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Darfur 2009: The Art of Peacebuilding in SienaThe Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (ICAR) is actively engaged in peacebuilding efforts in response to the conflict in Darfur, a conflict that has left over 300,000 dead and two million people displaced from their homes since 2003. Such peacebuilding efforts constitute a core mission of the Institute, and were given a boost in July 2009 when 17 representatives from six armed movements involved in the conflict met in a neutral setting for a consultation aimed at promoting peace in this ravaged region. The movements represented were: the United Resistance Front, the United Revolutionary Forces Front, the Sudan Liberation Movement-Unity Sudan Liberation Movement-Juba Unity, the Sudan Federal Democratic Alliance, and the Sudan Liberation... |
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Kevin Avruch Appointed as Rice Chair: His Vision For Point of ViewAt the beginning of the 2009-10 academic year, the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution named Dr. Kevin Avruch the new Henry Hart Rice Chair. ICAR’S Rice Chair, carries a three-year term with a mandate to oversee the development of academic programming and the study of conflict resolution practice at Point of View (POV), ICAR's research, retreat, and conference center. POV is situated on 40 acres of pristine nature, secluded on idyllic Belmont Bay, in Mason Neck, Virginia. The center, which is located just 25 miles south of Washington D.C., was a gift from the Lynch family. While expectations for the future are that POV will become an internationally renowned center for research and conflict resolution, it was always Edwin... |
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ICAR Working Groups: Emerging Applications of Theory and PracticeWhile the idea of working groups at ICAR is not a new one, the initiatives and outcomes they produce are always dynamic as new groups form around diverse topics and are infused with the energy and input of each incoming cohort. Though their particular emphases vary, each working group shares the same genesis: two or more minds coming together with a desire to know more and to do something with that knowledge. ICAR's working groups are open to all members of the ICAR community including faculty, staff, alumni, and students from each of the four programs. The range of possibilities for new groups is bounded only by the imagination and drive of the collective community. An overview of some of ICAR’s current working groups illustrate their potential:The... |
TE'A Presents "Under The Veil"ICAR Alumna, Radha Kramer works as grassroots organizer committed to addressing the conflicts in America’s backyard. Theatre, Engagement, and Action (TE’A), the organization she founded in 2008, has recently expanded from its birthplace in New York City to Washington D.C. TE’A is the product of a creative partnership between Radha Productions and Intersections International. Its mission is “to build peace by using interactive theatre to cross the barriers of race, class, culture, and religion that separate and divide Americans from each other.” Through TE’A, Kramer uses art to explore social conflicts. Using either a university-based model or a community-based model, TE’A uses interactive theatre and cutting edge conflict transformation techniques to study relevant issues and create material for theatrical performance. Her passion for the... |
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TE'A Presents "Under the Veil" ICAR Alumna & Co. Transform Conflict Through TheaterICAR Alumna, Radha Kramer works as grassroots organizer committed to addressing the conflicts in America’s backyard. Theatre, Engagement, and Action (TE’A), the organization she founded in 2008, has recently expanded from its birthplace in New York City to Washington D.C. TE’A is the product of a creative partnership between Radha Productions and Intersections International. Its mission is “to build peace by using interactive theatre to cross the barriers of race, class, culture, and religion that separate and divide Americans from each other.” Through TE’A, Kramer uses art to explore social conflicts. Using either a university-based model or a community-based model, TE’A uses interactive theatre and cutting edge conflict transformation techniques to study relevant issues and create material for theatrical performance. Her passion for the... |
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Turkey-Armenia Protocols Signed: Understanding the Existential Concerns From the Armenian SideArmenia and Turkey signed protocols on the normalization of relations on 10/10/09. Reaction from Armenians throughout the world ranged from opposition, “demanding justice, not protocols,” to support and a belief that it is the only resolution to the conflict. Following the signing of the protocols, Armenia’s President Serge Sargsyan said, “And let no one ignore the fact that, contrary to any slogans, the Armenian nation is united in its goals and is strong with its sons and daughters. And let no one try to split Armenia and our brothers and sisters in the Diaspora in presenting their concern over the future of Armenia as an attempt to impose something on the Republic Armenia.” In fact, it’s false that there is no resistance on this There are serious rifts over the protocols and Armenians and... |
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Wallace Warfeld HonoredWhen the Association for Conflict Resolution gathered in Atlanta, Georgia, from October 7-10 for its 9th annual conference, Wallace Warfield was invited to be the keynote speaker. His address, “Challenging Conventional Identities,” was offered in response to the conference theme: “Convening the ‘Whole of Community’: Integrating Approaches & Practices to Address Conflict in a Chaotic World.” At the conclusion of his remarks, Warfield engaged a panel of conflict resolution experts, Robert Benjamin, Homer C. LaRue, and Joyce Neu, in a discussion of current issues and future directions for the field. Then the floor was opened to conference attendees for Q&A.
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