Dec 11, 2008

2009 Summer Peacebuilding Program at the SIT Graduate Institute

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Conflict Transformation Across Cultures

invites application for:
2009 Summer Peacebuilding Program

At the SIT Graduate Institute in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA, June 1-19

THE PROGRAM: A rich multicultural learning community, where participants from 20-25 countries develop new skills for peacebuilding and new relationships with each other. Education takes place in and outside the classroom as participants live and socialize together in structured and unstructured activities. The wide variety of regional, ethnic, and cultural background provides abundant possibilities for participants to deepen their proficiency in intercultural communication and peacemaking practices.

Topics of Study: Conflict analysis and interventions, inter-communal dialogue, negotiation and mediation, peacebuilding and development, healing and reconciliation, peace education, training skills, issues of global relations, and more.

THE PARTICIPANTS: Human rights workers, non-profit and NGO middle and senior level managers, government employees, mental health professionals, educators, graduate students, etc. View profiles of previous participants and their testimonials.

THE FACULTY: A diverse team of international experts and active practitioners in the field of peacebuilding and conflict transformation, including: Paula Green, EdD, USA; Tatsushi Arai, PhD, USA; Kevin Clements, PhD New Zealand, Baht Latumbo, MA
Philippines, Joseph Sebarenzi MA, Rwanda. Susie Belleci, USA, Patti Moore, USA.

The Summer Peacebuilding Program is a three graduate training course that can be applied toward the Graduate Certificate in Conflict Transformation or integrated with one's own program of study.

Although the application deadline for the program is April 15, 2009, we welcome and encourage early applications, especially for international applicants. For more information visit www.sit.edu/ contact or write to contactprogram@ sit.edu


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