Peacebuilding

Thomas Hübl’s The Pocket Project: Facilitating the Integration of Collective Trauma

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Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous […]

Published in Spring | Summer 2017 By Julie Jordan Avritt, Thomas Hübl

New Approaches to Healing Collective Conflict and Trauma: Our Responsibility as Global Citizens*

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Thomas Hübl and William Ury "This is the beginning of what we need, a vocabulary for how we talk about a process that we don’t even have words yet to describe—what actually is happening at the biochemical, genetic, psychological, and spiritual levels as the process of peace is being made." -Ury

Published in Spring | Summer 2017 By William Ury, Thomas Hübl

Dealing With the Darkness of What Humans Do to Humans

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This article shows how in response to thuggish forces the qualities of feminine intelligence—available to men as to women—can enable […]

Published in Spring | Summer 2017 By Scilla Elworthy, PhD

A Model for Building Safe Communities: The River Phoenix Center for Peacebuilding Leads the Way

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We share our model as an inspiration and affirmation that work is being done that builds safe community. We know […]

Published in Spring | Summer 2016 By Dot Maver, Heart Phoenix

Citizens Peace Movement of Iraq

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KOSMOS: Let’s begin, Kai, with an overview. We want to give our Kosmos readers a sense of you, your work, […]

Published in Fall | Winter 2015 By Kai Brand-Jacobsen

Women Cross DMZ to Make Peace in Korean Peninsula

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Women’s Hope to End Longest Forgotten War Thirty international women peacemakers from 15 countries walked across the demilitarized zone between […]

Published in Fall | Winter 2015 By Chung Hyun Kyung

Roadmap: A Movement of Movements

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We in the progressive movement have been aware for some time that we tend to be ‘siloed’ in our respective […]

Published in Fall | Winter 2014 By Michael Nagler

Planting Seeds of Peace in Liberia

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The story I want to share with you is a story of determination, courage, and collective action begun by the […]

Published in Fall | Winter 2014 By Cynthia Jurs

UN High Level Forum on the Culture of Peace

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A talk given at the United Nations High Level Forum on Peacebuilding and Global Citizenship. September 9, 2014. I want […]

Published in Fall | Winter 2014 By Dot Maver

The Invisible Yet Existent Culture of Peace

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A new story is emerging. Humanity is the storyteller. The story line is ancient and the global community is right on time as it wakes up. The global community is appalled by many of its own creations and strives to take responsibility for creating a Culture of Peace.

Published in Fall | Winter 2013 By Dot Maver