Additions to Canadian Centres for Teaching Peace web site February 27, 2006

Dear Readers,

My apologies for the length of time between Newsletters (almost two months!!). Life has been hectic. I have decided that the time is right for me to take a sabbatical from my heavy peace workload. I have been doing ‘double duty’ for 10 years, and it is time for me to step back and reflect on where my efforts are best spent. In the meantime, I will still be working for peace with a bit lower profile, and will continue to send our Newsletters approximately once per month. One area that I plan on significantly improving is our postings (Newsletter and Website) on building peace at the personal level. I am pleased to report that we are currently averaging 60,000 actual individual visitors to our web site per month (or approx. 2,000 visitors per day). I wish you all the best, and trust that our work will continue to inspire you.

Have fun and be happy,
Bob Stewart

This 'newsletter' is being sent out as a new feature to provide regular updates to interested people about current additions to the Canadian Centres for Teaching Peace web site.

The Canadian Peace Initiative (“CPI”) is a process to simply provide the venues, support and guidance to ‘Open Space to Open Minds to Peace’. The CPI process is open, transparent, patient and committed, drawing people from all walks of life, freeing them from their stasis and mobilizing them. All members of the Culture of Peace movement have to be leaders in their own right, drawing on their own potential and inner strengths, galvanizing, inspiring and energizing the peace movement. Everyone is a peace leader and peace educator. Every day we must take ownership of ourselves and our relationships: we can do anything we set our minds and hearts to; we do no harm, expect and demand no harm be done to us or others; no one is better than another; we are critical thinkers, finding our own truths; education is our best investment and information our most important resource. Building a healthy culture is about building healthy relationships – we can do that. As we take ownership of peace others will follow – because it will be uplifting and empowering, it will be infectious, and lead to sudden, massive, cultural change. (As in all things peaceful, this enlightening statement is the result of many contributors and supporters. The CPI process has led to the Canadian Culture of Peace Program http://www.cultureofpeace.ca )

Upcoming Events http://www.peace.ca/upcoming.htm :

MARCH 8, 2006 - DEVELOPMENT AND GLOBAL INEQUALITY YOUTH SYMPOSIUM, VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA. The Canadian Institute of International Affairs (CIIA) is seeking the participation of enthusiastic and bright young Canadians enrolled in a post-secondary education program or in the initial stages of career development and non-Canadians enrolled in a degree program at a Canadian university or college in its annual Youth Symposium to be held on March 8, 2006 in Vancouver, British Columbia. This year's symposium is organized around the theme of development and global inequality. We invite young Canadians enrolled in a post-secondary education program or in the early stages of their career development to become involved as panelists and/or delegates. The symposium will address the following broad themes in moderated panels of 3-4 speakers: a) Poverty and security; b) Natural resources, conflict, governance; c) Canadian development policy. Please visit the symposium website for more details about the event, submission guidelines and travel/accommodation subsidies: www.ciia.org/youthsymposium2006.htm ; Karen Lu, Program Coordinator, Canadian Institute of International Affairs, 205 Richmond Street, Suite 302, Toronto, ON M5V 1V3; Tel: 416-977-9000 Ext. 28; Fax: 416-977-7521; Email: klu@ciia.org

March 4 to April 4, 2006 - Night of A Thousand Dinners (N1KD), a Canadian innovation, is the world's largest benefit for humanitarian landmine action. Please join us - host a small event and rid the world of these dreadful things. How hard is a pot luck at home? Coffee-time after church? Lunch at the office? However you participate, we provide a Host kit so yours will be an informed gathering.
For more information and registration, please visit www.clmf.org. Every cent contributed through this campaign will be used to fund mine action projects. When wars end, the surviving soldiers take their weapons and go home. Not landmines. They stay in the ground. They don't wear out. They don't know the difference between war and peace. They don't know the difference between the footsteps of a soldier and the footsteps of a child. It's easy to lose the landmine issue in the number of natural and medical disasters that surround us. This is a man-made disaster that doesn't often get media profile but continues to impact on the most disenfranchised people in the world. However, there is one thing that truly distinguishes this issue - it can be fixed in our lifetime. Break bread together in the interest of peace. Make dinner not War. For more info: Scott Fairweather, President and CEO, Canadian Landmine Foundation, 1623 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario M4T 2A1; Phone: 416 365 9461 x22 Fax 416 365 7019; email: scott@clmf.org ; www.clmf.org

March 13-16, 2006 - An Experiential Workshop - Working with Open Space Technology. Unity on the Mountain Retreat Center, 21 Rosedene Avenue, Hamilton, ON Canada. Working with Open Space Technology is a four- day, highly experiential workshop that will take you on a deep learning journey. You will learn simple, practical and holistic ways to facilitate meetings using Open Space Technology, to work with the sponsor to achieve maximum benefit from the meetings and to prepare yourself to facilitate. You will leave this experiential, interactive workshop equipped with practical and holistic tools and frameworks that will enable you to: Facilitate Open Space Technology (OST) meetings that are 4 hours to several days in length; Decide when to use Open Space Technology; Work with a sponsor to plan highly successful Open Space Technology meetings by ensuring the meeting has the right theme, with the right constraints ('givens'), for the right length of time; Assist the sponsor to reap maximum benefits from the results following the Open Space Technology meeting. Each workshop includes a workbook to support ongoing learning. All participants have access to support and mentorship following the training through an international network of consultants. For more info, contact Michelle Cooper, email: mcooper@integralvisions.com ; phone: 905-648-4633 ; web: http://www.integralvisions.com

