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How to Divorce and Not Wreck the Kids Documentary -
Brief recap of the film:  Parents contemplating divorce are barraged with "divorce from hell" stories – the kind that leave children scarred for life. But there is another reality.  Grass roots Canadians are at the heart of a quiet revolution – couples working on "good" divorces, which acknowledge that the end of a marriage isn't the end of a family. How to Divorce & Not Wreck the Kids takes viewers directly into the heart of one of the most emotionally devastating life transitions, as three courageous Canadian couples determined to keep the needs of their children front and centre, separate on camera.   Roland and Carolye use a do-it-yourself divorce kit.  Mike and Melissa work with a mediator.  And Lionel and Sally use a new and controversial process called collaborative divorce. How to Divorce & Not Wreck the Kids delivers the latest compelling evidence to convince separating parents to keep conflict away from their kids.
 
Questions?  Love to hear from you.  We'll alert you to when the webisodes are up and running.
 
Best wishes for a peaceful holiday season
 
 
Maureen Palmer
Bountiful Films
604 626 7811- cell
 
UPCOMING 2009 TORONTO WORKSHOPS IN FAMILY MEDIATION, PARENTING COORDINATION & CUSTODY/ACCESS ASSESSMENTS  For detailed flyers and more info: www.familysolutionstoronto.ca (click "Events")416 481-2046 (Dr. Barbara Fidler or Matt)ORwww.riverdalemediation.com (click "Courses and Events")416-593-7100 ext. 285 (Valérie) or 416-593-0210 (Hilary)  
 
 
ANNOUNCEMENT FROM:  2011 Canadian School of Peacebuilding
 
Please consider taking a course at this year’s Canadian School of Peacebuilding.  Check out the website for more information (www.cmu.ca/csop ). Apply online today. This third annual Canadian School of Peacebuilding (CSOP), a program of Canadian Mennonite University (CMU), will be held in Winnipeg, MB, from June 6 - 24, 2011. Three 5-day sessions, each with three courses running concurrently, will be offered for academic credit or for professional training for practitioners. The Canadian School of Peacebuilding has been created to serve practitioners, professionals, activists, students, non-governmental organizations and faith-based groups engaged in peacebuilding. Its goal is to serve peacebuilders around the world by bringing them together in a collaborative learning community, nurturing and equipping them for various forms of peace practice and exposing them to some of the most significant, emerging ideas and teachers in the field.

We are delighted to again be able to offer courses taught by expert and engaging instructors who are committed to peace work.  You are invited to join us this international gathering for one or more of the following courses:   SESSION I – JUNE 6-10, 2011Covenants of Peace and JusticeInstructor: Stan McKay Study of Voluntary SimplicityInstructor: Mark Burch Peace and Justice in Islam: A Shi’ite PerspectiveInstructor: Mohammad Ali Shomali Bottom Up Transformation: Experiences and Practices of Grassroots Peacebuilding from International ContextsInstructors: Wendy Kroeker and Myla Leguro   SESSION II – JUNE 13-17, 2011Creative Arts and Cross-Cultural Conflict TransformationInstructor: Michelle LeBaron  Interpersonal Mediation in Your Community: Frameworks, Skills and PresenceIn collaboration with Resolution Skills CentreInstructor: David Dyck  Lenses for Understanding and Engaging Violence Instructor:  Richard McCutcheon   SESSION III – JUNE 20-24, 2011Fellowship of Reconciliation: Reflections on 100 Years of Faith-Based PeacebuildingInstructor: Paul Dekar  Nonviolent Action Strategies for Social ChangeInstructor: George Lakey Peacemaking Circles: Philosophy and ApplicationsInstructor: Kay Pranis For more information, go to our website at www.cmu.ca/csop or e-mail csop@cmu.ca.   WHAT YOU CAN DO1.Take a course (or two or three) in this year’s school. 2.Register and pay online or download a brochure and application and registration from at www.cmu.ca/csop.3. Forward this information to your own networks of contacts.  Contact us at csop@cmu.ca to get an electronic version of the brochure, application, and poster that you can forward to your contacts.4. Contact us for more information on how peace, justice and development organizations or academic programs can become no-cost supportors or no-cost cooperating academic programs of the CSOP. Dear friends, we would love to greet you in person in Winnipeg in June 2011 at the Canadian School of Peacebuilding.  We are trying to equip, inspire and encourage an international network of engaged peacebuilders.  Consider joining us. Sincerely, Valarie Smith and Jarem SawatskyCo-Directors of the Canadian School of Peacebuilding 

