Bruce Lyne

Bruce Lyne is an avid fan and facilitator of circles. He is not a fan of hierarchy or patriarchy. He has recently realized that he may be an anarchist. Bruce has co-facilitated Active Hope (The Work That Reconnects) study groups for the past two years with his wife Natalie Zend. He has led Climate Justice song circles and participated in a number of Deep Nature Connection workshops and retreats.

Bruce has a longstanding commitment to social justice activism and education. As Chair of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation District 12 Human Rights Committee for 4 years, he helped originate, organize, and lead the annual Action:Reaction student social justice conference, bringing together students from across the GTA to learn from local activists. Bruce has taken training in Motivational Interviewing and Restorative Practices and led the Bain Housing Coop’s Restorative Practices Working Group for four years. He is currently piloting for his school the Contemporary First Nations, Metis, and Inuit voices course being implemented in schools across Ontario.

Bruce believes strongly that the most basic human drives are belonging and connection, and that in order to create a society designed to meet these needs, we must practice deep listening, creative co-creation, and conflict transformation every chance we get.