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Meet The Team
Director Jane Ozanne has a BA Hons degree in Sociology and Certificate of Qualification in Social Work. Other qualifications include training in counselling, spiritual accompaniment, pastoral work and courses relating to peace and nonviolence. She has worked in both residential and field Social Work for the London Boroughs of Wandsworth and Haringey. Subsequently, Jane devoted her time to raising her two children and undertook a variety of pastoral and organisational roles within voluntary groups and networks. Recently Jane has been on the team of two retreat houses, The Ammerdown Centre and St Ethelwold's House. She continues to lead workshops and retreats. Her lifelong interest in peacemaking and the Middle East resulted in Jane responding to a call for support from the Jerusalem Peacemakers, about six years ago. She found that their intentions and principles resonated with her own and became increasingly involved. As Jane’s peace work grew, it became clear it was time to create a charity, and so Spirit of Peace was born. Anne Davies Trustee Anne Davies is CEO of Jigsaw4u (UK and International) and a director of Spirit of Peace. She is passionate about the needs of the voiceless and powerless, children, young people and adults. Anne works, and lives, to develop opportunities for groups of people to meet together in their feeling of being alone and different they meet alongside other people in similar situations and gain space in which they can talk and listen in safety, develop strategies for coping and build social networks. One of Anne's nieces voiced a powerful dream the other day, she wished that we would all find ways of coping and healing from pain, distress and conflict without resorting to drugs, alcohol, guns and knives - Anne join her in her lifetimes quest - in the 1:1, group, community and global quest! Barbara Payman Coventry Local Contact Barbara Payman lives near Coventry with her husband, their eighteen year old daughter and golden retriever and works privately as a psychotherapist and counsellor. Barbara is Jewish and has a passionate desire for peace, justice and freedom in our world and feels a deep connection with the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. She first organised a visit to Coventry for the Jerusalem Peacemakers in March 09 and felt very inspired by this peace work and that of Spirit of Peace. She wants to find ongoing ways of supporting the peace process between Israel and Palestine and of encouraging others to do so.
Gloucestershire Local Contact David become involved with Spirit of Peace at a time he felt drawn towards a new direction in his faith journey. This journey continues to evolve as does the work of Spirit of Peace. David is married, with one daughter and has lived in Gloucester for over 40 years. He is currently Partnership Governor at Ribston Hall High School Gloucester, a full time administrator, and a Methodist Lay Preacher. Rhiannon Alexander Oxford Local Contact Rhiannon grew up in Bath with nine siblings, two wonderful parents and lots of books and dogs. She currently lives in Oxford, where she works on the Middle East desk at Oxford Analytica. She graduated in French in 2002 from New College, Oxford University but then left for the Middle East to follow her passion for the region's culture, politics and, not least, food. She lived and worked on an eduicational development programme in the Gulf for three year before going on to study Arabic at Jordan University. She has also travelled extensively and independently in the region since the age of 19, spending longer periods in Lebanon and Israel/Palestine. Rhiannon became involved with the Jerusalem Peacemakers in 2006, after identifying them as one of the few groups who really represent at once all the complexity, struggle and hope in the region, and has helped organise the Oxford legs of their tours since then.
Development Officer Rob currently works freelance in event management and marketing. He is also a personal coach. As Jane's son it was difficult for him not to be involved with Spirit of Peace. He formally started working with Spirit of Peace in April 08, after leaving full-time employment to pursue life on his own terms. Sue Malpass Hampshire Local Contact Sue is a college lecturer and anti-discriminatory practice consultant/trainer. She has two grown up children and has been working in the area of Justice and Peace for a long time. Her main interest is in the area of early years and developing ways of enabling and empowering children and young people to `celebrate diversity and difference'. This work has led Sue to become a Persona Doll trainer, having been influenced by Babette Brown, Early Years Equality pioneer. Sue has worked with Jane since 2004 organising visits in the Hampshire area for the Jerusalem Peacemakers. She has actively promoted the Peacemakers work locally and is interested in trying to develop links with Hope Flower School and schools in the local area. Spirit of Peace encompasses the values and interests that Sue has in Justice and Peace issues. Sue Howard Trustee "I aim towards ... the hearty singing out by ordinary people of what too often lies withering in their hearts." This comment by a character in Dorothy Cranfield's novel, 'The Brimming Cup' continues to describe what matters to Sue. Sue believes that there is deep treasure in every human being and as each of us is 'heard into speech' our world is transformed. Sue lives out this passion by a mixture of one to one consultancy and facilitating groups and teams. In particular she values 'conversation' the hallmark of which is a safe space where each voice is validated rather than a 'meeting' where there is a natural hierarchy of knowledge or experience. Sue's personal spirituality echoes the words of Iraneus sixth century, 'The glory of God is the human being fully alive.' Sue is about to take a sabbatical in which she wants to engage more with the nature of silence, especially corporate silence, as part of the way in which she can play her part in what Christopher Bamford described as 'the ensouling of the world'. Sue on May 14 2009 |
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