March 13-15, 2006 - I am the Deputy Director for the Fund for the Erevna International Peace Center in Bethesda, MD, USA, a support organization for an international Peace Center being built on the Island of Cyprus. Our working meeting entitled "Elements of Peace II" is being held at Georgetown University in Washington, DC on March 13-15, 2006 and we would be honored if you'd consider joining us. I invite you to visit our website for details about our organization and upcoming program at www.feipc.org. In addition to the first day of presentations by theorists and activists alike, we will have two days following, by invitation only, of facilitated small and large group discussions to articulate the common "elements" of the peace programs presented. May I send you an information/registration brochure for our meeting? If so, please respond with your mailing address and please free as well to include the names of any other colleagues that you feel might be interested in participating as well. Thank you for your time and consideration. Sincerely, Susan P. Priester, Deputy Director, Fund for the Erevna International Peace Center, 9104 Quintana Drive, Bethesda, MD 20817; 301-469-9479; email Sbpp98@aol.com ; web www.feipc.org

March 22 - 23, 2006 - the Canadian Institute for Conflict Resolution (CICR), Civilian Peace Service Canada (CPSC) and the McMaster Centre for Peace Studies invite you to a two-day workshop, March 22-23.06 at St. Paul University in Ottawa entitled "Peacebuilding As a Profession - Developing Competencies and Curriculum for Unarmed Peacebuilding". The workshop will be following up on the Feb.7-9, 2005 CPS Consultation and be central to the course "Contemporary Peace Building - Building an Architecture of Peace" which Dr. Peter Stockdale is teaching in the Winter semester, as part of St. Paul's Conflict Studies Program (with which Nonviolent Peaceforce Canada partnered for the CPS Consultation). The March 22-23, 2006 workshop is meant to be the first in a series of consultations and workshops in which trainers, trainees, activists, administrators, organizers and students in the field of nonviolent conflict prevention and management come together for the purpose of arriving, step by step, at a consensus on what the basic qualifications for a Professional Peaceworker might be. Further, the workshop will guide us to determine what training, education and experience are required to produce a Professional Peaceworker. We aim to identify the trends and gaps with a view to professionalizing peace work. Categorically, we have no wish or intention to re-invent the wheel. It is a matter of strengthening our international network and aiding the transition from peace building as a religious calling to a secular profession. For more info: Peter Stockdale, PhD, Professor, Contemporary Peacebuilding Conflict Studies, St. Paul University and President, Global Bridge, 42 - 3019 Fairlea Crescent, Ottawa, Canada K1V ON8; emailto: globalbridge@rogers.com

March 27-31, 2006 - PEACEKEEPING, RECONSTRUCTION AND STABILITY OPERATIONS IN AFRICA 2006: Deploying Successful Support, Peacekeeping and Developmental Missions in Africa, Indaba Hotel, Fourways, South Africa. WHO YOU WILL MEET AND WHO SHOULD ATTEND THIS CONFERENCE: The conference has been researched and designed for senior level professionals, key decision makers, users, providers, academics, designers and manufacturers from the military, civil industry, Government agencies, NGOs, parliamentary bodies, foreign parliaments, foreign embassies, high commissions, national research and training agencies with the following responsibilities: Ministers Deputy Ministers Secretary Generals Deputy Secretary Generals Managing Directors National Directors Serving Millitary Personnel Senior Government Officials Diplomats NGO’s Special Missions Business Development Directors Aquisition Heads Peacekeeping Operations International Organisations Regional Organisations International Financial Institutions Goverment Aid Agencies Research Centres Information Networks Humanitarian Organisations. Defence IQ provides senior military, government and industry representatives with informative conferences in an informal environment, discussing the latest plans, requirements, programmes and technologies. The emphasis we place on quality enables us to offer you consistently high level programmes resulting in a delegate profile which will ensure you get the most out of your time with is than anywhere else. IQPC’s team of researchers have first haven experience of military organisations and the defence industry and are uniquely positioned to put together our leading events, tackling the issues important to you and bringing tangible benefits to your organisation. By offering discounted rates to serving military officers, we bring together balanced audiences to share the experience and knowledge of military and research organisations and the defence industry as a whole. The high level delegates at our conferences come from over 45 different countries to attend our forums, so you can be sure of adding new names to your list of contacts at every event. For more information please visit us at www.defenceiq.com . To register, contact Hennie Oosthuizen, Managing Director, (IQPC)South Africa, 4Th Floor,West Twin Towers, Sandton City, Sandton, South Africa; Tel 27 11 669 5000; Fax 27 11 669 5067; E-Mail hennie.oosthuizen@iqpc.co.za ; Website www.iqpc.co.za

