Be the leader
you've been waiting for...

We are living through massive global crises.

We are all feeling the pinch.

      * It's wars abroad and violence in our neighborhoods

      * It's climate change

      * it's patriarchy and gender-based violence

But not only that, ‍

      * It's rising autocracies around the world and the instability of democracies

      * It's extremist rhetoric and actions

      * It's food insecurity

      * And much more.

We are powerless to stop these disruptions. We feel dispirited, angry and isolated.

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It Doesn't Have to Be This Way!

OMNIA trains religious, civic and business leaders, and citizens to become powerful actors for justice and peace in their own communities and around the world.

They form OMNIA Peacemaker Teams where members collaborate across differences, build power, and act strategically on issues that arise from the grassroots of their communities. Clear-eyed evaluations of power result in teams acting only on those issues that are urgent, relevant, and winnable, ensuring victories.

A series of victories by IP Teams in a geographic area results in cultural shifts, in which people’s tolerance of extremism is reduced, their affirmation of pluralism is increased, democracy is strengthened and community is restored.

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Join Our Virtual Peacemaker Team Training Today

This training combines more than 30 years of experience and the best practices of Interreligious Dialogue and Community Organizing.

OMNIA is currently active in Bangladesh, Indonesia, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Togo, Uganda and USA with 405 Interfaith Peacemaker Teams that have grown rapidly in the past seven years and achieved high levels of success.

The training includes the following:

• 3 hour long Zoom sessions of training on four Saturdays.
• Online video lessons that you can follow in your own time.
• Assignments you will be required to complete.
• A One-on-one coaching session with the instructor.

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The next training series will be on:

• Saturdays in April, 5, 12, 19 and 26th
• From 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon (US/Canada Central Daylight Time)
• Please click here for the corresponding time in your time zone

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You will learn the following Skills and Disciplines

• To get focused and write a clear, sharply focused statement of self-interest,
• To collaborate across religious and cultural diversities,
• To build Power by organizing people, giving priority to those in the margins, and by organizing money.
• The skill and discipline of One-on-Ones -- the key to buiding power
• The primacy of Teams -- accountability and agitation that goes with it
• Strategic Actions -- how to evaluate power, cut a thin-sliced issue and undertake only urgent, relevant and winnable actions, because small victories lead to larger victories.

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Your Commitment

You will commit to:  

• attend all class sessions
• complete all assignments
• at the end of the course, participate in an exisiting Interfaith Peacemaker Team or build a new one.

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Cost

The skills and disciplines you learn and practice -- from the most basic principles to sophisticated strategies -- will make you the best leader you can possibly become. They will provide you new opportunities and venues to make a significant difference in the world. We want to make it as affordable as possible and therefore have found donors that subsidize the fees. Our cost structure is as follows:

• The cost of the 4 session series is USD $150
• If you are in the Global South, or unable to pay the full amount, you may either pay what you can, or request a scholarship.
• If you are able, please "Pay It Forward" -- pay the registration for someone else

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Registration

Please click on the form on the right to register. Then please go to the Donate page to make your payment. In the Comments Section please indicate that this for Course Registration.