Colleague Activities
We are always looking for people doing interesting, intractable conflict-related projects to feature on our Colleague Activities Blog. See the Blog Homepage for information on how to submit your work.
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Is reconciliation in a divided America possible? Look to Northern Ireland to see what could happen.
For peace to be sustained, it requires a shared vision of the future that’s anchored in a shared understanding of the past. #mbi_colleague
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The Reunited States of America: New Documentary Seeks to Bridge Political Divide
A documentary showing how everyday Americans are finding their own solutions to bridging the partisan divide, inviting others to pledge to do so too. #mbi_colleague
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Building Bridges Towards Equality
New study provides insights into how intergroup contact should be structured to promote support for social change #mbi_fundamentals
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Millions of Conversation's Conversationalist Series: State of the Union after January 6.
At noon CST on Jan 20, 2022 Millions of Conversations will convene to discuss the state of American democracy a year after the storming of the capitol. #mbi_fundamentals
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Alliance for Peacebuilding's PeaceCon@10
The agenda for the Alliance's upcoming 3-day virtual conference (on Jan. 26-28) is now available. #mbi_fundamentals
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Investigating the possible consequences of Islamic Emirate formation on women’s social status from the people's perspective
Investigating likely impacts of the Taliban take over on the social, political, and economic welfare of women in Afghanistan.
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Constructive Institute: Journalism for Tomorrow
Helping journalists to apply constructive reporting through a best-practices portal, a fellowship program, training, and academic research. #mbi_colleague
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Civity: All About Connection on the Path of Life
A reflection on how simple, and beneficial the practice of "civity" is. #mbi_colleague
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Constructive & Bridge-Building Journalism
Ulrik Haagerup and Mikkel Gudsoe present their work on transforming journalism from destructive and polarizing to constructive and bridge-building. #mbi_colleague
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A Framework for Universal Wellbeing
A framework from Networkweaver guiding users to empowerment for positive changemaking. #mbi_colleague
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Lead4Tomorrow: Can We Keep It?
A nonpartisan website-based forum for addressing a range of issues effecting the health of our society, and what we might do about the challenges we face. #mbi_colleague
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Negotiating in a Highly Complex Environment
A video presentation by Shuruk Ismail on her work promoting equal opportunities for the Arab minority in Israel. #mbi_colleague
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Belonging Is
A blog post by Palma Strand focusing on Lyndon Johnson's notion that "every person shall share the blessings of this land." #mbi_colleague
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Institute for Global Negotiation
The Institute promotes the use of negotiation and conflict resolution skills to address global challenges and foster cooperation. #mbi_colleague
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Ikeda Center for Peace, Learning, and Dialogue
Ikeda's smission is to build cultures of peace through learning and dialogue inspired by Buddhist humanism. #mbi_colleague
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Combating Hate Speech: Identifying, monitoring and combating hate speech on social media.
Lexicons which identify and explain inflammatory language and offer alternative words and phrases can combat the spread of such speech. #mbi_colleague
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What's stunning about the misinformation trend -- and how to fix it
From the CEO of PeaceTech Lab and the Director of Oxford's Programme on Democracy and Technology, ideas on how to fix the misinformation pandemic #mbi_colleague
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We need to set up an international body to fight fake news
An article supporting Sheldon Himelfarb's idea of creating an Intergovernmental Panel on the Information Environment similar to the IPCC. #mbi_colleague
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Hudson Institute’s Kleptocracy Initiative
Studying the corrosive threat to American democracy and national security posed by imported corruption and illicit financial flows. #mbi_colleague
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Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies
A global network and collaborative community of people studying and promoting dignity and respect for all. Upcoming virtual workshop: Dec 9-10. #mbi_colleague
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Protecting our Communities: The Karuna Center for Peacebuilding
Peacebuilding in Nigeria with a focus on women and youth as well as religious and traditional leaders . #mbi_colleague
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Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism
Dedicated to advancing civil rights and liberties for all Americans, and promoting a common culture based on fairness, understanding, and humanity. #mbi_colleague
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Alliance for Peacebuilding's Creativity in Crsis Videos
Videos from around the world made by peacebuilders who developed creative solutions to critical problems. #mbi_colleague
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Guiding Steps For Peacebuilding Design, Monitoring, & Evaluation
Detailing seven necessary steps for evidence-based peacebuilding and learning in the peacebuilding field. #mbi_colleague
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The Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Demoracy
Conversations and research, grounded in facts and evidence, focused on decoupling hardened policy positions from blind partisanship. #mbi_colleague
