contact women in peacebuilding
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A presentation of alumnae of the CONTACT program, in honor of the Interantional Women's Month.TRANSCRIPT
Women in Peacebuilding
Experience of Alumni of the
Conflict Transformation Across Cultures
CONTACT
Violent conflicts prevent…
Sustainable Development
Sri Lanka, after attacks
Violent conflicts prevent…
Social Justice
Violent conflicts prevent…
Cross Cultural Education
A school in Rwanda after the genocide, 1994
How can we analyze root causes of conflicts?
What are the concrete steps to emerge from the revenge cycle?
How can we foster the creation of a more positive vision of the future?
How to transform conflicts?
How can we sustain peace?
CONTACT strives to foster the creation of a more positive vision of the future by bringing together people from all over the world and from all cross sections of society who are committed to peacebuilding and conflict transformation
What is CONTACT?
• Stands for Conflict Transformation Across Cultures
CONTACT has provided training in the field of peacebuilding to over 900 participants from diverse cultural, geographical, and experiential backgrounds since its creation in 1997.
Historical Timeline
1997: program is founded by Dr. Paula Green (only the Summer Peacebuilding)
2000 first class of the Graduate Certificate Program in Conflict Transformation
2001 First Mid-Year Seminar in Cyprus
Historical Timeline
2002 CONTACT AfricaGhanaSouth Africa
2003 Mid Year Seminar in Bosnia and Hertzegovina
2004 develops the African Peace and Development Initiatives Program, focus on Uganda and Ethiopia
Historical Timeline
2006 Mid-Year Seminar in Kigali Rwanda
2007 most countries represented in the program and matches the highest number of students 73
2008 program strengthen ties with Brattleboro Community
Historical Timeline
2008 Senegal-experimental program
2009 first march in the Heiffers Parade
2010 Kathmandu, Nepal 1st SAARC Peacebuilding and
Education Program
73 participants, 35 countries 1 purpose: Peace
Building Blocks
Summer Peacebuilding Program3 credits-3 weeks on SIT campus
Master Degree Conflict TransformationService, Leadership & Management
SPP + Certificate + 16 MA on campus credits +12 off campus credits
Graduate Certificate in Conflict TransformationSPP + 11 credits taken on line and independently +Mid-Year Seminar in Rwanda
• Explore the causes and complexities of conflicts
• Learn the basic concepts and skills for conflict transformation work
• Have an opportunity to become a part of a diverse community
By attending one of the CONTACT programs, participants…..
• Promote dialogue and reconciliation• Address the psychological and social
effects of trauma• Develop culturally sensitive models and
accommodate in indigenous approach to healing
• Provide emotional support to humanitarian aid workers
• Train local professionals
• Foster relationships with individuals around the world
“I’ve connected more deeply with my identity and potential contributions as a peacebuilder and thus become more
aware of my own specific role in all these interactions. As a consequence, I’m more self-assured, active, and creative in
my daily practice of active nonviolence.”
“Because of CONTACT, I identified my own skills to design & facilitate peace-building programs. It [has] guided me to start
our own organization and today I am the director of programs.”
CONTACT Africa
CONTACT South Asia
CONTACT WOMENDar Mikula
• “at my church I I did a ‘sermon’ on Global Peace that reflected mostly on my experience at CONTACT. No one stirred for seven minutes and people are still talking about how moved they were. Two weeks later I did a seminar called ‘Peace starts here’ and 40 people showed up (attendace is usually 10-12)”. ‘
Dar Mikula, USA
CONTACT WOMEN
CONTACT WOMENDora Urujeni
CONTACT WOMENDora Urujeni
MALE ALLIES
“There are in fact so many causes and conditions for enmity. Within these causes
and conditions your way of conducting yourself is also included.”
-His Holiness, Dalai Lama