Good Greetings, My name is Saji Prelis, coordinator of the seventh annual Summer Peacebuilding & Development Institute at American University, a professional training program in peacebuilding and development. This year's program will be an exciting one, bringing together professionals from around the world to engage in learning and discussion and to build skills in a variety of fields. I hope that you will consider being a part of this year's Institute. Please look over the information below and share it with your colleagues and friends, and of course feel free to contact me at any time for more information. Thank you for your consideration and I hope to hear from you soon! ------ Peacebuilding & Development Institute Summer 2007 Professional Training Program at American University Washington, D.C. U.S.A. The Peacebuilding & Development Summer Institute is one of the first academic programs specifically organized to bridge the two issues of peacebuilding and development. The Institute fosters knowledge, practical experience and skills for practitioners, teachers and students involved in conflict resolution, peacebuilding, humanitarian assistance and development. It will focus on various approaches to mediation, negotiation, facilitation, reconciliation and dialogue, particularly in conflict-torn and developing regions. Participants will explore innovative methods of promoting cultural diversity with respect to public policy, community and religion, war and post-conflict environments while expanding their knowledge and skills in a participatory and interactive learning environment. In addition, participants in the Summer Institute will be exposed to leading national and international professionals in the fields of public policy, peacebuilding and development. The Summer 2006 Institute welcomed nearly 150 participants from 35 countries. They came from a wide range of backgrounds: professionals from international agencies such as the UN, World Vision, CARE, Mercy Corps, and USAID; Master's degree students from the School for International Service at American University; and scholars and practitioners from a variety of other fields. The diversity of participants is one of the most important and unique components of every Summer Institute. In order to attend the Institute, participants must fill out the online application (link below). On the application, participants will select one class each week, and may attend any one, two, or all three weeks. For course descriptions please go to this link: http://www.american.edu/sis/peacebuilding/2007.htm The courses are: Week 1: June 18-22, 2007 Religion & Culture in Conflict Resolution With Mohammed Abu-Nimer Positive Approaches to Peacebuilding & Development With Mark Chupp Applied Conflict Analysis & Resolution With Ron Fisher & Anthony Wanis-St. John Week 2: June 25-29, 2007 Training for Trainers in Peacebuilding & Development With Mohammed Abu-Nimer Practical Approaches to Peacebuilding & Development in Conflict Areas With Erin McCandless Reconciliation & Forgiveness in Post-Conflict Environments With Eileen Borris How Can Educators Build Peace in Their Own Communities? With Patricia Mische Week 3: July 2-7, 2007 Building Monitoring & Evaluation into Program Operations: Methods for Peace Builders and Development Workers With Sarah Cohen Youth, Conflict & Peacebuilding Trainer TBA Online Application: http://www.american.edu/sis/peacebuilding For more information, please contact: Phone: 1-202-885-2112 E-mail: < > Sincerely, Saji Prelis ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Peacebuilding & Development Institute American University, School of Int'l Service 4400 Massachusetts Ave, NW Washington, D.C. 20016-8071 USA Phone: 1-202-885-2112 Fax: 1-202-885-1661 Web: http://www.american.edu/sis/peacebuilding ======== Psychology and Human Rights listserv ======= Send mail intended for the list to < >. Archives of the list can be found at: http://www.hrea.org/lists/psychology-humanrights-l/markup/maillist.php -- This listserv is the International Peace Practitioners Network Internet discussion group on Psychology and Human Rights, a joint initiative of HREA, Psychologists for Social Responsibility and the Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict and Violence: Peace Psychology Division of the American Psychological Association.
[Reply to this message] [Start a new topic] [Date Index] [Thread Index] [Author Index] [Subject Index] [List Home Page] [HREA Home Page]