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October 24, 2018PeaceCon 2018
This year, we will celebrate bold new narratives and creative experiments in the peace and security space and will explore joint strategies for impactful programming and advocacy. Participants can expect to use this dynamic three-day experience to build their networks, discover new initiatives, and re-think how to build sustainable peace during a complex and turbulent time in the world.
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October 30, 2018Annual International Conference on Ethnic and Religious Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding
The International Center for Ethno-Religious Mediation believes that an international conference on the Traditional Systems of Conflict Resolution is highly needed at this crucial time in world history. Although traditional systems of conflict resolution predate the modern theories and practices of conflict resolution, they are almost, if not completely, unavailable in our conflict resolution textbooks, […]
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October 31, 2018Ai Weiwei: Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads
Ai Weiwei is arguably the most famous Chinese artist living today. Known primarily for his activism fueled work, the Beijing native often uses his art as a vehicle for free speech in China — a country where such a practice is not necessarily protected.
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September 4, 2018THE UN-HEROIC ACT: Representations of Rape in Contemporary Women’s Art in the U.S.
The Un-Heroic Act is a concentrated survey of works by a diverse roster of artists representing three generations which aims to fill a gap in the history of art, where the subject of rape has been represented by countless historical depictions by male artists, called ‘heroic acts.’
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The Power of Non-Violence and Negotiation
April 26, 2018Contemporary leaders learn from studying history and the individuals who have gone before. We look at one recent performance and two books published in 2017 that allow us insights into the past and inspire our work today.
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Earth Day: Exposing the Environmental Costs of War
April 20, 2018For centuries, war has not only involved the annihilation of human life, but also environmental destruction, in the forms of both ‘collateral damage’ and deliberate damage to environments.
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Discipline Disparities for Black Students, Boys, and Students with Disabilities
April 6, 2018In March, the Government Accounting Office (GAO) released the results of a study showing that black students, boys, and students with disabilities were disproportionately disciplined.
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A Dream of Non-Violence
April 4, 2018Today we reflect on the life and legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. It was his dream that through non-violence we could work out the differences that divide us and live together in a peaceful environment.
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Uncomfortable Conversations … that become solutions
March 14, 2018When Sarah Beaulieu’s delivered a TEDx talk in 2016 on the topic of sexual violence, the talk received such response she started an organization: Uncomfortable Conversation.
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There is a Solution
March 1, 2018For decades Diana Wege has been visiting schools, advocating for gun control, meeting Congressional leaders on Capitol Hill and studying what can be done to end violence in our schools and teach children how to live without conflict.
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Conflict resolution training in the classroom
February 15, 2018Diana Wege has been passionate about the need to incorporate conflict resolution training into the classroom. Before founding WOVEN (We Oppose Violence Everywhere Now) she established CrUSAde (Conflict Resolution for Educators in the United States of America), a foundation that focused on anti-bullying programs.
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WOVEN salutes the life and work of Dr. Gene Sharp
February 1, 2018WOVEN salutes the life life and work of Dr. Gene Sharp: through his work, through his writing, through his dedication to understanding revolution and non-violence.