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Knowing North Korea Book Event – Only Beautiful, Please: A British Diplomat in North Korea – June 19, 2012

by |June 6th, 2012

AC4 recommends that you attend this book event with Ambassador John Everard, author and former UK ambassador to North Korea.  A message from the event organizers is below. ____________________________________________________________________________________ What is it like to serve as one’s national representative in North Korea?  How is one received, from leaders to ordinary North Koreans?  How does one… read more

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Peace Talk: Peacebuilding in the Field Amid Complex Emergencies – June 6, 2012

by |May 31st, 2012

AC4 recommends you check out this Peace Talk with Professor T. Debey Sayndee.  A message from the talk organizers is below. ____________________________________________________________________________________ The New York Peace Institute and the Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation (PACT) group cordially invite you to a presentation on Wednesday, June 6th 2012, by Professor T. Debey Sayndee, Director of the Kofi… read more

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Annual March to End Gun Violence – June 7, 2012

by |May 31st, 2012

AC4 encourages you to participate in Save Our Streets Crown Heights (S.O.S.) for its annual March to End Gun Violence.  A message from the March Organizers is below.   The March will take place on Thursday, June 7th, convening at Kingston Avenue and Park Place at 5:30 PM and departing at 6 PM. The March… read more

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Call for Papers: 4th International Conference on Peace and Reconciliation (ICPR)

by |May 31st, 2012

Are you interested in disseminating your research to the broader community?  If so, AC4 encourages you to share your findings at the 4th International Conference on Peace and Reconciliation (ICPR). The ICPR conference will examine how visual art, music and film, can play a complementary role to that of governments and policy-makers in assisting people… read more

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Radio Interview with Dr. Peter Coleman – Live Tonight at 9 pm on WKCR Radio, 89.9 fm

by |May 31st, 2012

Check out this interview with our very own Executive Co-Chair, Dr. Peter Coleman. You can listen to the interview live tonight at 9 pm on WKCR Radio, 89.9 fm. He will be discussing his research on intractable conflict and offer key insight from his latest book, The Five Percent: Finding Solutions to Seemingly Impossible Conflicts…. read more

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Call for Applications: Advanced Certificate Program in Systemic Peacebuilding, Conflict Transformation, Post-War Recovery and Reconciliation, June 25-29, 2012

by |May 30th, 2012

Are you interested in engaging in one of the top advanced certificate programs aimed at providing intensive, state-of-the-art training in peacebuilding, prevention and post-war recovery? If so, AC4 encourages you to apply to the International Peace and Development Training Center’s (IPDTC) program focused on “Systemic Peacebuilding, Conflict Transformation & Post-War Recovery and Reconciliation (PCTR)”. PCTR… read more

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Call for Papers: 54th Annual Midwest Modern Language Association Convention

by |May 30th, 2012

Are you interested in disseminating your research to the broader community?  If so, AC4 encourages you to share your findings at the Peace Literature and Pedagogy section of the Midwest Modern Language Association Conference. Interested individuals are invited to share papers on any topic regarding Peace Literature and Pedagogy, but the committee especially welcomes proposals… read more

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Fortune Society in New York City: Job Opening

by |May 8th, 2012

The Fortune Society www.fortunesociety.org   Castle Gardens Graduate Student Researcher   The Fortune Society, a culturally diverse not-for-profit organization with a forty-year history of assisting formerly incarcerated men and women as they work to rebuild their lives, seeks a graduate student to assist in an evaluation project.   The Fortune Society opened Castle Gardens, a… read more

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Help Reconnect Science and Practice

by |April 26th, 2012

Help Reconnect Science and Practice The  International Center for Cooperation and Conflict Resolution (ICCCR) at Teachers College, Columbia University would like to invite you to read and participate in our new ICCCR Blog: Science and Practice for Constructive Conflict Resolution and Peace. Please view the blog here. About the blog The ICCCR Blog, Science and Practice… read more

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Intern with Lokashakti this summer

by |April 26th, 2012

Internship opportunities at Lokashakti this summer!  There are a several openings: Web Design, Web Development, Office Intern, and a new one: Music Intern.  Learn more here. Get our newsletter I’d like to get more stories like this. Email address Secure and Spam free…

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