Mission
Network for Peace through Dialogue is a non-profit organization 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 prgrams we do so by analyzing, facilitating, and fostering dialogue, identifying solutions and sharing information.
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
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
2002- Neighborhood by Neighborhood: How can we build a sustainable world? New York, NY
2003-04 - Security: How can we all have it? International Dialogue
Ongoing programs:
COMMUNITIES IN DIALOGUE: ongoing conversations among international groups
For adults - Shaping Our Future.
For youth - Crossing Boundaries: Confronting Concerns
LIVING ROOM DIALOGUES: ad hoc sessions on international experiences to expand cultural awareness and understanding.
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Participants
in the international workshop
"Neighborhood by Neighborhood:
How can we build a sustainable world?"
 Participant Lila and Board Member
Lillian in dialogue.
Board Member Peggy Ray (left) and executive director Virginia Dorgan in a planning session for Communities in Dialogue
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