Non-violent Conflict Resolution through Forgiveness

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Bishop Challoner, Tower Hamlets

26 February 2010

It was good to be back at Bishop Challoner today and we enjoyed meeting all of you in year 10. Each one of you has an opportunity to stand up and be counted in life. Glenn Fielder said, “You get out of life what you yourself put in to.” Don’t fall onto the downward spiral of blaming others for your problems.

Only you can decide to make the most of your life regardless of what it throws at you. If you can find someone you trust to share your problems as Kim Comer suggested, you will find things easier to deal with. We wish you all the very best wishes for your future.

Glenn Fielder from Breaking the Cycle said:

As allways,Bishop challoner school gave breaking the cycle a superb feedback with the real life stories that they heard from kim comer and myself, Your school allways shows so much potential from the students as well as the staff. Allways remember that you are representing your school, and your local community, with the actions you take in life,and most important of all,yourself, as a human being. regards glenn fielder

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Bishop Challoner, Tower Hamlets

5 February 2010

All of you in the audience today have been directly or indirectly involved in some very challenging situations in the past weeks. What happened in the past is no longer in our control, but choices we make today and in the future are. The respect and attentiveness you showed today did not go unnoticed - thank you!

Nathan and Glenn would love to hear from you. Any questions or concerns posted will be answered directly by them. Hopefully the book “Be Not Afraid” is an encouragement to you.

Glenn Fielder from Breaking the Cycle said:

Hi to everyone that was in the audience today, that was the first time myself and Nathan had met in person. What a truly inspiring afternoon it turned out to be, along with yourselves, your attentiveness to our real life stories, and your input at the end, is what makes these assemblies all worthwhile. Take note from what I told you today, always take the positive path in life and it will open up many new doorways which will beneficial to yourselves. Believe me when i tell you this, as my story I told you today is proof that when the chips are down there is allways light at the end of the tunnel. all the best for the future regards Glenn Fielder

john said:
thank you to Glenn and Nathan and to Breaking the cycle. Your work is so positive and shines a bright light to the young people in the East end .

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Rokeby School, Newham

4 December 2009

Thanks to all you year 10 boys for being a great audience. Hopefully the message you heard form Glenn and Kim inspired and encouraged you to make the best of your life.

Remember, forgiveness is a powerful tool that will help you keep on the positive path. It is never the easiest option, but most definitely the best. Have a good Christmas and all the best for the New Year.

Ms Shergill said:
Thank you so much once again, for your time and energy in organising another visit to Rokeby school. I must say that I do believe that it your work really does make a difference to the lives of our boys. As I said at the start of the assembly, last year after your assembly, one of our boys made the decision not to go to the party where Stephen Lewis was later stabbed, as he had heard that there may be trouble and decided he would do the right thing off the back of having sat through the Breaking the Cycle assembly.

Rokeby Ten R said:
We discussed the assembly again in form time today and recalled how struck we all were by the theme of forgiveness. It was noted how very different the two stories were, but how they were both equally powerful in their message of forgiveness not as a sign of weakness but as a positive way forward. We had recently had the opportunity as a form to discuss at length what 'justice' means and what 'revenge' is or isn't good for. It was important for us to meet Glenn and Kim because they represented real examples of people who had said "No" to revenge and accepted a more challenging, yet more rewarding path - that of forgiveness. Thank you again for your time and sharing your stories. They have truly made an impact on us.

Glenn Fielder from Breaking the Cycle said:

Thank you for your comments. when we recieve positive feedback such as yours, we know that our efforts in trying to educate students about conflict resolution are working, this is what makes breaking the cycle so rewarding for us personally, and this in turn, spurs us on, as a team.so once again,thank you for the feedback. kind regards Glenn fielder

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Forest Gate School

6 November 2009

Thanks to all the students and staff at Forest Gate School today for the reception we all received from you. All the questions asked and interest shown was encouraging to Glenn and Kim, and you have a lot to be proud of. If you have any thoughts or questions you didn’t have a chance to voice today as we ran out of time, let us know.

Forgiveness is not an easy choice, but enables a person to move forward in life as Glenn did. Have a safe year, from all at Breaking the Cycle.

Mahzabin Tabassum said:
I am a student of Forest Gate Community School in year 10.I was in the assembly When Mr.Kim and Mr.Glenn was telling us their story.I was so touched when they told their story.We should really forgive the person who is near to us.

Glenn Fielder from Breaking the Cycle said:

hi mahzabini,thank you so much for your kind words. the feedback from your school was also very encouraging for us. remember to allways take the positive path in life,and you will take out of life what you yourself put in to it. forgivness is the key to a very rewarding and fulfilling life whatever your circumstances. regards glenn fielder

S said:
I think what you do is Inspirational. I was not around to hear your assembly but would have been good to hear it. I did read the book 'Why Forgive' it defiantly makes you think about things. I can’t see why a man who will never change should be forgiven. I no it may help me move on but it’s very hard to do so. Do you have any advice or help you can give me?

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Archbishop's School, Canterbury, Kent

14 October 2009

Thanks to all you 6th formers at Archbishop for being such an attentive audience. Hopefully the stories you heard from John and Glenn this afternoon encouraged you and inspired you to find ways to use forgiveness more in your lives. We would love to hear what you thought, or if you have any questions.