Podcasts about john paul lederach

In this episode, we feature a conversation with international mediator Julian Portilla. For the past three years, Julian has been one of the instructors of our successful Winter Term class at the college, “Conflict Transformation Skills.” A graduate of Vassar College and George Mason University, Julian works with international organizations and local communities on environmental and social issues. He previously served as director of the Master's in Mediation program at the Woodbury Institute at Champlain College.   As a practitioner and teacher, Julian discusses both the personal and professional aspects of mediation and conflict transformation. Some of the themes the conversation: the role of family conflict and a bicultural upbringing in fostering perspective-taking skills how to work within diverse groups, not just bridging opposing sides de-escalation and harm reduction as initial steps in transformation the critical role of calm, perspective-taking, and an understanding that conflict can be useful   We mention two resources: 1.      Hector Black is one of the role models we suggest to students. His Moth Radio Hour talk is here. 2.      Paul Wehr and John Paul Lederach's model of insider and outsider mediators is discussed in their essay, “Mediating Conflict in Central America.” Journal of Peace Research, 28:1 (February 1991): 85–98.

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This week, Nonviolence Radio hears from John Paul Lederach, an international peace-builder, mediator and scholar. Stephanie, Michael and John Paul have a rich and wide-ranging conversation, one prominent theme is the power of pockets. This plays on the title of John Paul's latest book: The Pocket Guide for Facing Down a Civil War. In it, he encourages us to remember that we all exist within various communities – pockets of the world – and that each pocket represents a unique perspective which is valuable to every other one: "…there is simultaneously this deep acknowledgment of the specificity of a context and this deep curiosity about what people have done or need to do.…people at a given location, at a given time, have a need to do something in response to what's happening. And in that innovation, their particular pocket, their particular place where they live, brings forward this kind of combination of resilience and resistance to the patterns that lead us toward violence"Only by engaging honestly and kindly with these different views can we create – like a work of art – a better, more peaceful world. One wonderful aspect of this pocket metaphor is that it empowers each and every one of us to make a difference. Even the smallest act of love (in the broadest sense of the word) – wherever one is – is an act of creation. Such simple, accessible actions when woven together re-humanize those we might be inclined to dismiss or degrade. Right from within our pockets, we can build alternatives to the toxic polarization we see so much of today."It's about assuring the protection of the dignity of the people that I am most proximate with and live with, even if we are different. Then my responsibility is to help make sure that this neighborhood, this town, this area, is brought to a level of dignifying the humanity of the people who live here. And I think that's really a key driver to a lot of this. There's an element to this that I refer to as the principle of accessibility. I think one of the reasons that paralysis works, is a very powerful tool, is that people think they don't have access to the lever that will make a difference. But what if the principle of accessibility is that you have access to it?"Initiating change from within our pockets directly and immediately reveals the power inherent in treating each other as worthy. When we listen closely thereby recognizing the dignity of everyone, we can construct together a world that has space for all.

In this episode, we talk with John Paul Lederach – professor emeritus at the University of Notre Dame, focused on international peace building. Lederach spent much of his career helping build peace in conflict areas around the world, and has written extensively on his experiences.Together, we explore the importance of building relationships across divides and differences to achieve meaningful foundations for building lasting peace. We also discuss how we might apply these lessons here in the U.S. before polarization becomes sustained violence.To learn more about John Paul Lederach and peruse his writings, go to JohnPaulLederach.com.

This week on Talk World Radio, we're speaking with John Paul Lederach, author of The Pocket Guide for Facing Down a Civil War: Surprising ideas from everyday people who shifted the cycles of violence.

I've been following John Paul Lederach's work for years, finding the words he uses inordinately relevant to all of the details and spaces of my life. John Paul is Professor of International Peacebuilding at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at Notre Dame. He has been a teacher to me across time and space and I believe the ideas he brings into the world are teachers we all need for the world we are walking into. Origins Podcast WebsiteFlourishing Commons NewsletterShow Notes:Vocation (12:00)The Moral Imagination: The Art and Soul of Building Peaceby John Paul (12:30)Rumi poetry and the reed flute (19:00)Ongoingness (21:00)Peacebuilding (21:20)Pádraig Ó Tuama (31:00)wonder, wander, and wait (36:00)'bearing witness to more of the complexity of the other' (37:30)collective empathy (40:00)Paulo Freire (44:00)critical yeast (46:00)Francisco Varela and "The Logic of Paradise" (54:00)Mind and Life Dialogues (54:00)Poetry (55:00)Eduardo Galeano (56:00)Donald Hall (01:03:00)Ai-jen Poo (01:11:00)Lightning Round (01:05:00)Book: Tomorrow's Child by Rubem Alves Passion: poetry and physicsHeart sing: podcastingScrewed up: the significance and challenge of patienceFind John Paul online:https://www.johnpaullederach.com/Logo artwork by Cristina GonzalezMusic by swelo on all streaming platforms or @swelomusic on social media

