Karen Ridd is an instructor in Conflict Resolution Studies at Menno Simons College, an affiliate of the University of Winnipeg, Canada, where her courses include "Introduction to Conflict Resolution Studies" and "Violence and Nonviolence". She is the former training coordinator for Mediation Services, a conflict resolution program in Winnipeg. Karen has designed and led workshops for young people, teachers, labor leaders, Cambodian Buddhist monks, Thai farmers, Mohawk activists, and Bangkok human rights workers. She is a professional clown and has years of experience working in healthcare. She's also worked in El Salvador and Guatemala, where she provided protective accompaniment for human rights leaders threatened with assassination. In addition to her mediation work, she is a freelance consultant on nonviolent activism, non-competitive games, communication skills, and conflict resolution.

E-mail her at kg93@web.net

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