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In the U.S. we are experiencing an amazing moment of youth activism, with the courageous voices of the survivors of the high school shooting in Florida leading to a flurry of concrete action: organizing town halls, marches around the country and sustained pressure on politicians for reform of our gun laws. Gun rights is one of the most polarizing issues in our country, and gun violence is part of why...

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The Peace Journalist, a semi annual magazine, seeks submissions on peace journalism projects, research, courses, seminars, etc. However, we are not looking for general submissions about peace projects, unless they entail a media/journalism angle. Submissions should be 500-1500 words, and sent to me at steve.youngblood@park.edu by March 8. Photos are encouraged, and submissions are welcome from everyone. To...

This is a sponsored post on PCDN Thinking of Graduate School? The School of Conflict Management, Peacebuilding and Development offers the following programs that lead to a Master’s Degree in Conflict Management, a Ph.D. in International Conflict Management, or trainings for working professionals. Why Our School? We research and train in issues from national security studies and strategic nonviolence...

An open letter to the Civil Society Supper Club Dear Civil Society Supper Club, At your dinner meeting, this past Friday, I presented a platform of perspectives, based on present day personal experiences, projects in motion, now, at New Horizons, the non-profit I head, and throughout our beloved community. I had every anticipation that my having the opportunity to introduce these at one of your weekly...

This is a sponsored post PCDN. Perhaps it was kismet. Students from a peace school studying social innovation and enterprises in Rwanda just happen to be there right after a 25% reduction in refugee food support was announced and the headline of a national newspaper reads, “Does Rwanda need a law on social enterprises?” Rwanda is constantly juggling post-conflict transformation, economic growth...

This is a sponsored post on PCDN VENICE SCHOOL OF HUMAN RIGHTS The Venice School of Human Rights was born in 2010 with the goal of studying today’s challenges in the field of human rights. It allows its participants coming from all over the world to list these challenges and examine their reasons and possible solutions they can deploy. The EIUC Venice School at the same time, combines theory...

This is a sponsored post on PCDN THE SUMMER SCHOOL The 13th edition of the Summer School in Cinema Human Rights and Advocacy is a training initiative jointly developed by EIUC and CHRA. The 10-day intense training is aimed at young professionals wishing to broaden their understanding on the connections between human rights, films, digital media and video advocacy, to share ideas and foster participatory...

His Eminence Prof. Dr. Madhu Krishan In 3 Days International Training To Trainers -PEACE BUILDERS Conference in , Bangalore , India. Trained Multitudes From Asian, African , Jamaicans Nationals   www.augp.edu.in    www.augp.webs.com  Email — augp.info@gmail.com His Eminence  Prof. Dr. Madhu Krishan  The Founder Chairman Of ACADEMY OF UNIVERSAL GLOBAL PEACE – USA , “AUGP” ...

You’re the President and CEO of your global life.  Be briefed like one: http://ipsinstitute.org/psr/psr-february-23-2018/

You’re the President and CEO of your global life.  Be briefed like one: http://ipsinstitute.org/psr/psr-february-16-2018/

From the 15th to the 23rd of September 2017 23 young people came together to learn about nonviolence and peace in The Netherlands. The training is hosted by the Dutch NGO “Foundation for Active Nonviolence” (Stichting voor Actieve Geweldloosheid) and co-financed by the Erasmus+ fund for Youth workers.  Participants came from Egypt, Palestine (OPT), Turkey, Armenia, Georgia, Italy,...

Growing up in a difficult period of Peruvian history, Giselle, like many of her generation, was deeply influenced by the country’s civil war. An energetic young lawyer she grew committed to changing and improving people’s lives. Giselle found her home learning and doing Conflict Resolution in the United States. She then became a well-known professional, not only for her academic credentials but...

This coming Friday evening, the Civil Society Super Club Of Frederick will host New Horizons Small “Zones of Peace” Executive Director’s Introduction Of –  New Horizons’ #MeToo Storytelling, Story Listening Initiative, The Beyond Gender Tyranny Project. Anastasia will speak on the topic of – “The Harvey Weinstein/Hollywood Effect’s Impact On Local Lives” Friday, February...

This week I had the chance to work with two very different groups in thinking about careers.  On Tuesday morning (2/20/18), I spoke to students at Centreville High School in Fairfax County, VA.  All of the students were volunteers in the school’s peer mediation program.  I was there to share with them about  careers related to conflict resolution. This is the focus of my book Peace Jobs:...

International Alert (Alert), one of the world’s leading peacebuilding organisations, with over 30 years of experience laying the foundations for peace, is currently seeking two talented and accomplished trustees to join our Board. We work with local communities in over 25 countries from Lebanon to the Philippines to help them build peace. And we advise companies, governments and international organisations...

Many of us who seek success have a habit of planning. We as a human being have a lot of ambitions to achieve in life. Despite everyone has some kind of planning and desires at least inside the mind, they fail with time. So today I’m going to tell you about the number one skill to success which is: focusing In the world today, everything around you is going to distract you from achieving your goals....

Thank you so much indeed CIVICUS for sponsoring our staff Thandeka Mabuza to attend the Walk in my Shoes’, the event hosted by the Thuli Madonsela Foundation, and Khulisa Social Solutions at Constitution Hill in South Africa on 20 February 2018. Together we are stronger than ever before. Thank you again to Amy Taylor, Cathryn Archibald and Marina Cherbonnier (from the CIVICUS Secretariat) for...

PLEASE SUPPORT THE OLYMPIC COMMITTEE OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA’S APPLICATION FOR THE 2026 SARAJEVO WINTER OLYMPICS. IF APPROVED, IN 2019, 2026 WILL BE THE 42ND ANNIVERSARY OF  THE 1984 SARAJEVO OLYMPICS. Mission Statement — To return the Olympics to Sarajevo and, thereby, to help to nurture world peace and understanding.— To help to rejuvenate Sarajevo and the entire Region with...

by Vaishnavi Pavithran, Member of PCDN Career Advisory Board & soon to be graduate student (full bio below). This post is part of the Social Change Career Helping Line.   A brand new planner open next to me, music enveloping the air and a lot of fairy lights strewn around me—I was ready to tackle this head-on. Nibbling on a piece of chocolate, I opened my laptop and typed out ‘Best universities...