March 31 - April 1, 2006 - NOTRE DAME STUDENT PEACE CONFERENCE: "Voices of Today, Changes for Tomorrow", Hesburgh Center. The University of Notre Dame's annual Student Peace Conference will take place on March 31 and April 1, 2006. The conference is officially sponsored by the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, and is planned and directed entirely by undergraduate peace studies students of the University. Titled "Voices of Today, Changes for Tomorrow", the conference highlights student activism, youth leadership, and the role of youth in the peace-building process. The conference will also explore the consequences of war and conflict on your and society. The two-day conference will feature seminars, lectures, artistic performances and exhibits, and a keynote speaker. We welcome undergraduate and graduate peace visionaries of all majors to submit proposals regarding potential presentations. We encourage presentations of peace from all disciplines and perspectives. Sub-themes could focus on, but are not limited to: - Changing Nature of Warfare; - Ethnic Conflict/Resolution; - Women, Children, and Peace; - The Impact of Globalization on Peace; - Transnationalism and Peace; - Religion and Peace-Building; - Peace in a Post 9/11 Society; - International Law; - International, Cross-Cultural, or Inter-Religious Dialogue; - International Organizations and NGOs; - War and the Politics of Memory; - Changing Scholarly and Popular Conceptions of War and Peace; - Strengths and Weaknesses of Existing Peace Movements; - Role of Media in War-Making and Peacekeeping; - Peace in Contemporary Literature; - The Role of the Mediator; - Effects of Propaganda; - Economics of Peace. Online registration for the conference can be done through the Kroc Institute website at www.nd.edu/~krocinst/events/stuconf06.html . This website will also be frequently updated with the Conference agenda and other relevant information; please take advantage of it! The Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies is very excited to invite all of your to attend this year's conference. Travel arrangements and costs are the responsibility of the attendee, and the Kroc Institute unfortunately is not capable of offering financial support. The University of Notre Dame is located in South Bend, IN and is 90 miles east of Chicago, IL. Lodging is also the responsibility of the attendee, but we have arranged with local hotels to provide discount rates for conference attendees. Some attendees may have the option of staying on the Notre Dame campus with student hosts. Further lodging information will be provided upon your registration. For more info: Kevin Walsh, Conference Chair, and Hal Culbertson Hal.R.Culbertson.1@nd.edu

March 31-April 1, 2006 - Threat and Youth: Cultural Studies Takes On Violence and Education, (USA). As part of the ongoing effort to create and promote cultural studies work at Teachers College, Columbia University (New York), TC Students for a Cultural Studies Initiative (TCSCSI) is sponsoring a Graduate Student Conference entitled “Threat-n-Youth: Cultural Studies Responds to Violence and Education.” The goal is to bring together an international group of faculty and graduate students, along with K-12 educators and their students in an effort to address various issues of violence and education. You may submit papers that address the ongoing, general debate about how Cultural Studies can contribute to and transform education, with a special interest in visual culture, popular culture, new media, media pedagogy, race and gender studies, branding, youth culture, techno-culture, film & television, urban studies, and disability studies. Selected projects will be presented over the course of the two days. For papers submissions, contact Ms. Jessica Lee at: threatnyouth@gmail.com . For further information and registration, go to: http://www.subjectmatters.org/threatnyouth.htm

April 6-7, 2006 - Africa Canada-Forum General Meeting: The two-day ACF General Meeting will be held on April 6-7, 2006 in Ottawa, on “Adapting to Changing Winds: Affirming our actions and advocacy for Africa”. Using a dialogue format with government officials and African colleagues, Forum members will reflect on the main changes in Africa, Canada and the world over the last six years (in the areas of peace and security, democratization and governance, and the fight against poverty) and suggest avenues for the future work of the Forum and its members. For more information or to register, please contact Sylvie Perras at sperras@ccic.ca or (613)241-7007 ext. 321.

April 10-14, 2006 - Gender and Peacebuilding, (Cluj-Napoca, Romania). This course will provide an introduction to gender studies, and analysis of the complex relationships between gender and social constructions and between gender, race and class privileges. Participants will explore the interdependency between gender and power, focusing on theory and practices of gender roles in different societies. It will seek to explore how understanding of gendered social constructions can help in addressing gender inequalities and promote gender equity and cultures of peace. It will also study militarism, the war system and peace - as expressions of social and gender-based constructions, using examples from the Middle East, South East Asia, Western and Eastern Europe, with emphasis on the Balkans and the US. This programme has been particularly designed for senior, middle-range staff and executive officers working in the fields of gender equity, education, social work, peace building and conflict transformation, human rights, democratization, and human development. For more information go to: http://www.transcend.org/tpd/tp.shtml?x=421

May 1- June 9, 2006 - Women’s Human Rights: Building a Peaceful World in an Era of Globalization, (Toronto, Canada). The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (University of Toronto) brings feminist perspectives and an activist orientation to the inextricably related issues of peace, human rights and life-sustaining development. Participants will gain an understanding of the global economic, ecological, legal, cultural and political contexts of this work, as well as how to deliver human rights education and to work for women's human rights in their own country. For all the details, go to: http://www1.oise.utoronto.ca/cwse/springinst_06.htm or contact Pat Doherty at: springinst@oise.utoronto.ca

May 5 - 15, 2006 - 14th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CONFLICT RESOLUTION, St. Petersburg, Russia. Sponsored by Common Bond Institute (USA) & HARMONY Institute (RUSSIA), in cooperation with the International Humanistic Psychology Association. NOW MORE THAN EVER -- a time that calls for new thinking, new vision, new understanding, and new ways of relating in an increasingly interdependent global community. For info: www.cbiworld.org . JOIN over 50 presenters and hundreds of participants from across the world for another dynamic program and multicultural community experience. A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY / MULTI-CULTURAL CONFERENCE that has received support from Former President Clinton, Former President Yeltsin, St. Petersburg Governor Jakovlev, endorsed by over 80 leading-edge organizations and universities internationally, and part of the Hague Appeal for Peace Civil Society Calendar. - OPEN TO ALL INTENT and FOCUS: The ICR Conference offers an open forum for many perspectives and approaches, exploring conflict transformation within diverse contexts, including: arts/creativity, cross-cultural/ethnic, ecology/environment, economics/business, education, gender, global/regional conflict, health/healing arts, human rights, organizational/community, psychotherapy, and transpersonal/spiritual. Focus is on all aspects of conflict, from the intrapersonal - to the interpersonal - to relationships between groups, organizations, cultures, and societies - and ultimately between us and other species. Many opportunities are provided for intensive dialogues on theory and perceptions of conflict and transformation, sharing programs and curriculums, practical skills training, networking and collaboration, and a powerful intentional community experience. In addition to the variety of topics addressed are emphases on dynamics of "The Other," Terrorism, Trauma, and issues in regions of conflict. For information, proposal and registration forms, CONTACT: COMMON BOND INSTITUTE (USA), Steve Olweean, Coordinator, 12170 S. Pine Ayr Drive, Climax, Michigan 49034. Ph/Fax: 269-665-9393; E-mail: SOlweean@aol.com . Full details available at WEB SITE: www.cbiworld.org

