By: David J. Smith, March 10, 2017 The Citizen Mediator initiative is aimed at leveraging the experience of the practitioner community to bridge the U.S. political divide. It is organized by the International Mediators Community of of Practice, Association for Conflict Resolution, and Mediators Beyond Borders International. If you are interested, consider attending theirContinueContinue reading “Citizen Mediator Initiative Seeks to Engage Practitioners in Working to Heal Political Divide, Washington, DC Event, 3/16”
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State Department’s 2016 Annual Human Rights Reports
By: David J. Smith, March 6, 2017 Annually, the U.S. Department of State publishes annual country reports on human rights practices. These reports have been important in setting foreign policy and engaging with other countries. Click below for this year’s reports
Peace Trail on the National Mall: A USIP and National Park Service Collaboration
By: David J. Smith, March 3, 2017 When I was at U.S. Institute of Peace, an idea that we started to advocate was a walking tour of peace monuments on the National Mall. I am pleased that this has finally come to fruition. The tour is a collaboration by USIP, the National Park Service andContinueContinue reading “Peace Trail on the National Mall: A USIP and National Park Service Collaboration”
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