Weaving a New Beginning Energize - Organize - Mobilize
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"One who bathes willingly with cold water doesn't feel the cold"

 Ottawa Citizen

National Conference on Peacemaking Conflict Resolution (1999 )amplifies the voices of those who have been previously unheard. It involves leaders of the fields of peacemaking and conflict resolution in creative dialogue and action planning, and engages the peacemaker in those who may not describe themselves as such. NCPCR redefines old notions of peacemaking and attempts to create a shift in the way in which we interact with one another. The unique and culturally diverse context of the U.S. Southwest is a fitting location for NCPCR 1999. A key focus of NCPCR 1999 is to honor and make visible different cultural approaches to peacemaking and conflict resolution.

I'm presenting paper on mediation and Conflict resolution. For those of you who live in Phoenix, this is the Peacemaking of the century. Please come and join us!! And meet...over 3,000 peacemakers, and Human Rights workers from all over the World.

My presentation is scheduled on Saturday May 29, 1999 at 10:15-12:15. (Phoenix Civic Center>If you need more info, about my session, please e-mail me at jabdulle@web.net.

As a part of the conference, The Alliance of African/African American Peacemakers (AAAP) is presenting the first African/African American Peace Summit. The Peace Summit is the culminating event of “In Our Own Tradition: Peacemaking and Conflict Resolution in African American Communities Project” AAAP is completing the first year of “In Our Own Tradition” which included focus groups in five locations across the United States to gather information from African Americans on the Peace- making and Conflict Resolution, tradition, practices, expectations, and needs in African American communities. The purpose of the African/African American Peace Summit is:

To disseminate the important information collected through
the “In Our Own Tradition” project.
To present emerging models of African centered peacemaking based on the information collected.
To suggest and develop the next steps toward establishing peacemaking practices that work for African Peoples.
To make connections with others to plan for action, peacemaking and conflict resolution in African and African American communities. (We will produce a written document for each attendee by the end of NCPCR 1999 on June 1, 1999).
To create strategies for follow-up, assistance and implementation of peacemaking activities in local communities.

For further info. please contact at:

NCPCR
Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution
George Mason University
4400 University Drive
Fairfax, Virginia 22030-444
Phone 703 993-2440
ncpcr@gmu.edu