May 12 - 13, 2006 - The International Education for Peace Institute (Canada) in Collaboration with the Justice Institute of British Columbia (JIBC) Presents a 2-Day Seminar on: Peaceable Families: Creating Peaceful Families in Culturally Diverse Communities (CR147). Throughout history, the family has operated as the world in miniature; as the arena for individual and social development; and as the workshop of civilization. The family is the most suitable setting for our psychological, social, moral, and spiritual development. It is also the most suitable environment in which the next generations of children grow and form their views about themselves, the world, and the purpose and meaning of life. One of the main challenges throughout the world today is how to create healthy and conflict-free families in communities that are increasingly diverse and burdened with mounting challenges and conflict-producing demands. The seminar is designed to benefit a wide-range of participants: Couples who wish to enrich their families; Government officials, civic leaders and policy makers with primary responsibility for the protection and development of the family; Social workers, health professionals, school counselors, police and emergency service workers, and social institutions involved in helping children, youth, and families; Business and financial institutions; and Academics, researchers, and university students in family-related fields. The seminar will cover five main issues: The nature and dynamics of healthy families; The challenge and the opportunity of gender equality; The unique nature of family conflicts and how to resolve them peacefully; The impact of social change and cultural diversity on marital and familial relationships; and The principles and skills of parenting in a multi-ethnic, global society.
Place: JIBC New Westminster, Canada. Registration Fee: Individuals, $195 + GST; Students, $100 + GST. Registration form: www.jibc.bc.ca/studentServices/main/AcademicServices/HowToApplyAndRegister.htm# . To Register - By Phone: Greater Vancouver 604.528.5590 (Outside Greater Vancouver only 1.877.528.5591); By Fax: 604.528.5653; By Mail or in Person: 715 McBride Blvd. New Westminster, BC, Canada V3L 5T4. More info: Stacey Makortoff, Academic Program Coordinator, EFP-International (Canada), 101-1001 W. Broadway, Suite 900, Vancouver, B.C., V6H 4E4, Canada; Tel: +1-604-639-7910; E-Mail: smakortoff@efpinternational.org ; Web: www.efpinternational.org

June 7 – 10, 2006 - Interaction 2006 – Cultivating Peace: Dialogue, Dispute Resolution and Democracy; 10th biennial national conference; Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, June 7-10, 2006. Democracy, at its heart, reflects a fundamental principle of dispute resolution: everyone affected by a decision must have a voice in its making. Interaction 2006 -- Cultivating Peace: Dialogue, Dispute Resolution and Democracy will examine the links between constructively resolving interpersonal disputes and creating meaningful democracy. Interaction 2006 -- Canada's largest conflict resolution conference -- will bring together participants from across the country to explore constructive ways to communicate about issues that divide us. Join with dispute resolution educators and practitioners, experts from the emerging field of dialogue and deliberative decision-making and interested members of the public to learn about ways that democracy can be strengthened through constructive conflict resolution. Interaction conferences routinely draw between 500-900 participants from across Canada to share their learnings in the fast-growing field of conflict resolution. Conference sessions include a focus on: schools, families, workplaces, courts, neighbourhoods, healthcare settings, government and media. For more information: Conflict Resolution Network Canada/Réseau pour la résolution de conflits Canada, Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, Conrad Grebel University College, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada N2L 3G6; Phone: (519) 885-0880 Fax: (519) 885-0806; Toll Free: (877) 885-0440; E-mail crnetwork@crnetwork.ca ; web site http://www.crnetwork.ca/conference/vision.asp

June 21 – 25, 2006 - The 5th Annual International Conference on Globalisation for the Common Good: East Asia and Pacific Island Communities - The Quest for Identity, Justice and Peace, at Chaminade University of Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii. In a world of ever changing and rising uncertainty, progress and poverty, divisions and inequality and more — no matter where we live — the pertinent and challenging question to be probed and pondered by all of us is this: How can the debate on global issues become more inclusive and better informed? How can people everywhere, regardless of their creed, race, religion and gender, form a better understanding of what connects and divides nations, societies and cultures in today's world? How can we build a world that is just, free and prosperous? To address these issues and more, The Globalisation for the Common Good Initiative, was launched in Oxford in 2002. Since then, our Common Good Journey has taken us to St. Petersburg (Russia), Dubai (UAE), and Kericho (Kenya). (For details please see: http://www.commongood.info/conferences.html ). For 2006 we will journey to Hawaii, USA, where our conference will be held at Chaminade University of Honolulu. For Hawaii 2006 details please see: http://www.commongood.info/conference2006.html . Please apply early to ensure accommodation at conference venue at Chaminade. The conference team at Chaminade has been working very hard to put the whole programme together and have also created a great dedicated conference web site. Please see: http://acad.chaminade.edu/dept/humanities/commongood . For the Tentative Calendar of Events please see: http://acad.chaminade.edu/dept/humanities/commongood/index_Page957.htm . For Registration and costs please see: http://acad.chaminade.edu/dept/humanities/commongood/index_Page610.htm Please note: for those coming from out side of Hawaii, Plan A and Plan B (for accompanying guests), are fully inclusive. From airport pick-up to airport drop-off, room and board, conference academic activities, social/cultural activities, conference registration, tour of the Island of Oahu, conference package/conference papers(one per family) and the Gala Dinner at the "world class" John Dominus Restaurant, etc; are all covered. Moreover, the proceedings of the conference will be published by late 2006 in a prestigious journal format by Chaminade University for a wide distribution and will be sent to each registered participant as part of registration. There are special packages for participants from Hawaii, please refer to the web site for details. I thank Chaminade University for making all this possible within such a budget. Please do not hesitate to contact me or Dr. David Coleman with any queries that you might have. For all non-academic and admin related questions please contact our Conference Secretary: Ms.Cassandra Sakamoto, Chaminade University of Honolulu, 3140 Waialae Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96816, USA, phone: (808)735-4827, fax: (808) 739-8328, email: Cassandra Sakamoto csakamot@chaminade.edu ; Web Site: http://commongood.info

