Marieke van Woerkom Trainer-Facilitator-Educator
"When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change" - Dr. Wayne Dyer
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Training & Workshop Topics
Marieke is available to work with you and your organization to train
and empower people to become more effective in implementing the change
they would like to see in their community. Contact Marieke at: conflicttrans at gmail dot com |
 Marieke has worked in the field of cultural exchange, interfaith bridge building, conflict transformation and human rights for over twelve years. As program director, facilitator and educator, she has designed, implemented and supervised hundreds of trainings, dialogues and related programs that raise awareness, promote understanding and empower diverse groups of people to make positive change in their own lives and that of their communities. Marieke has worked with groups of Arab, Israeli, Cypriot, Balkan, South Asian, North & Central American, European, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim and secular participants in the US, Europe, Middle East, South Asia and the Caribbean.In New York City, where she lives, she works in the public schools to help create more conducive learning and teaching environments. She also works with various cross-cultural groups, designing curricula, facilitating dialogues, coaching staff, assessing and evaluating programs, and debriefing audience reactions to theater performances and movie screenings. Marieke holds a double Masters in Cultural Anthropology and International Relations, with specializations in identity and inter-group relations. She is also trained as a mediator and has participated in group process work trainings around the world. She is well versed in Theater of the Oppressed techniques and Open Space Technology. She uses drama, story telling, music and other arts based methodologies in her workshops as needed. Past and present clients include American MidEast Leadership Network, The Ariane de Rothschild Foundation, Backward Society Education, Children of Abraham, Columbia University's Project Tolerance, Global Youth Connect, Harvard University's Global Education and Human Rights Workshop, Hosteling International, the International Center for Nonviolent Conflict, Just Vision, Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility, MOUSE Inc, New York City Department of Education Respect for All Program, Plan International, Seeds of Peace, the US Department of State, Winter Media, Yale Summer Institute for Educators. For more information about past and present projects, visit:
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