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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Peace Journalist Seeking Submissions for Next Edition: Submissions due 9/7/18
If you are a writer, consider submitting to The Peace Journalist. The deadline for the next submission is 9/7/18. From the editor: I’m writing with my semi-annual call for papers for the Peace Journalist magazine. We seek submissions on peace journalism initiatives, research, etc. However, we do not seek general submissions about peace projects, unless theyContinueContinue reading “Peace Journalist Seeking Submissions for Next Edition: Submissions due 9/7/18”
Featured Peacebuilding Group: UN Peacebuilding Fund
The United Nations Peacebuilding Fund is this week’s Featured Peacebuilding Group. The United Nations Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) is currently supporting more than 120 projects in 25 countries by delivering fast, flexible and relevant funding. Since its creation to the end of 2015, PBF has allocated $623 million to 33 countries to help prevent (re)lapse intoContinueContinue reading “Featured Peacebuilding Group: UN Peacebuilding Fund”
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