June 22-25, 2006 - The Global Leadership Forum, Leadership for Human Development: Public Sector, Socially Responsible Corporations, Educational and Non-Governmental Organisations Working Together. The International Partnership, Service-Learning and Leadership, New York; The Academy for Educational Development, Washington DC; The Siberian Academy of Public Administration, Novosibirsk, Russia; The Fundação Dom Cabral, Brazil; The Eminönü Municipality in Istanbul invite participation and presentations at the The 8th Global Leadership Forum: ISTANBUL - The Challenges of Leadership: 1. Leadership and Public Policy, nationally and internationally; 2. Leadership and new initiatives in the private sector; 3. Leadership in academic institutions, NGOs, and capacity building; 4. Leadership, management and corporate social responsibility. Keynote Speakers: Dr. Linda Chisholm, Founder and Past President, the International Partnership for Service-Learning and Leadership. New York. Dr. Leo Bruno, former Vice-President of Samsung Brazil, Director Center for Leadership Development, Dom Cabral Foundation. Brazil. Registration BEFORE March 1st: US$790 including 5 nights at a 4 star hotel, breakfast and lunch everyday during the conference and a tour of Istanbul. $890 after March 1. For registration: http://www.ipsl.org/organization/June06GLF.html or contact Nevin Brown, President, IPSL, in New York: nbrown@ipsl.org . For presentations, please send 100 word abstracts and 50 word biographical note before April 1, 2006 to Prof. Adel Safty in Istanbul at globalleaders@gmail.com . For information, contact. Arzu Akar at thegloballeadershipforum@gmail.com

June to August, 2006 - The Alliance for Conflict Transformation (ACT) is pleased to announce the Summer Institute on Peacebuilding & Conflict Resolution (IPCR). IPCR is an intensive 3-week residential program intended to build the capacity of current and future professionals in a variety of fields to make a critical difference in furthering peaceful relations in the world. The course is offered in two locations as follows:
- Santa Cruz, Bolivia: June 10 ­ July 1, 2006
- Jakarta, Indonesia: July 22 ­ August 12, 2006
We are currently accepting applications for English speaking professionals, graduate and upper-level undergraduate students in peace and conflict resolution, international affairs, political science, Latin American studies, Asian studies, anthropology, development and related fields. We would greatly appreciate your assistance in announcing this program to your students and colleagues by posting the enclosed announcement to your listserves and other relevant fora, forwarding it to potentially interested faculty and students, and announcing the program in classes. Please let me know if you would be interested in receiving our BROCHURES about the program, and I would be happy to send you some immediately. For more info: Nike Carstarphen, Ph.D., Senior Partner, Alliance for Conflict Transformation, PO Box 9117, Alexandria, VA 22304; Phone: (1) 703-461-3650; Email: ipcr@conflicttransformation.org ; Web: http://www.conflicttransformation.org

July 10-14, 2006 - 14th Annual Center for Peaceable Schools Summer Institute - I=WE Supporting Leadership for Peaceable Schools and Communities, Lesley University, Cambridge, MA. Join us at the 14th annual summer institute! Hear keynotes, attend workshops, participate in community meetings, and learn how to: Expand and deepen your knowledge of collaborative leadership; Develop and improve classroom and community tools; Strengthen relationships in your schools and communities; Move past isolation toward collaboration. Contact the Center for Peaceable Schools for more information. CALL: 617.349.8669; EMAIL: peace@lesley.edu ; VISIT: www.lesley.edu/info/peace

July 11-16, 2006 - Global Peace and Security in Community Colleges and the Communities They Serve, (Washington DC, USA). The United States Institute of Peace announces a summer seminar designed for community college faculty and administrators to give them an opportunity to carefully examine the nature of international peace and security and how community colleges can relate this to their students and local communities. Presenters will include leading authorities in the study of global peace and conflict, as well as from the field of community college education. The application process is competitive and the Institute will contribute to travel, lodging, and incidental expenses (Deadline: March 25). For all the details and to apply, go to: http://www.usip.org/ed/seminars/ccfs.html

