough, ON K9H 3J9, Canada
    Dec 04, 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
    Employment Planning & Counselling (EPC), 418 Sheridan St, Peterborough, ON K9H 3J9, Canada
    Martin Luther King Jr. is one of the most famous activists of the past 100 years. He used nonviolent direct action, adapted from people like Gandhi, to bring about major change in the United States. Do these techniques work today?
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