[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/2″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text]This year’s Haverford Middle School Diversity Conference focused on the theme “Brave or Blind.” Over four hundred students came together from four states – Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Delaware to meet each other and practice dialogue across difference.

In sessions that role-played common scenarios between friends that created racial tension, students were asked to model alternative ways to address, defuse, and reject racial stereotypes and to build connection, support, and become allies for each other.

Amy Edelstein, from Inner Strength, taught students mindfulness practices. Through these practices students learned to make space for uncomfortable feelings and to cultivate the courage to be brave.

[/cs_text][x_line style=”border-top-width: 1px;”][/cs_column][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/2″ style=”padding: 0px;”][x_custom_headline level=”h2″ looks_like=”h4″ accent=”false”]Click to watch the Channel 6 news Segment on the conference[/x_custom_headline][x_video_embed no_container=”false” type=”16:9″][/x_video_embed][x_line style=”border-top-width: 1px;”][/cs_column][/cs_row][/cs_section][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][x_custom_headline level=”h2″ looks_like=”h3″ accent=”false” class=”cs-ta-center”]Wisdom & Action Talk & Guided Meditations from the Conference[/x_custom_headline][/cs_column][/cs_row][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/3″ style=”padding: 0px;”][x_custom_headline level=”h2″ looks_like=”h5″ accent=”false” class=”cs-ta-center”]LESSONS FROM MANDELA[/x_custom_headline][cs_text]In this audio, Amy Edelstein shares what it was like to meet Nelson Mandela and the lessons he taught her about the courage to forgive.[/cs_text][x_button size=”global” block=”false” circle=”false” icon_only=”false” href=”https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/course-audios/isf/hvrfrd-17/The+Bravery+to+Forgive_Mandela.mp3″ title=”” target=”” info=”none” info_place=”top” info_trigger=”hover” info_content=””]Click to play or download[/x_button][/cs_column][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/3″ style=”padding: 0px;”][x_custom_headline level=”h2″ looks_like=”h5″ accent=”false” class=”cs-ta-center”]FACING OUR OWN UNKINDNESS[/x_custom_headline][cs_text]In this Guided Mindfulness Exercise, which you can use for your own practice, Amy leads a practice on facing our own unkindness.[/cs_text][x_button size=”global” block=”false” circle=”false” icon_only=”false” href=”https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/course-audios/isf/hvrfrd-17/Facing+our+Own+Unkindness.mp3″ title=”” target=”” info=”none” info_place=”top” info_trigger=”hover” info_content=””]Click to play or download[/x_button][/cs_column][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/3″ style=”padding: 0px;”][x_custom_headline level=”h2″ looks_like=”h5″ accent=”false” class=”cs-ta-center”]HOLDING SPACE BRINGS INNER STRENGTH[/x_custom_headline][cs_text]In this Guided Mindfulness Exercise, which you can use for your own practice, Amy leads a practice that cultivates inner strength and resilience. [/cs_text][x_button size=”global” block=”false” circle=”false” icon_only=”false” href=”https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/course-audios/isf/hvrfrd-17/Holding+Space+Brings+Inner+Strength.mp3″ title=”” target=”” info=”none” info_place=”top” info_trigger=”hover” info_content=””]Click to play or download[/x_button][/cs_column][/cs_row][/cs_section][/cs_content]