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SUMMARY:Peer Mediation: Past\, Present\, and Future
DESCRIPTION:Engage in this exciting webinar\, Peer Mediation: Past\, Present\, and Future. This 90-minute event will be on May 16th\, 2025\, at 10:00 am ET (USA. UTC -5) and led by Priscilla Prutzman. Please use the Time Zone Converter to determine when this engaging conversation will be in your time zone. This PeaceConnect session is $10 for non-MBBI members\, $5 for MBBI Members. \nRegister here!\nAbstract: This presentation will focus on how and where in-school peer mediation started\, what caused it to decrease and how it is being used today. Priscilla Prutzman is co-founder and Executive Director of Creative Response to Conflict (CRC) located just north of New York City. She is a co-author of The Standards of Peer Mediation published by the Association of Conflict Resolution and has written many articles on Conflict Resolution Education. She will share her experiences from the eighties to the present time about school based peer mediation programs.\n \nBio: Priscilla Prutzman\, a pioneer in the field of conflict resolution\, is a renowned trainer and facilitator. She has worked with dozens of schools in the tri-state area and teaches Conflict Resolution in Education at SUNY New Paltz\, a graduate course in the Humanistic/Multicultural Education program. Priscilla has taught alternatives to violence and mediation in several prisons and re-entry programs. Priscilla regularly presents at national and international conferences. She is on the Fulbright Roster for Peace and Conflict Resolution\, and has written many articles and books on mediation\, conflict resolution\, bias awareness\, bullying prevention and intervention\, and restorative practices. She is co-author of the Peer Mediation Standards of the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR) and has received recognition including the National Peace Foundation Peacemaker Award\, the Peace and Justice Studies Association Peacemaker of the Year Award\,  the 1st annual William Kreidler Award for service to the field of conflict resolution\, and the Diversity and Equity Award from ACR. She is currently working in several New York City Schools\, helping implement a whole-school approach to restorative practices.
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SUMMARY:Voices for Change: Global Reflections on Resilience and Political Transitions (May)
DESCRIPTION:Register here! اضغط هنا للتسجيل\n \nIn the May session of our Voices for Change series\, we will focus on the valuable lessons learned from the experiences of countries that have navigated political transitions. This conversation will feature speakers from diverse national backgrounds who have been directly involved in and have studied transitions toward democracy\, inclusion\, and justice. \nOur guests will share their insights into the specific challenges their countries faced — ranging from rebuilding institutions and transitional justice to social reconciliation. They will address how they overcame/are overcoming those complexities to lay the foundations for more democratic and inclusive societies.  \nThe discussion will explore what Syrians can learn from these global experiences and how such lessons might be adapted and applied in the Syrian context as it seeks a path forward. \nThis session will not only inform but will inspire. By fostering a cross-border dialogue on resilience\, civic engagement\, and democratic values\, we hope to encourage Syrians—inside the country and in the diaspora—to reflect on the opportunities that come with political transitions and to imagine possibilities for a future Syria rooted in justice\, equity\, and pluralism. \nThis event will be facilitated by Rajaa Altalli\, CCSD Co-Founder\, and Prabha