Jared Seide
Jared Seide (born July 24, 1963) is an educator and non-profit leader based in Los Angeles, California; he is the founder and executive director of Center for Council.[1]
Organization[edit]
Seide directs Center for Council in training individuals and organizations in the practice of council, which involves bringing diverse and sometimes adversarial individuals together in a circle for candid and heartfelt conversations and to share their stories.[2] According to an article in Corrections Today magazine, Seide "works in education, healthcare, organizational development and the criminal justice arena delivering programs and trainings that promote communication, enhance well-being, build community, and foster compassion".[1] Profiled in The Sun magazine, Seide said that "Whether we are talking about incarceration or education or health care or any number of systems, we are damaging the next generation when we let people's stories be lost and let folks become invisible."[3]
Programs[edit]
Utilizing council circle methods,[4] Seide created a rehabilitation program for incarcerated populations in California (the "Prison Council Initiative", originally called the "Inmate Council Program").[5] Research conducted by University of California and RAND Corporation found that the program results in "significant positive outcomes" involving reductions in aggression, anger and hostility, as well as increases in empathy and resilience.[1] Seide also created the "Peace Officer Wellness, Empathy & Resiliency (POWER) Training Program" for law enforcement officers, in association with Mindful Badge Initiative,[6] as well as "Compassion, Attunement & Resiliency Education (CARE)" for healthcare professionals,[1] wellness and resiliency programs for organizations and businesses,[7] and community building initiatives for non-profit and faith based organizations.[8] Council-based programming that Seide has created for Center for Council has been accredited for police officers by the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (C-POST)[9] and has been integrated extensively into programming for incarcerated populations by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.[10]
Seide's international peacebuilding work extends to council and "Bearing Witness Retreats" in Auschwitz, Poland,[11] Bosnia and Herzegovina,[12] and Rwanda.[13]
Seide's council programs utilize the practice of mindfulness[14] and invite participants to share their personal narrative.[3] Seide said in an article published by the Beyond Prisons website, "By telling your story, you become the author of your own life. And by listening deeply, you find your interconnectedness with others."[15]
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Seide developed online versions of council programming for the public ("Social Connection Councils"), as well as "Essential Worker Councils" and an online learning course called "The Bridge".[3]
Awards and fellowships[edit]
Seide was awarded the 2020 Innovations in Corrections Award by the American Correctional Association for his work designing prison programming,[1] the 2017 ChangeMaker Award from the Jewish Federation for his community-building work,[16] and the 2010 Listening Prize from Our Little Blue Box.[17] Prior to leading Center for Council, Seide produced and directed films on the subject of isolation and compassion and won several awards for his filmmaking accomplishments, including the Prix de la Press at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival,[18] the Audience Award at the Method Fest Independent Film Festival,[19] Best Short Fiction Film at the Kyiv International Film Festival "Molodist"[20] and the Centaur Award for International Debut at the Message to Man Festival.[21] Seide received a Bellagio Fellowship in 2014 from the Rockefeller Foundation.[22][23][24]
Early life and education[edit]
Seide was raised in New York City, attended Walden School and graduated with honors from Brown University.[25] Seide first discovered Council in the mid-1990s, when his daughter's school was experiencing strife and racial tension in the wake of riots in the Los Angeles area surrounding the case involving Rodney King.[1] He said that the Council process enabled the school community to "come together to speak authentically and listen respectfully to one another, free of opinions and judgements".[1]
Seide studied council circle methods at The Ojai Foundation,[3] as well as Zen Buddhist practice with teachers Wendy Egyoku Nakao,[26] Bernie Glassman[3] and Joan Halifax.[3] He is a member of Zen Center of Los Angeles,[26] a graduate of the Chaplaincy Program at Upaya Institute and Zen Center [27] and has been a Spirit Holder for the Zen Peacemakers.[11]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Council in Session". CorrectionsToday. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
- ↑ "Jared Seide Interview". 3 Minute Storyteller. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "The Power of Story". The Sun Magazine. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
- ↑ "Council Circle". Center for Contemplative Mind in Society. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
- ↑ "Circle of Strength". Beyond Prisons. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
- ↑ "Police officers learn meditation to tackle job tension". NBCNews.com. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
- ↑ "Can a New Twist on a Native American Tradition Help Solve America's Prison Crisis?". TakePart.com. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
- ↑ "Jared Seide, Director of Center for Council | Restorative Justice On The Rise". restorativejusticeontherise.org. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
- ↑ "Center for Council". California POST Course Catalogue. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
- ↑ "CDCR Awards $14.5 Million to Expand Rehabilitative Programs". California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation website. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Summary of 2017 Zen Peacemakers Auschwitz Birkenau Bearing Witness Retreat". Zen Peacemakers. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
- ↑ "How Simple the Answers Are Testimonials from Council in Bosnia Herzegovina". Zen Peacemakers. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
- ↑ "Council Training in Kigali Rwanda". Zen Peacemakers. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
- ↑ "Jared Seide". mindfuljustice.org. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
- ↑ "Circle of Strength". Beyond Prisons. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
- ↑ "2017-18 ChangeMakers Strengthen Our Community". LosAngelesJewishFederation. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
- ↑ "The Listening Award is presented to someone in our community that exemplifies listening. Their actions are making a difference". OurLittleBlueBox.org. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
- ↑ "Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival". My Clermont-Filmfest.com. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
- ↑ "Festival Honors Method Acting". LATimes.com. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
- ↑ "Molodist 1999 Winners". MolodistKyivInternationalfilmFestival. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
- ↑ "St. Petersburg Message to Man Film Festival, 1999 Awards". imdb.com. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
- ↑ "Peace Without Boundaries". UnreasonableGroup.com. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
- ↑ "Restorative Justice On The Rise, Jared Seide, Director of Center for Council". player.fm. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
- ↑ "ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION, Form 990-PF for period ending December 2014". Propublica.org. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
- ↑ "Jared Seide". Ashoka Changemakers. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 "Waterwheel Newsletter 2015" (PDF). Zen Center for Los Angeles. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
- ↑ "Workshops: Surprise Yourself". Zen Life and Meditation Center Chicago. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
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