This week’s Featured Peacebuilding Group is Governance Alive. I was reintroduced to the group’s work at the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR) conference in Pittsburgh a few weeks back. A number of years ago I was trained in sociocracy – the focus of the group – by John Buck, it’s founder. At ACR, Monika MegyesiContinueContinue reading “Featured Peacebuilding Group: Governance Alive”
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Free USIP Micro Courses Online
Training in conflict resolution has always been part of the U.S. Institute of Peace’s services to governments, organizations and individual practitioners. The Institute now offers 12 new introductory “micro-courses” online for anyone. Topics include conflict analysis, mediation, gender issues in peacebuilding, and designing and evaluating conflict resolution programs. The courses are free and take aboutContinueContinue reading “Free USIP Micro Courses Online”
September/October 2018 Newsletter: Mentoring
Happy fall! My September/October newsletter is out. In this edition I focus on mentoring. I also share about upcoming programs and events that might be of interest to the peacebuilding community. Click here or below to read.
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