Flourishing is not a fixed state; it is an unfolding. In this time of rupture we need encounters with flourishing, to know it in our lived experiences individually and collectively. In this transformative event on December 12, 2024, Ryan McGranaghan, host of the Origins Podcast and founder of the Flourishing Salons, engaged in a moving conversation with four profound provocateurs and a wider community of artists, designers, engineers, scientists, educators, and contemplatives. The event was co-hosted by Flourishing Salons and the Cultural Programs of the National Academy of Sciences (CPNAS) DC Art and Science Evening Rendezvous (DASER).Origins Podcast WebsiteFlourishing Commons NewsletterShow Notes:Video of the event (link) and event page (link)Opening remarks - JD Talasek, Cultural Programs of the National Academy of Sciences (03:30)DC Art Science Evening Rendezvous (03:30)Ryan McGranaghan framing (05:50)Flourishing Salons (06:00)Rainer Maria Rilke "Let This Darkness Be a Bell Tower" (07:30)Elizabeth Alexander (09:00)James Suzman (09:40)Danielle Allen (09:40)John Paul Lederach and critical yeast (12:00)Audrey Tang (12:50)David Whyte (13:10)"Knowledge Commons and the Future of Democracy" (14:00)Simone Weil (18:00)American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting (19:00)'Flourishing Summits' (19:45)Susan Magsamen provocation (20:15)Julie Demuth provocation (34:00)Jennifer Wiseman provocation (45:00)Dan Jay provocation (56:15)Salon discussion (01:11:00)Find the guests online:Susan MagsamenJulie DemuthJennifer WisemanDan JayLogo artwork by Cristina GonzalezMusic by swelo on all streaming platforms or @swelomusic on social media

In this episode, we explore how the imagination is essential for building peace and transcending conflict. We also discuss more about how our morality is grounded in imagination. Our guest scholar in this episode is Dr. John Paul Lederach, Senior Fellow for Humanity United and Professor Emeritus of International Peacebuilding at the Joan B. Kroc Institute of International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame.---Dr. John Paul Lederach is internationally recognized for his groundbreaking work in the fields of peacebuilding and conflict transformation. He is widely known for the development of culturally based approaches to conflict transformation; the design and implementation of integrative, strategic approaches to peacebuilding; and for carving a robust integration of the arts and social change. Over the course of his career, Lederach has garnered extensive experience working with non-governmental organizations, community-based initiatives impacted by cycles of violence, and national peace process design. He has worked extensively as a practitioner in conciliation processes in Latin America, Africa, and Southeast and Central Asia.Lederach is the author or editor of 30 books and manuals (translated into a dozen languages), and numerous academic articles and monographs on peace education, conflict transformation, international peacebuilding, and conciliation training. He has developed training materials and manuals available in Spanish on peace education, conflict transformation, and mediation, now used widely throughout Latin America.Lederach received his bachelor's degree in history and peace studies from Bethel College and his doctorate of philosophy degree in sociology, with a concentration on social conflict, from the University of Colorado. He currently serves as Senior Fellow for Humanity United and Professor Emeritus of International Peacebuilding at the Joan B. Kroc Institute of International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame.---While his full catalog of articles and books is well worth exploring, the publications below provide a useful introduction to his scholarship addressing the topic of imagination and peacebuilding:Lederach, J. P. (2005). The moral imagination : the art and soul of building peace (1st ed.). Oxford University Press.Lederach, J. P. (2008). Preparing For Peace Conflict Transformation Across Cultures . Syracuse Univ. Press.---The Social Science for Public Good Podcast is a project of the ⁠⁠⁠Virginia Tech Institute for Policy and Governance⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠VT Publishing⁠⁠⁠ intended to make social science theories accessible and available to individuals and organizations seeking to promote social change.Music: purple-planet.com