July 16 - 21, 2006 - Advanced Training on International Humanitarian Law. Organizers: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Program on Humanitarian Policy and Conflict Research at Harvard (HPCR), Cambridge, Massachusetts. "International Humanitarian Law and Current Conflicts: New Challenges and Dilemmas" provides an opportunity for participants to acquire and refine the necessary professional skills to address humanitarian challenges through the framework of IHL. This course will offer operational training and comprehensive instruction on IHL, combined with expert presentations and discussions of challenges to the law in recent conflicts. Core instruction will be provided by ICRC and HPCR experts, with additional presentations by guest speakers. The course of study will encompass lectures, small working groups, simulations and policy discussions. Selected topics will include: - Introduction to IHL and its Implementation; - Civilians and Combatants; - Occupation and Peacebuilding; and - Conduct of Hostilities. Participants will also consider recent challenges in the field of IHL through a series of case studies. The advanced training is addressed to mid-career professionals concerned with the role of IHL in the work of governments, international organizations and humanitarian non-governmental organizations operating in conflict zones. Participants are expected to have prior professional exposure to the application or theory of international humanitarian law, and the organizers welcome inquiries from members of the UN, NGO, diplomatic, academic, media and military communities. Applications, due by April 7, may be submitted online via the event website: http://www.ihlresearch.org/ihl/seminar/application_information.php . For more information about program structure and costs, please visit our website at or http://www.ihlresearch.org/ihl/seminar or contact ihlseminar@hsph.harvard.edu

July 30-August 6, 2006 - San Jose, Costa Rica. International Institute on Peace Education 2006 “Toward a Planetary Ethic: Shared and Individual Responsibility”. **APPLICATIONS ARE NOW AVAILABLE on the WEB at www.tc.edu/PeaceEd/IIPE. **To request an application sent to you by email contact: peace-ed@tc.edu . The 2006 International Institute on Peace Education (IIPE) is being co-organized by the Peace Education Center of Teachers College Columbia University (New York) and the UN Mandated University for Peace (Costa Rica). IIPE, founded in 1982 by Betty Reardon and faculty colleagues at Teachers College, has been held annually in different parts of the world. It is an intensive multicultural and cooperative learning opportunity in which participants learn from and with each other about substantive peace issues and interactive teaching approaches. The IIPE is also an opportunity for networking and community building among those who educate and work for a culture of peace in the host region and around the world. IIPE 2006 will explore the theme of “Toward a Planetary Ethic: Shared and Individual Responsibility,” recognizing that the global community has reached key areas of consensus regarding the challenges we are facing, the shared ethical frameworks of values, norms and principles for meeting them, and in particular the contributions that education should fulfill. For more background information on this year’s theme please visit the IIPE website at: www.tc.edu/PeaceEd . Please send all inquiries to the address listed below: Peace Education Center, Box 171, Teachers College Columbia University, New York, NY 10027 USA; email peace-ed@tc.edu

December 31, 2006 – January 4, 2007 - EDUCATION FOR PEACE: EDUCATION FOR LIFE, Peace Education in Israel and Palestine, An International Conference, Antalya, Turkey. Prof. Gavriel Saloman and Prof. Mohammed Dajani, Conference Co-Chairmen. IPCRI will be convening an Israeli-Palestinian-International Conference on “Education for Peace – Education for Life”. The Conference will bring together peace educators, curricula writers, encounter facilitators, peace studies practitioners, conflict resolution practitioners, mediators, and activists from academia, research sector, governmental and community organizations and others from Israel, Palestine and beyond. The conference will be a tremendous opportunity for dialogue, debate and visioning with collaboration and cooperation between the body of theory and practice. The conference will be meeting grounds for dialogue and mutual learning from the field of peace education from the viewpoint of academia and from the field of practioners. The conference will raise critical issues and acquire new insights into the profound peace education developments in Israel, Palestine and around the world. Furthermore, the Conference will provide an excellent opportunity to build connections across multi-disciplinary sectors. Main Themes for the Conference: Moving from a Culture of hate to a culture of peace; Resources for peace educators; Peace education curricula - research and development; Coping with existing curricula in Israel and Palestine; Does Peace Education really work – a review of research and evaluations; Using media in peace education; Using the arts in peace education; Virtual Peace education - using the internet in peace education; Peace education in the informal educational arena – youth centers, youth movements, clubs, etc.; Institutionalizing peace education – confronting the formal education systems. For more information: Gershon Baskin, Ph.D. and Hanna Siniora; Co-CEOs, IPCRI, ISRAEL/PALESTINE CENTER FOR RESEARCH & INFORMATION, P.O. Box 9321, Jerusalem 91092; Tel: 972-2-676-9460 Fax: 972-2-676-8011; Mobile: 052-381-715; email gershon@ipcri.org ; http://www.ipcri.org ; http://www.place4peace.com

Problem Identification Topics http://www.peace.ca/problem.htm :
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Who's Who (World Level) http://www.peace.ca/whoswho.htm :
Earth and Peace Education Associates International (EPE) - Founded in 1992, EPE is a global network of educators who aim to promote the recognition of the reciprocal relationship between ecological degradation and the violation of human rights on a local, national and global level. In their own words, this relationship is defined by the organizing principle underlying EPE’s educational approach: contextual sustainability. Thus, it assumes that the earth is the primary context and essential foundation of all social activity and that ecological sustainability is key to achieving a culture of peace. In return, respect for human rights characterizes the social context essential to ecological sustainability. This month EPE launched Transitions, a monthly E-Newsletter which welcomes contributions. To learn more about EPE, go to: http://www.globalepe.org/services.html . To submit your contributions, you should contact the editor, Anita L. Wenden at: wldyc@cunyvm.cuny.edu

