12th Workshop on Transforming Humiliation and Violent Conflict / 26th Annual Conference of the Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies network at Teachers College, Columbia University, New York City, December 3 - 4, 2015

We thank Gabriela Saab and Mariana Ferraz for stepping up and doing such wonderful video-taping! (Gabriela Saab offered her support up on Day One, and Mariana Ferraz on Day Two.)

• 01 Linda Hartling Welcomes Everybody, December 3, 2015
Linda Hartling welcomes everybody on the morning of December 3, 2015, to the 12th Workshop on Transforming Humiliation and Violent Conflict, which took place at Columbia University in New York City, December 3 - 4, 2015. Linda Hartling is the Director of the Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies (HumanDHS) network. We so much thank Gabriela Saab for the video-taping!

•  02 Danielle Coon Welcomes Everybody, December 3, 2015
Danielle Coon welcomes everybody on the morning of December 3, 2015, to the 12th Workshop on Transforming Humiliation and Violent Conflict, which took place at Columbia University in New York City, December 3 - 4, 2015. Danielle Coon is the Associate Director of the Morton Deutsch International Center for Cooperation and Conflict Resolution (MD-ICCCR). We so much thank Gabriela Saab for the video-taping!

•  03 Linda Hartling Introduces Our Appreciative Frame, December 3, 2015 (Pdf 2014)
Linda Hartling introduces our Appreciative Frame, on the morning of December 3, 2015, at the 12th Workshop on Transforming Humiliation and Violent Conflict, which took place at Columbia University in New York City, December 3 - 4, 2015. Linda Hartling is the Director of the Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies (HumanDHS) network. We so much thank Gabriele Saab for the video-taping!

•  04 Phil Brown Explains Our Introduction Rounds, December 3, 2015
Philip Brown explains and initiates our introduction rounds, on the morning of December 3, 2015, at the 12th Workshop on Transforming Humiliation and Violent Conflict, which took place at Columbia University in New York City, December 3 - 4, 2015. Phil Brown is a pillar of this workshop since many years, and a Member in the Global Advisory Board of the Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies (HumanDHS) network. We so much thank Gabriele Saab for the video-taping!

• 05 A Global Dignilogue with Linda Hartling and Evelin Lindner, Honoring the Message of Alfred Nobel and Bertha von Suttner, December 3, 2015 (Link to Nobel Peace Prize nomination page | Video | Powerpoint | see also Pdf 2014)
Linda Hartling and Evelin Lindner engage in a Dignilogue (Dignity + Dialogue), on the morning of December 3, 2015, at the 12th Workshop on Transforming Humiliation and Violent Conflict, which took place at Columbia University in New York City, December 3 - 4, 2015. Linda Hartling is the Director of the Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies (HumanDHS) network. Evelin Lindner is the founding president of the Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies network and she explains the background of, and the intentions behind the Nobel Peace Prize. See also her reflections on her 2015 nomination, and meet the inspirer of the prize, Bertha von Suttner. We very much thank Gabriela Saab for the video-taping!

•  06 + 07 Michael Perlin in Pre-Planned Dignilogue 1, and Alison Lynch in Pre-Planned Dignilogue 1, December 3, 2015
Michael Perlin and Alison Lynch contribute to Dignilogue 2 (Dignity + Dialogue), on the morning of December 3, 2015, at the 12th Workshop on Transforming Humiliation and Violent Conflict, which took place at Columbia University in New York City, December 3 - 4, 2015. Michael L. Perlin has just retired as a Professor of Law, the Director of the International Mental Disability Law Reform Project at the Justice Action Center, and Director of the Online Mental Disability Law Program at the New York Law School in New York, and he will now teach and work globally. Alison Lynch is a former student of Michael Perlin, with whom he has presented at conferences in the US, Austria, and the UK, and with whom he has written frequently about sexuality and disability (with a book forthcoming in early 2016). Alison is a staff attorney with the Disability Rights New York office. We so much thank Gabriela Saab for the video-taping!