In a world increasingly fractured, whispers of civil unrest grow louder. Dr. John Paul Lederach, a veteran peacebuilder with decades of experience in global conflict zones, offers a stark yet hopeful message: the antidote to escalating tensions lies not in grand pronouncements but in the quiet power of human connection. This week on Mission Forward, Lederach shares insights from his new book, Pocket Guide for Facing Down a Civil War, a timely and urgent call to action for a nation teetering on the edge.Lederach's work isn't about predicting the future; it's about recognizing the patterns of the past. He draws parallels between the volatile political climate in the US and the conflicts he's witnessed around the world, highlighting the insidious nature of dehumanization and the urgent need for rehumanization. He argues that we must move beyond "listening with our eyes," judging individuals based on their affiliations, and instead engage in deep, radical listening that acknowledges the shared humanity beneath the surface of disagreement.Lederach introduces the concept of "watching our pockets," a metaphor for cultivating local, grassroots movements for peace. He argues that lasting change emerges not from top-down decrees but from the interconnected web of relationships within our communities. He challenges listeners to consider: who do we know? How can we connect with those just outside our comfort zones? How can we build alliances around shared values and goals?The conversation isn't about finding easy answers or quick fixes. It's about cultivating the courage to start, the willingness to listen deeply, and the perseverance to stay engaged, even when the path forward seems uncertain. Lederach's message is a potent reminder that the future of our democracy rests not in the hands of politicians or pundits, but in our own capacity for empathy, connection, and the unwavering belief in the possibility of a more peaceful future. In a world where division seems inevitable, Lederach offers a powerful alternative: the possibility of building peace, one conversation, one relationship, one pocket at a time.Don't forget, you can download Pocket Guide for Facing Down a Civil War free on his site, or pick it up on Amazon right here.  (00:00) - Welcome to Mission Forward

Join Parker and Carrie for a conversation with Notre Dame's Professor Emeritus of International Peacebuilding, John Paul Lederach, about his Pocket Guide for Facing Down a Civil War. This new booklet draws upon Lederach's experience as a renowned peace practitioner who has mediated conflicts around the world. Here, he provides thoughtful, sometimes surprising ideas and advice on how to navigate, disrupt and mitigate the patterns that lead to deeper conflict, with attention to what is happening right now in U.S. politics.

In an era of deepening political divisions, we often advocate that we are not so divided as the political class may think we are. By examining successful dialogues in conflict-ridden regions and highlighting ongoing initiatives within the U.S., we explore a hopeful perspective on bridging divides and preventing violence through courageous conversation. John Paul Lederach has engaged in dialogues in conflict zones throughout the world and joins Boyd to talk about his experiences.

This episode features selections from a September 2022 talk at Middlebury by John Paul Lederach, with an introduction from Middlebury president Laurie Patton.  John Paul Lederach is globally recognized for his pioneering theory and practice in the field of conflict transformation (CT). Lederach is senior fellow at Humanity United and professor emeritus of international peacebuilding at the University of Notre Dame. He is also the co-founder and first director of the Eastern Mennonite University's Center for Justice and Peacebuilding. Our work at Middlebury has been inspired and enriched by Lederach's work and by his personal example of hope and generosity. In September 2022, he was the keynote speaker at the college's Clifford Symposium. He serves on the Middlebury CT Collaborative External Advisory Board.  His 2005 book, The Moral Imagination, identifies risk taking, curiosity, creativity, and a relational focus as key dispositions for constructive engagement in conflict.  Thanks as always to our team of interns and staff who edit and produce these episodes. Special thanks to Caroline Harding for selecting powerful parts of Lederach's talk! https://www.middlebury.edu/conflict-transformation/who-we-are#external-advisory-board  

What is conflict transformation? How can individuals and Christian communities deal with conflict well? How do structural issues contribute to interpersonal conflict? How can we practice peace and reconciliation in everyday life? Mika and Rayne chat with Rev. Dr. Karen Kemp, a lecturer and coach at Laidlaw Collage, and the previous Dean of St. John's Theological Collage. We talk about conflict transformation, peace and reconciliation, and how to live well together. This is the first episode of a two-part interview. Show notes Laidlaw College St John's Theological College The Jesus Film (1979) Taking Up the Practice: Conversion and Buddhist Identity in New Zealand (2008), Hugh Kemp PhD thesis Transforming Congregational Conflict: An Integrated Framework for Understanding and Addressing conflict in Christian Faith Communities (2010), Karen Kemp Masters' thesis Little Book of Conflict Transformation, John Paul Lederach (2003) Matthew 18 World Cafe method Dallas Willard (1935–2013) Reconciling All Things: A Christian Vision for Justice, Peace and Healing (2008) Emmanuel Katongole & Chris Rice Mastering Community: The Surprising Ways Coming Together Moves Us from Surviving to Thriving (2022) Christine Porath

