On Sept. 29, the Department of Conflict Resolution Studies Graduate and Doctoral program will host the Storytelling Festival of Conflict Resolution: Professional Series. Expert peace builders and conflict resolutionists will share stories on their peace building work from small communities to international settings. They hope to inspire others to follow a path of peace and conflict resolution for future endeavors, as well as pursue peace-building activities that can transform the world for the better.
The event will be hosted on Zoom at https://nova.zoom.us/s/99763420345, from 2-4:50 p.m, and can also be attended in person in the Knight Auditorium in the DeSantis building.
“Peace begins with local action that grows into global response,” Alexia Georgakopoulos, faculty and director of the Community of Practice Student Working Group, said. “[It is about] inspiring people to take action, how we promote peace in the world.”
Two special guests, Lynn Cole and David Noganosh, will share their stories with attendants, providing background on their work in the field and some of the transformative work done by them during their careers.
Cole has worked as an international mediation specialist for USAID, an organization dedicated to providing foreign aid to communities. She has also worked as a trainer to develop mediation programs in Bulgaria, Jordan, Kosovo and Sri Lanka.
Noganosh, who uses the spiritual name Spotted Hawk, has worked as a mediator, negotiator and trainer to develop programs to actively facilitate violence prevention, conflict resolution and anger management in Afro-Canadian and Aboriginal.
Georgakopoulos encourages students to attend the event.
“The world needs peace builders more than ever,” she said.
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