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WHO WE ARE
History
Network for Peace through Dialogue (formerly the Center of International Learning) was begun in 1985 by sociologists, theologians, and educators from Germany, the Philippines and the United States united by their world view and wanting to participate in transformative change. The Center was to provide ongoing learning, analysis and collaboration between people of the Northern and Southern hemispheres. There were two specific goals: to promote democratic processes and to work toward de-militarization. The following listing of the international workshops of the early years demonstrates the topics of investigation as well as the diverse locations of the work:
1988 - U.S. Bases in the Home Land - Manila, Olongapo, and Angeles City, Philippines
1989 - Fascism & Traces in Modern Society - Berlin, Germany
1990 - Economic Conversion & Grassroots Participation - Rocky Flats, Colorado, USA
1992 - Religious Fundamentalism & Its Impact on Democratic Grassroots Movements - Managua, Nicaragua
1994 - US branch initiated its Living Room Dialogue series on differing cultures and critical social issues and its Communities in Dialogue program and its newsletter
1996 - What Do People (We) Need? - Accra, Ghana
1997 - Models for a Life Phase after Employment and Family Work - Frankfurt, Germany
1998 - A Society for All Ages: Aging in Dignity in a Sustainable World - New York, NY
1999- 2002 - US Branch then organized in the United States its first international program culminating with a conference
2002- Neighborhood by Neighborhood: How can we build a sustainable world? New York, NY
2003 - USA branch began its youth program “Crossing Boundaries: Youth in Dialogue about the Rights of the Child” linking on-line youth groups internationally who engaged in its curriculum on the Rights of the Child
2003-04 - Security: How can we all have it? International Dialogue
2004 - the Network established its continually updated website and has implemented web-based international dialogues there
2005 - began its on-going on-line dialogues on critical issues facing all of humanity
2006 - USA branch changed its name to Network for Peace through Dialogue, and believing that dialogue is a vital process of making and keeping peace named its Mission: The Network for Peace through Dialogue creates opportunities for individuals and groups to engage in constructive conversations in an atmosphere of openness and mutual respect.
2006 - Confronting Concerns I-Harlem youth identify concerns, hold workshops
2006 - developed and promulgated “Elements of High Quality Dialogue"
2007 - Confronting Concerns II-Harlem youth continue interviews, hold workshops
2007 - held it first Dialogue Conference that gathered more than 100 participants for an acclaimed 1 and 1/2 day meeting
2008 - Leadership Institute. Selected youth learn workshops skills hold workshops for youth and adults
2008 - began a Dialogue Facilitators Networking Group to assist practitioners of dialogue and promote the theory, practice and skills of dialogue.
Thus since 1985 The Network for Peace through Dialogue has been dedicated to connecting grassroots communities, both local and global in order to identify and research common issues and solutions in the areas of making peace and promoting just action. Our objective is to provide a platform so that communities and societies can expand understanding and discuss their differences within a dynamic environment to help resolve conflicts and cooperate more fully. In all our programs we do so by analyzing, facilitating, and fostering dialogue, identifying solutions and sharing information.
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