In this episode, panelists Juwairiya Syed, Bud Rockhill, Barb Ankenman, Mary Gail Anderson, John Paul Lederach, and Angela Robb discuss: Maintaining identity amidst caregiving  The power of gratitude   Communication with your person with Parkinson's  Being the care partner for a parent with Parkinson's  Involving others in the care partner experience   Not feeling selfish about setting boundaries   Caring for someone with dementia   Getting paperwork in order   The balance between overstepping and understepping when it comes to decision making as a care partner   Balancing caregiving with having children  Full-time care facilities  For the video recording, mentioned resources, and more visit: http://davisphinneyfoundation.org/podcast-recording-managing-the-role-of-parkinsons-care-partner

This month on The Growing Edge Podcast we will be revisiting our Feb 2021 conversation with John Paul Lederach, Professor Emeritus of International Peace Building, and internationally respected expert in conflict transformation. John Paul describes the stages that lead to violence in a society, as well as the ways people heal and create communal networks of change. In a time when we are all deeply concerned about the tragic violence happening The Ukraine, The Growing Edge is revisiting this Powerful conversation about how hope for a more peaceful world happens in daily and personal ways as well as through community, national and global efforts.

In this year-end series of 2021, we're returning to our roots, letting our imagination guide us as we explore more deeply the animating metaphor of Leadership Foundations: our world's cities as playgrounds. Join us as we hear from LF leaders from various cities as they imagine their own city as a playground, a place where vulnerable and marginalized people are able to fully flourish and thrive.   Guests: Nahshon Nicks, First Coast Leadership Foundation Anthony Branch, Memphis Leadership Foundation Courtney Dugstad, Next Chapter Ministries, Leadership Foundation of Rochester, MN Carlos Huerta, Center for Community Transformation, Leadership Foundation of Fresno, CA City as Playground Recommendation: The Moral Imagination: the Art and Soul of Peacebuilding by John Paul Lederach

Jonny interviews his friend Nora Lichtash about affordable housing in Philadelphia. Nora is the Director of the Women's Community Revitalization Project (WCRP) in North Philly and serves on the Philadelphia Coalition for Affordable Communities (PCAC) with Jonny. They talk about some of the landmark achievements of PCAC and the current campaigns they are working on. Nora also shares about the problem of gentrification in Philadelphia, how to talk to neighbors who resist new development in their neighborhoods, building power in communities and organizing, and more! A very informative must-listen interview from someone who has been living in Philadelphia for over 50 years. Also in this episode, the pastors discuss the Phantom of the Opera and how to consume media with misogynist and racist tropes. And as always, we end with Spiritual Show and Tell: a video about George Washington Carver, the magnificence of the Rockies, the COVID vaccine for 5-11 year olds, Christmas music, and the Little Book of Conflict Transformation by John Lederach. //Notes// -Interview w Nora Lichtash- Nora Lichtash: nlichtash@wcrpphila.org PCAC: http://phillyaffordablecommunities.org/ WCRP: https://www.wcrpphila.org/ -Spiritual Show and Tell- Video: “People of Prayer George Washington Carver” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elgMFxVQPvo The Little Book of Conflict Transformation by John Paul Lederach: https://www.amazon.com/Little-Book-Conflict-Transformation-Peacebuilding/dp/1561483907 //About this Podcast// Resist and Restore is a podcast by Circle of Hope. We're extending the table of our dialogue! Tune in bi-weekly as the Circle of Hope pastors—Rachel, Ben, Julie, and Jonny—sit down to dialogue about faith, God, Jesus, the spiritual life, and everything in between. Available on Spotify, iTunes/Apple Music, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, and more. //Contact Us// Website: https://circleofhope.church Email: ResistandRestorePodcast@circleofhope.net IG/TW: @circleofhopenet YouTube: https://youtube.com/circleofhope FB: https://fb.me/CircleofHopePhillyRegion Help keep the show running! Contribute at: https://circleofhope.church/share

