The 6th Annual National Community College Peacebuilding Seminar was held November 1 to 4, 2018 at the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University in Arlington, VA. Started in 2013, the seminar is designed to advance the teaching and learning of peacebuilding and conflict resolution in community colleges. Nearly 150 educators haveContinueContinue reading “6th Annual National Community College Peacebuilding Seminar Brings Together 18 Educators from 10 Colleges and Organizations”
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Free USIP/AFSC Course on Nonviolent Resistance
Interested in nonviolent resistance and peacebuilding? Consider this online self-paced course developed by the American Friends Service Committee and offered through the U.S. Institute of Peace: “100 Years of Quiet Diplomacy, Nonviolent Resistance, and Peacebuilding.” Click here or below for more information.
Featured Peacebuilding Group: Olive Tree Initiative
This week’s Featured Peacebuilding Group is the Olive Tree Initiative which I was reintroduced to this past week at the Peace and Justice Studies Association conference in Philadelphia. The Olive Tree Initiative promotes conflict analysis and resolution through rigorous academic preparation, experiential education and leadership development. The program provide students, faculty and community participants withContinueContinue reading “Featured Peacebuilding Group: Olive Tree Initiative”
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