The 20th Workshop on Transforming Humiliation and Violent Conflict, titled "The Urgency of Seeding Dignity: Honoring 20 Years of Global Collaboration for Transforming Suffering Through Courageous and Compassionate Action" / the 39th Annual Conference of the Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies network, hybrid, online and at Teachers College, Columbia University, New York City, December 08, 2023

This was a hybrid conference with 30 people participating in person in Teachers College's Gottesman Libraries, room 306, and 127 participants from all over the world registered online.

We very much thank Linda Hartling for convening this workshop on Zoom and Evelin Lindner for doing so in person at Teachers College!
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• We Always Ask for Permission to Post Photos and Videos (2018)
• Linda Hartling Always Invites Dignity Feedback (2018)

Pre-recordings

• 01 Michael Britton (Video recorded on December 6, 2023)

• 02 Francisco Gomes de Matos 2023 HumanDHS Lifetime Commitment Award (Video of the acceptance speech, recorded on November 26, 2023)

• 03 The Urgency of Seeding Dignity: Coming Together During Difficult Times (Video recorded on November 26, 2023 | PowerPoint)
Reflections shared by Evelin Lindner, Founding President and Global Ambassador of HumanDHS and the World Dignity University initiative, recorded on Zoom in New York City, prior to the 20th Workshop on Transforming Humiliation and Violent Conflict, representing the 39th Annual HumanDHS Conference, held on December 9, 2023, at Teachers College, Columbia University, New York City, as a hybrid workshop.
• See the synopsis of the book From Humiliation to Dignity: For a Future of Global Solidarity finalized early 2022

• 04 Ella Autti Sings Cover Me in Sunshine" (Video recorded on December 5, 2023)

• 05 Bonnie Selterman Recites her Poem No Such Thing (Video recorded on November 2023 | Pdf)


December 8, 2023

• 00 Welcome: Our Appreciative Frame Approach to Encouraging Dignity Through Dialogue — Linda Hartling (2023 Video | see also the 2022 Video)

• 01 Welcome and Greetings — Introducing this Workshop (Video)
— Linda Hartling, Director of the Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies (HumanDHS) network
— Evelin Lindner, Founding President of HumanDHS

• 01.1 The Dignity Anthem, created by Michael Boyer in November 2022
Please see:
• the anthem as part of the Introduction to the 2022 Workshop on Transforming Humiliation and Violent Conflict at Columbia University in New York
• the anthem alone with big subtitles
• the anthem alone with with small subtitles
• the anthem alone without subtitles
• the text of the anthem

• 02.1+2 Carriers of Hope, Don Klein Memorial Lecture by Michael Britton (Video | Video pre-recorded on December 6, 2023 | Thank-you Video)

• 03.1 Danielle Coon Introduces the Morton Deutsch Center (2022 Video)

• 03.2 The Way Out Challenge — Peter Coleman, Director of the Morton Deutsch International Center for Cooperation and Conflict Resolution (MD-ICCCR), Columbia University, Teachers College (TC) (2022 Video)

• 03.3 Thanking Peter Coleman with Anna Strout (Video)

• 04 Meet and Greet – Small Group Dignilogues – Introduced by Janet Gerson (Video)

• 05.1+2+3+4 Effecting Change: Maintaining, While Venturing Beyond, Our Safe Circles: Workshop within a Workshop facilitated by David Yamada (Video 1 online | Video 2 room | Video 3 online | Video 4 postscript | Video thank you! | Pdf)

• 06.1+2 Francisco Gomes de Matos, Recipient of the 2023 HumanDHS Lifetime Commitment Award (Video award ceremony | Video acceptance speech pre-recorded on November 26, 2023)

• 07 Janet Gerson and Elaine Meis Introduce the Dignilogue titled Seeding Dignity Through Collaborative Action and Janet Gerson Explains the Metaphor of the Lotus Flower (Video)
This dignilogue had four parts, two conducted in person and two online:
In person:
• "Humiliation Trauma" with Sharon Steinborn and Peter Pollard
• "Movement for Building Movements: Engagement and Collaboration, Including the Arts" with Martha Eddy
Online:
• "Giving and Receiving Simple Acts of Kindness as Seeds of Dignity” with Beth Boyton (Video)
• "Reimagining Education" with Phil Brown and Stephanie Knox Steiner (Video)

• 08 Peter Pollard and Ella Autti Chat (private Video)

• 09 Dan Vaughan (private Video)

• 10.1+2 Ella Autti Sings Cover Me in Sunshine" (Video recorded on December 5, 2023 | private Video of Ella's path)

• 11 Compliments to Michael Britton (private Video)

• 12 Andrea Brenker-Pegesa (private Video)

• 13 Beth Boynton Reports on Her Dignilogue titled Giving and Receiving Simple Acts of Kindness as Seeds of Dignity (Video)

• 14 Stephanie Knox Steiner and Phil Brown Report on Their Dignilogue titled Reimagining Education (Video)

• 15 Coming Together During Difficult Times: Linda Hartling and Evelin Lindner in Dialogue (Video | see also The Urgency of Seeding Dignity: Coming Together During Difficult Times, Video recorded on November 26, 2023 | PowerPoint)

• 16 Bonnie Selterman Recites her Poem No Such Thing (Video recorded on November 2023 | Pdf)

• 17 Group Photo (Video)

• 18 Thank You to Shahid Khan! (Video)

• 19 Peter Barus: Not Digital, but Dignital Age! (Video)

• 20 Thank You to Michael Britton! (Video)

• 21 Thank You to David Yamada! (Video)

• 22 Thank You to Sharon, Martha, Beth, Stephanie, Phil, and More! (Video)

• 23 Gratitude to All Dignigardeners! (Video)

• 24 Singing Together What a Wonderful World! (Video)

• 25 Catharina Carvalho in Support of Francisco Gomes de Matos (Video)

• 26 Lucien Lombardo Shares His Experiences (Video)

• 27 Miriam Pegesa and Moritz Engbers (private Video)

• 28 Karin Dremel Shares Her Thoughts (Video)

• 29 Isabel Barroso Shares Her Thoughts (Video)

• 30 Great Gratitude Goes to All Participants (Video)