John Paul Lederach, professor emeritus of international peacebuilding, moderates a conversatoin on the work to ensure security, rights and a peaceful society in Montes de Maria, Colombia. Panelists include Maria Lucia Zapata (M.A. '07), Director of the M.A. Program in Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution, Javeriana University; Pablo Abitbol, professor of the new political economy, big history, and theories of democracy and development, Technological University of Bolivar; and Angie Lederach (Ph.D. '20), assistant professor of cultural anthropology, Creighton University. To view the Montes de Maria region on a map, visit https://go.nd.edu/MontesdeMaria. Read some statements from Montes de Maria that were mentioned during the podcast conversations. 

John Paul Lederach, profesor emérito de construcción de paz internacional, modera una conversación sobre el trabajo para garantizar la seguridad, los derechos y una sociedad pacífica en Montes de María, Colombia. Los panelistas incluyen a María Lucía Zapata (M.A. '07), Directora del Programa de Maestría en Estudios de Paz y Resolución de Conflictos, Universidad Javeriana; Pablo Abitbol, profesor de nueva economía política, gran historia y teorías de la democracia y el desarrollo, Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar; Naún Álvarez González, Representante de los Jóvenes Provocadores de Paz de la Alta Montaña y del Proceso Pacífico de Reconciliación e Integración de la Alta Montaña y miembro del Espacio Regional de Construcción de Paz; y con apoyo de Angie Lederach (Ph.D. '20), profesora asistente de antropología cultural, Creighton University. Para ver la región de Montes de María en un mapa, visite https://go.nd.edu/MontesdeMaria. Lea algunas declaraciones de Montes de María mencionadas durante las conversaciones del podcast.  

In this Dharma Talk, accomplished peace negotiator and mediator John Paul Lederach shares his haiku on spiders to highlight some of the most important principles in peacebuilding.

For our March, 2021 podcast, we welcome John Paul Lederach, Professor Emeritus of International Peacebuilding, and internationally respected expert in conflict transformation. John Paul describes the stages that lead to violence in a society, as well as the ways people heal and create communal networks of change. Please join us for this insightful conversation. "Peacebuilding is walking toward a horizon. You never really reach the end of that walk, but it gives you an orientation.”

The first episode features Dr. Vernon Jantzi, currently director of academic programs here at Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) and a co-founder of the center more than 25 years ago. Janzti served as director and co-director from 1995-2002.Jantzi begins the interview with a story of fascinating coincidence: how his visit to a rural community while on alternative service in Nicaragua became the subject of a 10-minute extemporaneous speech in Spanish and how that topic led, not to an assistantship at Cornell to teach the language, but instead a full scholarship to earn his doctorate in sociology.He also discusses how his work with land reform in Costa Rica led to an exploration of mediation and peacebuilding, followed by a collaboration with John Paul Lederach, then also teaching in the sociology department at EMU, to create a graduate program in conflict transformation.Now 26 years later, Jantzi reflects on the changes he’s seen in CJP and how the center is reimagining itself in ways that are responsive to the current political environment in the United States but also to its global network of alumni.“...Working with people in different parts of the world, they'd say, ‘well, you know, it's great to have you here ...But you know, if you really wanted to make a difference, you'd go back and you would change the way your government relates to the rest of the world, or you would do this,’” Jantzi said. “...That’s the exciting part about being at CJP right now.”Respect, dignity, an awareness of the need to honor past history and trauma to promote current healing and how we do this at the national and local levels -- Jantzi sees these approaches as key values for CJP now and in the coming months.Jantzi’s longtime connection to peacebuilding work in Mexico offers a case study for the importance of trust and cooperation among community members. Successful efforts to “rebuild the social fabric” in that region now integrate elements of restorative justice, trauma healing and truth-telling, he says.

