“If I have seen further than others, it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants”
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George was one of the “giants” of AVP. His influence will always be with us, along with the great love and skill he put into the program. We are all very grateful. Linda AVP CA
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I am grateful that I met Alice in 1997. She became a mentor and family member to me. Her insistence that we get "out of our brains and into our hearts" continues with me in every workshop I do. One of many of her legacies is the "Heart Circle" which she did at the end of every workshop. Toby AVP CA
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I am grateful for the years Dot and I regularly participated in Compassionate Witnessing mini-workshops where we engaged in deep listening, healing, and restorative dialogue; she was continually holding a transformative space for others in their struggles. - Mark Thomas AVP CA
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Just grateful for the workshop and the volunteers. "I felt like I wasn't even in prison this weekend". Thank you. Inside particpant.
"I am thankful to have known and worked with Smiling Sue, she is in my heart for ever" Big Hands Benard, CMC CA State Prison