Global Peace Production.com was established as a result of the aftermath of a terrorist attack in Bali, Indonesia in 2002. I was in paradise one moment and in the next instance, my world was blown apart. It changed my life from that moment on; forever. I WILL NEVER BE THE SAME. I volunteered at the local hospital's Crisis Center to assist in the tragedy and my experience has been instrumental in forcing me to look at my responsibility in shifting from an armchair theorist – looking from a comfortable distance at the reality of our times – to actively doing something to empower myself and to seek methods and tools that will help the most marginalized society affected by these atrocities – youth. We have Co-Created a global movement to shift peace consciousness, through a Global Peace Actionists Code that is so simple, everyone can do it. We are also in development of a documentary film "One Voice at a Time" who's message is that of "HOPE". Hope for the future, for our children, for us, for the planet. We are inviting our children, brothers and sisters, mothers and fathers, aunts and uncles, colleagues and politicians of all races and color to join in co-creating our vision. Welcome to the Movement. www.globalpeaceproduction.com . For more information: Carmen Everall, C.E.O., Global Peace Production, www.globalpeaceproduction.com , email: carmen@globalpeaceproduction.com , 1-604-949-1764 (t).

Information Resources (World Level) http://www.peace.ca/info.htm :

Armed Conflicts Report 2005 - Project Ploughshares, Canada, has reported annually on armed conflicts since 1987. Project Ploughshares' Armed Conflicts Report thoroughly details the state of wars around the world. Going beyond the wars on the evening news, the report describes lesser-known conflicts, as well as the issues that surround current and recently ended conflicts. It also includes maps depicting causes and consequences of armed conflict. If you are interested: http://www.ploughshares.ca/libraries/ACRText/ACR-TitlePageRev.htm#Preface

Getting It Right, Doing It Right: Gender and Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration. This UNIFEM handbook is aimed at those planning and executing disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR). It contains reflections and lessons learned, case studies from Liberia and Bougainville in Papua New Guinea, and practical guidance in the form of a model standard operating procedure. This Report is available in English, French and Arabic.

The Human Security Report 2005, put out by the Liu Institute for Global Studies at the University of B.C., shows a significant decline in numbers of armed conflicts and number of states involved in armed conflicts over the past ten years: www.humansecurityreport.info . In fact, the world endured 32 armed conflicts in 26 states during 2004, but both figures were the lowest since 1987. These figures correspond with an increase in multilateral efforts at peacemaking, peacekeeping and peacebuilding. (Project Ploughshares Armed Conflict Report 2005) Despite the persistence of political, communal, and criminal violence across the globe, there is evidence that international efforts to reduce, end, and prevent armed conflicts are bearing fruit. Your contributions are a part of these efforts! No thank you could be enough. We know we are making a difference!

Peacebuilding Commission at the United Nations: The United Nations General Assembly and the Security Council passed resolutions on December 20, 2005 creating a Peacebuilding Commission. The Commission is an inter-governmental body tasked with focusing international attention and resources on post-conflict peace-building and preventing the slide into conflict in post-conflict contexts. For more information, see the Reform the UN site at http://www.reformtheun.org/index.php/issues/1735?theme=alt4. The site features an overview, as well as links to all relevant UN documents, government statements and civil society analysis.

www.PeaceCommunicator.com - This website offers a free booklet that viewers can download to show 23 peaceful messages, written by fourth graders from our school. Drivers are pleasantly surprised to receive a bright-eyed child flashing a sign saying, "You make a difference" or "Have a great day!" Our intention is to spread these messages with as many people as possible. Please help us get the word out so even more people start sharing positive messages. We will add a link to your website in exchange. Thanks, Scott Ertl, School Counselor, Marvin Ward Elementary School, 3775 Fraternity Church Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27127; (336) 774-4676; http://www.PeaceCommunicator.com ; email SErtl@wsfcs.k12.nc.us

" Promoting the Common Good", the book co-authored by Rev.Dr. Marcus Braybrooke and Kamran Mofid, is now available in the US and Canada www.commongood.info . Promoting the Common Good: Bringing Economics and Theology Together Again, by Kamran Mofid, PhD and Marcus Braybrooke, Foreword by Richard Harries, Afterword by Bhai Sahib Mohinder Singh. According to this provocative critique of globalization, modern economics has become dehumanized and no longer serves the needs of society. Bringing together their expertise, an economist and a theologian reintroduce what has been lacking in the processes of economics and globalization: a moral and spiritual context. Fundamental issues covered include equity and efficiency, production and consumption, economic and spiritual well-being, economic growth and social justice, free and fair trade, and profit maximization and sustainability. Written in a clear, engaging style for both the general reader and the academic, this daring work demonstrates how the most timely issues of economics can be understood by anyone. Marcus Braybrooke is an Anglican priest, a peace counselor, the president of the World Congress of Faiths, a patron of the International Interfaith Centre in Oxford, a cofounder of the Three Faiths Forum in London, and the author of 1,000 World Prayers, Faith and Interfaith in a Global Age, and What We Can Learn from Islam. Kamran Mofid teaches economics, business studies, international business, and political science. He is the author of The Economic Consequences of the Gulf War and Globalisation for the Common Good. Richard Harries, Bishop of Oxford, is the author of God Outside the Box: Why Spiritual People Object to Christianity and After the Evil: Christianity and Judaism in the Shadow of the Holocaust. Bhai Sahib Mohinder Singh is the chairman and spiritual successor of the Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha in Birmingham, England, and is internationally known for his contributions in the field of education, the Sikh heritage, and inter-religious endeavours. Price: $17.95; Category: Academic: Religion & Theology, Academic: Economics; Pages: 144; Book Type: Paper; Size: 5 1/4 x 8 1/2; ISBN: 0856832316

Below are 5 NEW books, hot off the press, written by Canadian authors and available to you through Conflict Resolution Bookstore. These featured books (and over one hundred others) are available on-line at our secure site http://www@crnetwork.ca/bookstore/index.asp Order online today or fax back the below form to 519-885-0806. Order all five books below by March 31, 2006 and we will waive ALL shipping costs!

