By: David J. Smith, July 25, 2017 If you are interested in taking a free online course on peacebuilding, consider this course offered by the U.S. Institute of Peace. You can start right away! Daryn Cambridge and Jacki Wilson are good friends, and great instructors! If you are an educator, be sure to shareContinueContinue reading “Free USIP Online Course: Introduction to Peacebuilding”
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Politicians Can’t Seem to do it, But These Citizens are Learning How to Find Common Ground, Washington Post, 7/21
By: David J. Smith, July 26, 2017 I’d like to recommend this article written by Washington Post reporter Colby Itkowitiz as a model of what one person can do to work across the divide. It focuses on the efforts of Donna Murphy and her working with Better Angels, an organization based in Ohio strivingContinueContinue reading “Politicians Can’t Seem to do it, But These Citizens are Learning How to Find Common Ground, Washington Post, 7/21”
USIP Special Report: Dialogues for Peace, Four Ideas That Can Improve Them, 7/18/17
By: David J. Smith, July 21, 2017 A recent U.S. Institute of Peace study found that facilitated dialogue approaches are effective in promoting peace. USIP examined more than 100 projects over the past quarter-century from Afghanistan and Pakistan to Iraq, Libya, Nepal and other countries. A central goal: figure out how such projects can beContinueContinue reading “USIP Special Report: Dialogues for Peace, Four Ideas That Can Improve Them, 7/18/17”
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