Sankaranarayan\, MBBI President and CEO and will be translated in Arabic and English. \n  \nفي جلسة شهر أيار من سلسلة أصوات التغيير، نسلّط الضوء على الدروس المستفادة من تجارب دول مرّت بمراحل انتقال سياسي، حيث نستضيف متحدثات من بلدان مختلفة ممن شاركوا في هذه التحولات أو قاموا بدراستها عن قرب. ستشارك الضيفات تجاربهن حول كيفية تجاوز التحديات المرتبطة بإعادة بناء المؤسسات، وتحقيق العدالة الانتقالية، والمصالحة المجتمعية، وصولاً إلى بناء مجتمعات أكثر ديمقراطية وشمولاً. \nتهدف هذه الجلسة إلى إلهام الجمهور السوري، سواء داخل البلاد أو في الشتات، للتفكير في كيفية الاستفادة من هذه التجارب العالمية في رسم ملامح مستقبل أكثر عدلاً وحرية وتنوعاً لسوريا. كما تسعى الجلسة إلى تحفيز الحوار حول أهمية المشاركة المدنية، وتعزيز القيم الديمقراطية، وبناء شبكات تضامن تتجاوز الحدود الجغرافية. \nستُيسر هذا اللقاء كل من رجاء التلي، المؤسسة المشاركة لمركز المجتمع المدني والديمقراطية، وبرابها شنكرنارايان، رئيسة مجلس إدارة والمديرة التنفيذية لمؤسسة وسطاء خارج الحدود الدولية. ستتوفر الترجمة باللغتين العربية والإنجليزية. \nSpeakers: \nDr. Edita Tahiri is a prominent leader of Kosovo’s independence movement\, with over 30 years of experience in foreign policy\, peace negotiations\, and post-conflict transitions. She has served in several positions for Kosova\, including Deputy Prime Minister\, Minister of Foreign Affairs\, Minister of Dialogue\, and a five-term Member of Parliament. As Kosovo’s Chief Negotiator in the EU-facilitated dialogue with Serbia (2011-2017)\, she signed the first-ever agreement between Kosovo and Serbia. Dr. Tahiri was the only woman peace negotiator in the Balkans during key international peace processes\, including the Rambouillet Conference (1999). She chairs the Regional Women’s Lobby in Southeast Europe (RWLSEE) and is an active member of Women Waging Peace. She is a Fulbright Scholar and speaks Albanian\, English\, Croatian\, Serbian\, and Turkish. \nالدكتورة إديتا تاهيري\nالدكتورة إديتا تاهيري هي من أبرز قيادات حركة استقلال كوسوفو، وتتمتع بخبرة تزيد عن ٣٠ عاماً في مجالات السياسة الخارجية، مفاوضات السلام، والتحولات ما بعد النزاعات. شغلت مناصب رفيعة منها نائبة رئيس الوزراء، وزيرة الخارجية، وزيرة الحوار، وعضوة في البرلمان لخمسة دورات. قادت فريق التفاوض الكوسوفي في الحوار الذي يسّره الاتحاد الأوروبي مع صربيا (٢٠١١-٢٠١٧)، ووقّعت أول اتفاقية رسمية بين البلدين. كانت المرأة الوحيدة المشاركة كمفاوضة سلام في منطقة البلقان ضمن مؤتمرات سلام دولية بارزة، منها مؤتمر رامبوييه (١٩٩٩). تترأساً شبكة اللوبي النسائي الإقليمي في جنوب شرق أوروبا  منذ عشرين عام (RWLSEE)، وهي عضو في شبكة “نساء يصنعن السلام” (Women Waging Peace). \nDr. Bernedette Muthien is a Research Fellow in the Office of International Affairs at the University of the Free State. With senior roles in academia\, government\, and civil society across South Africa and beyond\, she is a seasoned researcher\, facilitator\, and poet. She has over 200 publications and presentations\, many translated into 17 languages. A Fulbright-Amy Biehl Fellow at Stanford\, she holds advanced degrees in Political Studies from the Universities of Cape Town and Stellenbosch. Bernedette co-founded the African Peace Research and Education Association and serves on multiple international advisory boards focused on peace\, security\, and cultural rights. \nالدكتورة بيرنادت موثين\nالدكتورة بيرنادت موثين باحثة زميلة في مكتب الشؤون الدولية بجامعة فري ستيت. شغلت مناصب رفيعة في الأوساط الأكاديمية والمجتمع المدني والحكومة في جنوب إفريقيا وخارجها، وتُعد باحثة وميسّرة وشاعرة متميزة. لديها أكثر من 200 منشور ومداخلة في مؤتمرات، وقد تُرجم العديد منها إلى 17 لغة. حصلت على زمالة فولبرايت-آمي بيل في جامعة ستانفورد، وتحمل درجات عليا في الدراسات السياسية من جامعتي كيب تاون وستلينبوش. شاركت في تأسيس الرابطة الإفريقية لأبحاث وتعليم السلام، وتعمل في عدة مجالس استشارية دولية تُعنى بالسلام والأمن وحقوق الإنسان والثقافة. 
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