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m PEOPLEDian Killian, PhD
Dian Killian, PhD, is founder and director of Brooklyn Nonviolent Communication, a graduate of the 2004 NVC North America Leadership Training Program, and a CNVC Certified Trainer. She has also completed training in the Alternatives to Violence program and is co-author of Connecting across Differences: A Guide to Compassionate, Nonviolent Communication. She currently is at work on a graphic novel, Urban Empathy: True Life Adventures of Compassion on the Streets of New York. Killian has more than twenty years experience as a teacher, writer, facilitator, and social change activist. She has taught primary and middle school age students and at the third level (university) for more than eight years. She has been active in the anti-war, labor, and gay rights movements and in community gardens. In 2003, New York City Counsel recognized her for her activism when she was given a Hero Award. As an NVC trainer, she has worked with the training teams of the NY Intensive and the NVC North America Leadership Training Program. She has offered NVC workshops and/or organizational support at New School University, Makor/92nd St Y, OUT Professionals/LYNX, the Peace Alliance/Dept of Peace Campaign, Ithaca Montessori School, SUNY/Binghamton, Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture, VoxPop, Warren St/St Marks Community Garden, and Bluestockings Bookstore. In the fall of 2006, she will be offering an NVC course at LaGuardia Community College. Killian is an award-winning mountain dulcimer player and her writing has appeared in numerous publications including Diva, Curve Magazine, Sojourner, Lesbian Short Fiction, The Sun Magazine and The Harvard Gay and Lesbian Review. She and her partner have been together for more than ten years and were one of the first couples to receive a Civil Union in the state of Vermont. Killian has a deep connection to Ireland, where she lived for eight years, and is a member of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). X |
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