COLLABORATIVE LAW TRAINING IN WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, JANUARY/11
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
We all need a better grasp of our finances.
Join Jill Chambers of the Investors Group for an informal opportunity to learn about
financial terms, phrases and concepts in addition to
what to look for in a financial consultant.  Contact our office for Jill's contact information.
 
One of my favorite resouces is Dr. Richard Warshak who specializes in Parental Alienation.  He now has a DVD on Parental Alienation.  As set out on his website, this is the information for your review:
 
Welcome Back, Pluto:
Understanding, Preventing, and
Overcoming Parental Alienation
 
I am  excited - no, I am thrilled - to announce the release of a new DVD: Welcome Back, Pluto: Understanding, Preventing, and Overcoming Parental Alienation.
 
More than two years in the making, this professionally-produced 80-minute program, divided into 8 chapters, is the only educational documentary about parent-child alienation available for children, parents, and professionals.
 
Welcome Back, Plutowas designed to motivate children and teens to preserve or recover positive relationships with parents, and to motivate parents to respond appropriately to their children.
 
To purchase your copies for delivery in mid-June, click one of the PayPal buttons. Special introductory discount for members of Dr. Warshak's Building Family Bridges community: 1 DVD-$24.99 (+$4 s&h), 2 or more DVDs-$19.99 (+$2 s&h).
 
To order 1, click the button to the left.
 
To purchase 2 or more DVDs at the discounted price of $19.99 (+$2 &h) per DVD, click the PayPal button below:
 
   To order 2 or more, click the button to the left. In the shopping cart, be sure to change the quantity and click Update Totals.
 
For orders outside the U.S., click here.
For quotes on bulk purchase discounts for 20 or more, email Dr. Warshak.  
Click on illustration to view Welcome Back, Pluto trailer 
If your clients found Divorce Poison helpful in understanding and managing the difficult and tragic problem of a child's rejection, Welcome Back, Pluto is the best program I can recommend to help your clients and their children, whether your client is the parent rejected by the children or favored by them.
 
Attorneys will want to purchase several as hand-outs for clients.
 
To learn more about Welcome Back, Pluto, and to see the chapter titles, click here.
 
When your clients thank you for giving them a practical tool that helped them rekindle or maintain their children's love and respect, as I am sure they will, please share your experience with me.Best regards, 
 
Dr. Richard Warshak
 
EXCLUSIVE GIFT OFFER
Signed Pluto + Divorce Poison
 
 
 
 
 

From time to time I like to offer members of the Building Family Bridges community a bonus to thank you for your support and interest in my projects.

I am signing and numbering 100 Welcome Back, Pluto DVDs and releasing 75 this year for sale as gift items.

To sweeten the gift, the signed Pluto will be bundled with a signed copy of the paperback edition of Divorce Poison.

The price for the bundle is not much higher than the cost for an unsigned set of the book and DVD: $54.99 (+ S&H= $7 in U.S./$15 outside the U.S.).

Also, I have managed to obtain some copies of the classic edition of Divorce Poison, the one with the wonderful cover illustration by award-winning artist Anita Kunz (see her covers for Time, Rolling Stone, and other major magazines). To see the classic cover, click here.

When you order your book+DVD bundle, select from the drop-down menu which edition of the book you prefer: classic or revised. Because quantities are limited, only two bundles per person please.

To take advantage of this offer, click on Exclusive Offer and you will land on a secret page on my website that has no link from my website menus and cannot be reached through any other link.

Order now for delivery in time for the holidays. (Can't guarantee this for shipments outside the U.S.)

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