List of Organizations Engaged in Transforming U.S. Polarization

The Morton Deutsch International Center for Cooperation and Conflict Resolution in November 2020 published a list of groups in the U.S. looking at polarization issues. I know many of us in the peacebuilding are working on this issue. This is good handy list to work from. organizations-bridging-divides-nov-2020Download

Eastern Mennonite University’s Summer Peacebuilding Institute, 2021

For 25 years, the Summer Peacebuilding Institute (SPI) has brought 150 – 200 people each year to Eastern Mennonite University to live and learn together. We were sad to go online last year, though we still found ways to build meaningful relationships and communities with peacebuilders from all over the world. We were also able to include some ofContinueContinue reading “Eastern Mennonite University’s Summer Peacebuilding Institute, 2021”

Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, Summer Institute 2021

The Summer Peacebuilding Program (SPP), is a three-week long (six-week online)intensive training program designed to bridge the theory and practice of building peace in societies that are emerging from conflict, violence or war. In five years, SPP has trained 69 students from diverse backgrounds and experiences. To learn more about the participants’ experiences, view the student blogs from 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018,ContinueContinue reading “Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, Summer Institute 2021”