•  08 Gay Rosenblum-Kumar in Pre-Planned Dignilogue 1, December 3, 2015
Gay Rosenblum Kumar contributes to Dignilogue 1 (Dignity + Dialogue), on the morning of December 3, 2015, at the 12th Workshop on Transforming Humiliation and Violent Conflict, which took place at Columbia University in New York City, December 3 - 4, 2015. Gay Rosenblum Kumar looks back on more than two decades of international experiences in building capacities for conflict prevention and transformation. Prior to her current work as an international consultant, she was the Senior Secretary of the interagency United Nations Framework for Coordination on Preventive Action (FT). The FT supported UN departments and agencies to work with government officials and their civil society counterparts in divided societies to design and implement strategies for building national and local capacities for conflict prevention and transformation. We very much thank Gabriele Saab for the video-taping!

•  09 Janet Gerson in Pre-Planned Dignilogue 1, December 3, 2015
Janet Gerson contributes to Dignilogue 1 (Dignity + Dialogue), on the morning of December 3, 2015, at the 12th Workshop on Transforming Humiliation and Violent Conflict, which took place at Columbia University in New York City, December 3 - 4, 2015. Janet Gerson is the Education Director of the International Institute on Peace Education (IIPE). We so much thank Gabriele Saab for the video-taping!

•  10 James Shanahan in Pre-Planned Dignilogue 1, December 3, 2015
James Shanahan contributes to Dignilogue 1 (Dignity + Dialogue), on the morning of December 3, 2015, at the 12th Workshop on Transforming Humiliation and Violent Conflict, which took place at Columbia University in New York City, December 3 - 4, 2015. Detective James T. Shanahan, Police Department of the City of New York Office of the Deputy Commissioner, teaches also at John Jay College of Criminal Law. We so much thank Gabriele Saab for the video-taping!

•  11 Steven Moffic in Pre-Planned Dignilogue 1, December 3, 2015
Steven Moffic contributes to Dignilogue 1 (Dignity + Dialogue), on the morning of December 3, 2015, at the 12th Workshop on Transforming Humiliation and Violent Conflict, which took place at Columbia University in New York City, December 3 - 4, 2015. Steven Moffic is retired from the clinical practice of psychiatry and his tenured professorship at the Medical College of Wisconsin. We very much thank Gabriela Saab for the video-taping!

•  12 Reinaldo Rivera in Pre-Planned Dignilogue 1, December 3, 2015
Reinaldo Rivera contributes to Dignilogue 1 (Dignity + Dialogue), on the morning of December 3, 2015, at the 12th Workshop on Transforming Humiliation and Violent Conflict, which took place at Columbia University in New York City, December 3 - 4, 2015. Reinaldo Rivera, Jr. is the Regional Director, Northeast/Caribbean Region, United States Department of Justice Community Relations Service (CRS). We very much thank Gabriela Saab for doing the video-taping!

•  13 Phil Brown Explains the Co-Created Dignilogue Format, December 3, 2015
Philip Brown explains the Co-Created Dignilogue (Dignity + Dialogue) format, on the morning of December 3, 2015, at the 12th Workshop on Transforming Humiliation and Violent Conflict, which took place at Columbia University in New York City, December 3 - 4, 2015. Phil Brown is a pillar of this workshop since many years, and a Member in the Global Advisory Board of the Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies (HumanDHS) network. We very much thank Gabriela Saab for doing the video-taping!

•  14 Topics Offered for Co-Created Dignilogues, December 3, 2015
Worskhop participants, among them James Shanahan, Daniel Rothbart, and Lyndon Harris, offer topics for Co-Created Dignilogues on December 3, 2015, at the 12th Workshop on Transforming Humiliation and Violent Conflict, which took place at Columbia University in New York City, December 3 - 4, 2015. We very much thank Gabriela Saab for doing the video-taping!

•  15 Phil Brown Shapes the Co-Created Dignilogues, December 3, 2015
Phil Brown shapes the Co-Created Dignilogues for December 3, 2015, at the 12th Workshop on Transforming Humiliation and Violent Conflict, which took place at Columbia University in New York City, December 3 - 4, 2015. Dr. Philip Brown has established and directed the Center for Social and Character Development at Rutgers University, located within the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology. We very much thank Gabriela Saab for doing the video-taping!