Worldview Skills Transforming Conflict from the Inside Out $24.95 by Jessie Sutherland (Publisher: Worldview Strategies). In this book, Jessie Sutherland, proposes a new and workable way of transforming cycles of deep-rooted conflict into those of reconciliation. Drawing on extensive experience in working with indigenous and non-indigenous groups, Sutherland proposes a practical series of "worldview skills" to challenge individuals and groups to re-think their world view and to gain insight into different cultural pathways to reconciliation.

Rules of Engagement for Communicating at Work $29.95 by Kathleen Redmond (Publisher: Engagement Publishing). With candor and great insight, Rules of Engagement for Communicating at Work offers positive, insightful and practical alternatives to behaviours that damage communication, impact performance and fracture relationships in today's workplace. This no-nonsense, shoot from the hip handbook is an expert guide for managers who want to improve productivity, employee morale and retention, and bottom line efficiencies. It's all about making communication work... at work.

Preparing for Mediation: A Dispute Resolution Guide $24.95 by Deborah Lynn Zutter (Publisher: Trafford Publishing). Written by an experienced lawyer and mediator, this user-friendly book is a great resource for both lawyers and parties who are using mediation or collaborative practice. This author's valuable tips, overviews and checklists de-mystify the dispute resolution process and help participants with everything from choosing the appropriate method to participating effectively throughout the process.

Turning Conflict into Profit $29.95 by Larry Axelrod & Rowland Johnson (Publisher: The University of Alberta Press) Written in plain language, with real-life examples, Turning Conflict into Profit offers a practical and rewarding roadmap through conflict. Drawing on principles of psychology and sociology. Larry Axelrod and Roy Johnson have developed a new alternative for workplace conflict resolution. Turning Conflict into Profit explains how "leaning into conflict" not only defuses workplace tensions but releases blocked energy into positive channels of development.

Family Mediating and Collaborative Practice Handbook $90.00 by Barbara Landau, Lorne Wolfson, Niki Landau (Publisher: Lexis Nexis Butterworths). This comprehensive text clearly describes the goals, theory, and the procedures followed in both mediation and "collaborative law" - a new model for non-adversarial dispute resolution that has evolved since the last edition was published in 2000. It covers all of the material necessary to inform clients about these services, the up-to-date research, and communcation skills needed to carry out a professional practice. The appendices offer precedent material for all steps in the mediation and collaborative law process as well as screening tools, training standards of professional conduct.
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The "Resolving Conflict Creatively" series in a Box Set is currently being used by over 850 schools and community groups worldwide. Video Librarian Magazine said the following: "This series does an excellent job of demonstrating the effectiveness of negotiation and mediation in resolving conflict . . . The first two volumes would be very beneficial in an interpersonal communications curriculum for high school, college students, or out of school adult learners, while the final two-parter would probably be most helpful for those whose responsibilities lie in government, law enforcement and the juvenile justice system." We hope you'll consider purchasing these acclaimed educational resources for your institution. These titles are also sold separately:
Resolving Conflict Creatively in the School Community "Negotiation" & "Mediation" - two half hour videos (or DVD) with Teacher's Manual & Handouts http://www.triune.ca/pages/prod/rcc2.html
Resolving Conflict Creatively in the Multicultural Community "Inter-Cultural Mediation" - 24 min. video (or DVD) with Teacher's Manual & Handouts http://www.triune.ca/pages/prod/rcc3.html
Resolving Conflict Creatively between Victims & Youth Offenders " Diversion " & " Transformation " - two hours on two videos (or DVD) with Discussion Guide http://www.triune.ca/pages/prod/rcc4.html
"Healing Circles", an effective tool in Anti-Bullying Programs, is now available as a separate video or DVD with Discussion Guide. http://www.triune.ca/pages/prod/hc.html
For prices, reviews, order forms, video clips and an independent evaluation survey please visit our website < http://www.triune.ca > or contact us. Triune Arts, 111 Wildwood Crescent, Toronto, Ontario M4L 2K9; Fax: 416.686.0468; E-mail: triune@sprint.ca

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Inspiring Quotes http://www.peace.ca/inspiringquotations.htm :

From the Dalai Lama’s 2005 message:
1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risks.
2. When you lose, don't lose the lesson
3. Follow the Three 'Rs"
- Respect for self
- Respect for others, and
- Responsibility for all your actions.
4. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
5. Learn the rule so you know how to break them properly.
6. Don't let a little dispute injure a great relationship.
7. When you realize you have made a mistake take immediate steps to correct it.
8. Spend some time alone every day.
9. Remember that silence at times is the best answer.
10. Open arms to change but don't let go off your values.
11. Live a good, honorable life then when you get older and think back you'll be able to enjoy it a second time.
12. A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.
13. In disagreement with loved ones, deal only with the current situation and don't bring up the past.
13. Share your knowledge, it is a way to achieve immortality.
14. Be gentle with the earth.
15. Once a year, go someplace you've never been before.
16. Remember that the best relationship is the one in which your love for each other exceeds the need for each other.
17. Judge your success by what you have to give up in order to get it.
18. Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.

See the following new reports posted on our web site:
Learn about 2 University students crossing Canada with a personal statement for Peace in May 2006: http://www.peace.ca/peacebike.htm

Questions? contact Bob Stewart at stewartr at peace.ca

Posted by Evelin at February 28, 2006 08:30 AM