Facilitated and Sponsored by the DC Peace Team 

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Facilitator(s):
Martha Cooper comes to the DC Peace Team with an extensive international background, a keen interest in the non-violent resolution of conflict, and aging. She has earned an MS in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from George Mason University. Her interest in conflict resolution around aging blossomed 12 years ago when she took an elder mediation class. In the years that followed she cared for her mother, served on the Fairfax Area Commission on Aging and learned more about the complexities of aging.  Since early 2022, she has been offering  restorative practice training with a family and aging focus with the DC Peace Team. Here, participants create an open space to share stories and discover healing. Her past experience also includes teaching listening skills, particularly in church settings, and training middle and high school students at Peace Summits for Fairfax County Public Schools. Martha believes engaging in restorative practices around aging within a community is essential to healing.

Gail Stallings (she/her) is a retired special education teacher and resource specialist, with a focus on sensory deficits. She currently clerks the Gainesville Quakers Social Justice Outreach Committee, and facilitates Cultural Orientation Sessions for the Greater Gainesville International Center Refugee Resettlement Agency. Her longstanding commitment to human rights, peace building, and nonviolent communication, have included facilitating workshops, threshing sessions, worship sharing, and healing circles in addition to having conversations across political differences with the United Vision Project, and working with election protection. Gail is a dedicated member of the Restorative Justice family of the DC Peace Team, and began co-facilitating in early 2024. She was led to facilitate this workshop in response to experiences with aging family and friends and a strong commitment to transforming conflict and building community.