•  16 Co-Created Dignilogue 1 "Message to the World": James Shanahan: Shame, Power, and Healing Dynamics, December 3, 2015
"Message to the World" from Co-Created Dignilogue 1 (Dignity + Dialogue), inspired by by James Shanahan, titled "Shame, Power, and Healing Dynamics," on the afternoon of December 3, 2015, at the 12th Workshop on Transforming Humiliation and Violent Conflict, which took place at Columbia University in New York City, December 3 - 4, 2015. Detective James T. Shanahan, Police Department of the City of New York Office of the Deputy Commissioner, teaches also at John Jay College of Criminal Law. We very much thank Gabriela Saab for doing the video-taping!

•  17 Co-Created Dignilogue 2 "Message to the World": Daniel Rothbart: Systemic Humiliation: War, Tyranny, Racism, December 3, 2015 (Pdf)
"Message to the World" from Co-Created Dignilogue 2 (Dignity + Dialogue), inspired by Daniel Rothbart, titled "Systemic Humiliation: War, Tyranny, Racism," on the afternoon of December 3, 2015, at the 12th Workshop on Transforming Humiliation and Violent Conflict, which took place at Columbia University in New York City, December 3 - 4, 2015. Daniel Rothbart is Professor of Conflict Analysis and Resolution at the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University. Professor Rothbart specializes in identity-based conflicts, ethics and conflict, conflict theory and philosophy, the causes of protracted violence, and civilians in war. We very much thank Gabriela Saab for doing the video-taping!

•  18 Co-Created Dignilogue 3 "Message to the World": Lyndon Harris: Gardens of Forgiveness: Bringing Attention, Curiosity, andInterconnectivity, December 3, 2015 (Pdf)
"Message to the World" from Co-Created Dignilogue 3 (Dignity + Dialogue), inspired by Lyndon Harris, titled "Gardens of Forgiveness: Bringing Attention, Curiosity, and Interconnectivity," on the afternoon of December 3, 2015, at the 12th Workshop on Transforming Humiliation and Violent Conflict, which took place at Columbia University in New York City, December 3 - 4, 2015. Lyndon Harris was the priest in charge of St. Paul's Chapel at Trinity on Wall Street in the summer of 2001. Amidst a world-turned-upside-down on September 11, 2001, he worked with a volunteer force that rose to 15,000 people. We very much thank Gabriela Saab for doing the video-taping!

•  19 Co-Created Dignilogue 4 "Message to the World": David Yau-Fai Ho and Caise Hassan: Transforming Madness into Dignity and Leadership Assessment, December 3, 2015 (Pdf)
"Message to the World" from Co-Created Dignilogue 4 (Dignity + Dialogue), inspired by by David Yau Fai Ho and Caise Hassan, titled "Transforming Madness into Dignity and Leadership Assessment," on the afternoon of December 3, 2015, at the 12th Workshop on Transforming Humiliation and Violent Conflict, which took place at Columbia University in New York City, December 3 - 4, 2015. Professor David Yau-fai Ho received his doctoral training in psychology and logic in the United States. He was responsible for introduction of clinical psychology into Hong Kong, and served as Director of the Clinical Psychology Programme at the University of Hong Kong from 1971 to 1996. Professor Ho has authored more than 100 contributions in psychology, psychiatry, sociology, and education. He has held professorial appointments in Hong Kong, North America, Hawai'i, Singapore, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Mainland China, and was the first Asian to serve as President of the International Council of Psychologists (1988-1989). In 2014, his book "Enlightened or Mad? A Psychologist Glimpses into Mystical Magnanimity" was publiched by Dignity Press. We very much thank Gabriela Saab for doing the video-taping!

•  20 Public Event: Fred Ellis and His Students Sing, December 3, 2015
Fred Ellis and his students contribute wonderfully to the Public Event on the afternoon of December 3, 2015, at the 12th Workshop on Transforming Humiliation and Violent Conflict, which took place at Columbia University in New York City, December 3 - 4, 2015. Fred Ellis is a New York City Elementary Public School Music Teacher and Music Therapist. We so much thank Gabriela Saab for the video-taping!

