Join RISE San Diego and facilitator Manuel Belmonte for Conflict & Healing: Navigating Tension, Accountability & Repair, an in-person, three-part series designed to strengthen your capacity to navigate tension, address conflict constructively, and create pathways toward accountability, repair, and restored relationships.
Together, we will:
Explore our personal relationship to conflict and how we respond under stress
Practice de-escalation and conflict mitigation skills for tense moments
Learn restorative practices for accountability, repair, and healing
Part 1: Tuesday, November 17, 2026 (5:00–8:00 pm): Understanding Our Relationship to Conflict
Part 2: Monday, November 23, 2026 (5:00–8:00 pm): De-escalation and Conflict Mitigation
Part 3: Tuesday, December 1, 2026 (5:00–8:00 pm): Restorative Practices
Registration includes all three sessions: $249 for RISE alumni and $349 general admission. Seating is limited.
For more information and to register, please visit our event page on GiveButter.
Your facilitator
Manuel (Manu) Belmonte (he/him/él) is first and foremost a proud older brother, son, uncle, partner, friend, cousin, nephew, and godfather of Mexican decent and Cochimi and Nahuas lineage. Manu is also a holistic educator, facilitator, circle keeper and restorative practitioner whose work is grounded in growth, healing, transformation, and collective well-being.
Manu brings over five years of experience as a restorative practitioner, drawing on Restorative Practices Through an Indigenous Lens, training from the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, and more than a decade of supervisory experience across the nonprofit and academic sectors to Conflict and Healing: Navigating Tension, Accountability, and Repair and is excited to share his knowledge wisdom and experience with the community.
This series is made possible in partnership with heARTspace.
RISE Leadership Development draws on adaptive leadership frameworks, group relations theory, and restorative practices to help leaders take on complex challenges within and alongside their communities. Learn more on our program page.