•  21 Public Event: Linda Hartling and Evelin Lindner in Dignilogue on the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize Nomination of Our Dignity Work, December 3, 2015 (Video | Powerpoint| see also Pdf 2014)
Evelin Lindner and Linda Hartling contribute to the Public Event on the afternoon of December 3, 2015, at the 12th Workshop on Transforming Humiliation and Violent Conflict, which took place at Columbia University in New York City, December 3 - 4, 2013. Evelin Lindner is the founding president of the Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies network and she explains the background of, and the intentions behind the Nobel Peace Prize. See also her reflections on her 2015 nomination, and meet the inspirer of the prize, Bertha von Suttner. We very much thank Gabriela Saab for the video-taping!

•  22 Public Event: Claudia Cohen on "Everyday Dignity," December 3, 2015
Claudia Cohen shares her insights on "Everyday Dignity" at the Public Event on the afternoon of December 3, 2015, at the 12th Workshop on Transforming Humiliation and Violent Conflict, which took place at Columbia University in New York City, December 3 - 4, 2015. Claudia E. Cohen, Ph.D., is a scholar and practitioner of conflict resolution, organization development and leadership with more than 25 years of experience. She has worked and consulted widely in the nonprofit and corporate sectors and taught in academia. Currently an Adjunct Faculty member at Teachers College, she served as the Associate Director of the Morton Deutsch International Center for Cooperation and Conflict Resolution (MD-ICCCR) from 2008–2015. Dr. Cohen is also the Founder and President of The Third Alternative, LLC, a consulting group that offers conflict and leadership coaching, strategic retreat planning and facilitation, mediation services and organizational change support. We very much thank Gabriela Saab for the video-taping!

•  23 Public Event: Tony Gaskew on "Creating Spaces for Dignity: Policing in Communities of Color," December 3, 2015
Tony Gaskew shares his insights on "Everyday Dignity" at the Public Event on the afternoon of December 3, 2015, at the 12th Workshop on Transforming Humiliation and Violent Conflict, which took place at Columbia University in New York City, December 3 - 4, 2015. Tony Gaskew, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, Director of the Criminal Justice Program, and Founding Director of the Prison Education Program at the University of Pittsburgh-Bradford. We very much thank Gabriela Saab for the video-taping!

•  24 Public Event: Phil Brown Invites Reflections, December 3, 2015
Phil Brown invites reflections after Tony Gaskew's powerful talk at the Public Event on the afternoon of December 3, 2015, at the 12th Workshop on Transforming Humiliation and Violent Conflict, which took place at Columbia University in New York City, December 3 - 4, 2013. We very much thank Gabriela Saab for the video-taping!

•  25 Public Event: Linda Hartling Wraps Up, December 3, 2015
Linda Hartling wraps up the Public Event on the afternoon of December 3, 2015, at the 12th Workshop on Transforming Humiliation and Violent Conflict, which took place at Columbia University in New York City, December 3 - 4, 2013. Linda Hartling is the Director of the Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies (HumanDHS) network. We very much thank Gabriela Saab for the video-taping!

•  26Tony Gaskew on "Creating Spaces for Dignity: Policing in Communities of Color" II, December 4, 2015
Linda Hartling invites Tony Gaskew to share more of his insights on "Creating Spaces for Dignity: Policing in Communities of Color," on the morning of December 4, 2015, at the 12th Workshop on Transforming Humiliation and Violent Conflict, which took place at Columbia University in New York City, December 3 - 4, 2015. Tony Gaskew, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, Director of the Criminal Justice Program, and Founding Director of the Prison Education Program at the University of Pittsburgh-Bradford. We very much thank Mariana Ferraz for the video-taping!

•  27 Reinaldo Rivera Introduces Michael Britton and Invites into an "Abraco," December 4, 2015
Reinaldo Rivera introduces Michael Britton, who will give the Don Klein Memorial Lecture on the morning of December 4, 2015, at the 12th Workshop on Transforming Humiliation and Violent Conflict, which took place at Columbia University in New York City, December 3 - 4, 2015.
Reinaldo Rivera, Jr. is the Regional Director, Northeast/Caribbean Region, United States Department of Justice Community Relations Service (CRS). We very much thank Mariana Ferraz for doing the video-taping!

•  28 Michael Britton's Don Klein Memorial Lecture, December 4, 2015
Michael Britton gives the Don Klein Memorial Lecture on the morning of December 4, 2015, Day Two of the 12th Workshop on Transforming Humiliation and Violent Conflict, which took place at Columbia University in New York City, December 3 - 4, 2015. Michael Britton is concerned with integrative thinking across neuroscience, in-depth psychotherapies and historical/cultural living, Michael's work looks at how participation in the historical life of our times and interior life are deeply intertwined. We thank Mariana Ferraz for the video-taping!

•  29 David Yamada in Pre-Planned Dignilogue 2, December 4, 2015
David Yamada contributes to Dignilogue 2 (Dignity + Dialogue), on December 4, 2015, at the 12th Workshop on Transforming Humiliation and Violent Conflict, which took place at Columbia University in New York City, December 3 - 4, 2015. David C. Yamada is is a tenured Professor of Law at Suffolk University Law School in Boston. His primary area of teaching and scholarship is employment law. He also is heavily involved in pro bono community and public interest activities. Professor Yamada is a leading authority on workplace bullying and abusive work environments. We very much thank Mariana Ferraz for doing the video-taping!

•  30 Anne-Wyatt Brown in Pre-Planned Dignilogue 2, December 4, 2015 (Pdf)
Anne Wyatt-Brown contributes to Dignilogue 2 (Dignity + Dialogue), on December 4, 2015, at the 12th Workshop on Transforming Humiliation and Violent Conflict, which took place at Columbia University in New York City, December 3 - 4, 2015.
Anne M. Wyatt-Brown is an Emeritus Associate Professor in the Program in Linguistics, University of Florida. We very much thank Mariana Ferraz for doing the video-taping!

•  31 Ani Kalayjian in Pre-Planned Dignilogue 2, December 4, 2015
Ani Kalayjian contributes to Dignilogue 2 (Dignity + Dialogue), on December 4, 2015, at the 12th Workshop on Transforming Humiliation and Violent Conflict, which took place at Columbia University in New York City, December 3 - 4, 2015.
Dr. Ani Kalayjian is an educator, American Board Certified Expert in Traumatic Stress, logotherapeutic psychotherapist, researcher, and consultant. We very much thank Mariana Ferraz for doing the video-taping!
See also: Ani Kalayjian and Lorraine Simmons (2015), Transforming Horizontal Violence in Haiti through 7-step Integrative Healing Model, and Forgiveness and Peace Gardens, abstract shared at the 2015 Workshop on Transforming Humiliation and Violent Conflict, Columbia University, New York City, December 3-4, 2015.

•  32 Mara Alagic in Pre-Planned Dignilogue 2, December 4, 2015
Mara Alagic contributes to Dignilogue 2 (Dignity + Dialogue), on December 4, 2015, at the 12th Workshop on Transforming Humiliation and Violent Conflict, which took place at Columbia University in New York City, December 3 - 4, 2015.
Dr. Mara Alagic is an Associate Professor of Mathematics Education and Assistant Dean of the Graduate School at the Wichita State University. Her interest in developing intercultural communication and global learning competence has arisen from having taught internationally and in culturally diverse environments. We very much thank Mariana Ferraz for doing the video-taping!

•  33 Stephanie Tice (formerly Heuer) in Pre-Planned Dignilogue 2 Now What?
(due to technical reasons, unfortunately, no video is available)

•  34 Celebrating our Careholders, December 4, 2015
On December 4, 2015, the "Careholders" were acknowledged, who, through their care and nurturing, made the 12th Workshop on Transforming Humiliation and Violent Conflict possible, which took place at Columbia University in New York City, December 3 - 4, 2015. We very much thank Mariana Ferraz for doing the video-taping!

•  35 Pre-Planned Dignilogue 2: Afterthoughts, December 4, 2015
Afterthoughts to Dignilogue 2 (Dignity + Dialogue) are being shared on December 4, 2015, at the 12th Workshop on Transforming Humiliation and Violent Conflict, which took place at Columbia University in New York City, December 3 - 4, 2015.
We very much thank Mariana Ferraz for doing the video-taping!

•  36 Christine de Michele and Anna Strout in Synchrony, December 4, 2015
Anna Strout and Christine de Michele manifest synchrony, on December 4, 2015, at the 12th Workshop on Transforming Humiliation and Violent Conflict, which took place at Columbia University in New York City, December 3 - 4, 2015. Christine de Michele is a vocalist, songwriter, and educator (see www.christinedemichele.com). Anna Strout serves as Director of Special Projects and Events for the non-profit arts education organization Urban Arts. We very much thank Mariana Ferraz for doing the video-taping!

•  37 David Yamada Receives the Human Dignity (Half!) Lifetime Award, December 4, 2015
David Yamada receives the Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies (Half!) Lifetime Award, on December 4, 2015, at the 12th Workshop on Transforming Humiliation and Violent Conflict, which took place at Columbia University in New York City, December 3 - 4, 2015. David C. Yamada is is a tenured Professor of Law at Suffolk University Law School in Boston. His primary area of teaching and scholarship is employment law. He also is heavily involved in pro bono community and public interest activities. Professor Yamada is a leading authority on workplace bullying and abusive work environments. We so much thank Mariana Ferraz for the video-taping!

•  38 Linda Hartling Receives the Human Dignity (Half!) Lifetime Award, December 4, 2015
Linda Hartling receives the Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies (Half!) Lifetime Award, on December 4, 2015, at the 12th Workshop on Transforming Humiliation and Violent Conflict, which took place at Columbia University in New York City, December 3 - 4, 2015. Linda Hartling is the Director of the Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies (HumanDHS) network. We so much thank Mariana Ferraz for the video-taping!

•  39 Topics Offered for Co-Created Dignilogues, December 4, 2015
Several topics were offered for Co-Created Dignilogues on the afternoon of December 4, 2015, at the 12th Workshop on Transforming Humiliation and Violent Conflict, which took place at Columbia University in New York City, December 3 - 4, 2015. We very much thank Mariana Ferraz for doing the video-taping!

•  40 Co-Created Dignilogue 5 in Action: Bonnie Selterman: Defining the Concept of Dignity: Earned? Forfeited? Innate?, December 4, 2015
"Defining the Concept of Dignity: Earned? Forfeited? Innate?" is the Co-Created Dignilogue 5 (Dignity + Dialogue) inspired by Bonnie Selterman, on the afternoon of December 4, 2015, at the 12th Workshop on Transforming Humiliation and Violent Conflict, which took place at Columbia University in New York City, December 3 - 4, 2015. Bonnie Selterman has been teaching Human Communication and Culture at New York University in the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development since 1997, and she was the recipient of the 2014 Teaching Excellence Award conferred by the NYU Steinhardt Undergraduate Student Government. We very much thank Mariana Ferraz for doing the video-taping!

•  41 Co-Created Dignilogue 7 in Action: David Balosa: Global Intercultural Citizenship, December 4, 2015 (Pdf | Powerpoint)
"Global Intercultural Citizenship" is the Co-Created Dignilogue 7 (Dignity + Dialogue) inspired by David Balosa, on the afternoon of December 4, 2015, at the 12th Workshop on Transforming Humiliation and Violent Conflict, which took place at Columbia University in New York City, December 3 - 4, 2015. David Balosa is an Angolan-American Scholar, whose research interests include language domination, Spanish in the US, Political discourse analysis, sociolinguistics, interculturality, critical intercultural communication theories, and postcolonial theories. We very much thank Mariana Ferraz for doing the video-taping!

•  42 Co-Created Dignilogue 8 in Action: Connie Dawson: Shame-based Family Systems and Reparative Rules & Mariana Vergara: Mindfulness in Action, December 4, 2015
"Shame-based Family Systems and Reparative Rules" is the Co-Created Dignilogue 8 (Dignity + Dialogue) inspired by Connie Dawson, combined with Mariana Vergara's theme of "Mindfulness in Action," on the afternoon of December 4, 2015, at the 12th Workshop on Transforming Humiliation and Violent Conflict, which took place at Columbia University in New York City, December 3 - 4, 2015. Connie Dawson, Ph.D., is a counselor educator and a therapist specializing in the treatment of attachment disorders, and is an author of two books for parents, one of them written for parents who, themselves, experienced shame-based parenting. This has led to her current interest in how shame/ humiliation is a primary means of control in families. Mariana Vergara has just defended her doctorate at Columbia University. We very much thank Mariana Ferraz for doing the video-taping!

•  43 Linda Hartling Celebrates Fluid Expertise in Shared Leadership, December 4, 2015
On December 4, 2015, Linda Hartling celebrates the "fluid expertise in shared leadership" that dignified the 12th Workshop on Transforming Humiliation and Violent Conflict, which took place at Columbia University in New York City, December 3 - 4, 2015. We very much thank Mariana Ferraz for doing the video-taping!

•  44 Co-Created Dignilogue 5 "Message to the World": Bonnie Selterman: Defining the Concept of Dignity: Earned? Forfeited? Innate?, December 4, 2015
"Message to the World" from Co-Created Dignilogue 5 (Dignity + Dialogue) inspired by Bonnie Selterman, titled "Defining the Concept of Dignity: Earned? Forfeited? Innate?" on the afternoon of December 4, 2015, at the 12th Workshop on Transforming Humiliation and Violent Conflict, which took place at Columbia University in New York City, December 3 - 4, 2015. Bonnie Selterman has been teaching Human Communication and Culture at New York University in the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development since 1997, and she was the recipient of the 2014 Teaching Excellence Award conferred by the NYU Steinhardt Undergraduate Student Government. We very much thank Mariana Ferraz for doing the video-taping!

•  45 Co-Created Dignilogue 6 "Message to the World": Christine de Michele: How Music Breaks Down Barriers and Shame, December 4, 2015
"Message to the World" from Co-Created Dignilogue 6 (Dignity + Dialogue) inspired by Christine de Michele, titled "How Music Breaks Down Barriers and Shame," on the afternoon of December 4, 2015, at the 12th Workshop on Transforming Humiliation and Violent Conflict, which took place at Columbia University in New York City, December 3 - 4, 2015. Christine de Michele is a vocalist, songwriter, and educator (see www.christinedemichele.com). We very much thank Mariana Ferraz for doing the video-taping!

•  46 Co-Created Dignilogue 7 "Message to the World": David Balosa: Global Intercultural Citizenship, December 4, 2015 (Pdf | Powerpoint)
"Message to the World" from Co-Created Dignilogue 7 (Dignity + Dialogue) inspired by David Balosa, titled "Global Intercultural Citizenship," on the afternoon of December 4, 2015, at the 12th Workshop on Transforming Humiliation and Violent Conflict, which took place at Columbia University in New York City, December 3 - 4, 2015. David Balosa is an Angolan-American Scholar, whose research interests include language domination, Spanish in the US, Political discourse analysis, sociolinguistics, interculturality, critical intercultural communication theories, and postcolonial theories. We very much thank Mariana Ferraz for doing the video-taping!

•  47 Co-Created Dignilogue 8 "Message to the World": Connie Dawson: Shame-based Family Systems and Reparative Rules & Mariana Vergara: Mindfulness in Action, December 4, 2015
"Message to the World" from Co-Created Dignilogue 8 (Dignity + Dialogue) inspired by Connie Dawson and Mariana Vergara, titled "Shame-based Family Systems and Reparative Rules & Mindfulness in Action," on the afternoon of December 4, 2015, at the 12th Workshop on Transforming Humiliation and Violent Conflict, which took place at Columbia University in New York City, December 3 - 4, 2015. Connie Dawson, Ph.D., is a counselor educator and a therapist specializing in the treatment of attachment disorders, and is an author of two books for parents, one of them written for parents who, themselves, experienced shame-based parenting. This has led to her current interest in how shame/ humiliation is a primary means of control in families. Mariana Vergara has just defended her doctorate at Columbia University. We very much thank Mariana Ferraz for doing the video-taping!

•  48 Closing Ceremony, December 4, 2015
Closing ceremony, on the afternoon of December 4, 2015, of the 12th Workshop on Transforming Humiliation and Violent Conflict, which took place at Columbia University in New York City, December 3 - 4, 2015. We very much thank Mariana Ferraz for doing the video-taping!