Episode 259: Accepting An Early Failure Led to a Resilient Comeback I am determined not to give up on what John Paul Lederach calls our basic social contract. At WeMentor, humanization is honored through respect and having honorable disagreements. We encourage taking responsibility for your actions and outcomes to debilitate blame and diffuse shame. We validate emotions through dialogue, healthy debate, and conversation to replace violence and facilitate self-leadership mastery. On January 21st, 2021, I am starting a virtual Meaningful Conversations LAB you are invited to join. Let’s bind the social fabric of our world together through our businesses. Click here for details. The first conversation is on me.  Not every venture works out. Today’s Guest Mentor, Tim Gilk of Wood & Conn Corporation, runs the history tables on himself in a free-flowing conversation about how he became resilient after his 1st venture failed. Hear how he mustered up the courage to confront the facts and humble himself after his setback. The old saying, when one door closes, another opens is embedded in Tim’s history and his outlook on life. Tim became the owner of Wood & Conn Corporation in 2006. A wholesale distributor of grain handling (mainly corn and soybeans) and grain storage products. They sell, service, and deliver to dealers all over Minnesota and the Dakotas. Whatever farmers need to store grain, they find at a dealership connected to Wood & Conn Corporation. Additional things to listen for in our enjoyable conversation: Five words describing his mother and father. Growing up in an entrepreneurial home with two sisters and two children from the foster care system. Perspectives on entrepreneurship as a child and from his adult self. Accepting a business failure. Four different ventures and the lifestyles created from them. Happiness and unshakeable calm and confidence; aspects of resiliency. Practicing what you are good at and understanding what you aren’t good at. The power of a role model in business. Being mentored by Dave Wood. Upholding core values from one generation to the next at Wood & Conn Corporation. Finding stability and fulfillment in an adventurous life.   WeMentor Meaningful Conversations LAB 1st & 3rd THURSDAYS 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Starting January 21, 2021 The 1st Conversation is on Nancy. Revitalize how you communicate with energizing conversations that lead to understanding, clarity, and action. Raise your EQ with meaningful conversations. Click here for details. Episode Resources Jennifer Gilk's Podcast Conversations Dairy Farm Upbringing Inspired an Entrepreneurial Work Ethic in This Attorney Well Built Reputation Leads to Start-Up Success John Paul Lederach John Paul Lederach: The Art of Peace Conscious Attentive Leadership Mentoring After listening, do the following three C.A.L.M. Activities:Take these two risks: a) Develop an unshakeable core of resiliency. Sign-up for the WeMentor Meaningful Conversations LAB January 21st, from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.  Click HERE!     b) Identify when you have had a failure in your life. How did you come to terms with your failure? What is your comeback story?Apply Self-Compassion: If you found yourself stuck in perfectionism, fear of grief, sadness, fear, or self-judgment when you have failed at something, move to accept your failure. Own the truth. Let yourself feel the disappointment. Be your best champion and accept what led to the failure. You are not a failure. Take 10 slow breathes in and out. Create space for some joy and appreciation to seep in.Welcome Appreciation: I appreciate Tim’s joyful demeanor and openness to assess his past, honestly. I appreciate learning the impact of a beautiful mentoring relationship Tim had with Dave Wood. I appreciate the full life Tim is living and how he supports the basic social constructs of human decency and respect, contribution,

Poet, spiritual thinker and author of Seven Thousand Ways to Listen, Nepo explores the many ways that deep listening is a matter of being changed by leaning into all we don't understand. Intuitive listening requires us to still our minds until the beauty of things older than our minds can find us. He describes this kind of listening as "a process by which what matters moves between us." He is the author of many books including Reduced To Joy (Cleis Press 2013) and More Together Than Alone: Discovering the Power and Spirit of Community in Our Lives and in the World (Atria Books 2018) Interview Date: 12/6/2013     Tags: MP3, Mark Nepo, giving and receiving, deep listening, what matters, personal mythology, web of relationship, friendship, witnessed, trust, paradox, Beethoven, outwaiting the clouds, truth, ocean, eternity, endure and endear, beauty, John Keats, Ode on a Grecian Urn, John Paul Lederach, Personal Transformation, Health & Healing, Self Help 

In this episode, I read a remarkable story, taken from John Paul Lederach's book, The Moral Imagination. It's a breakthrough moment in peace making under pressure --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/unhurried-moments/message

Today, I am referencing Dr. Vivek Murthy's book, Together, to offer some added support for the larger conversation around institutional racism, oppression and social justice.  In this episode, Dr. Jessica Higgins discusses:  The right of human belonging and humanization. The role of disconnection, dehumanization, fear and distrust that plays into our experience. How do we build trust, repair and relationship together.  "The challenge of the remainder of our century is how are we as a global family going to attend to the basic fundamentals of creating the right of belonging?" John Paul Lederach in "Together" by Dr. Vivek Murthy Exploring the question..."how do we experience more connection collectively." How to engage in higher quality presence and connection when differences exist. "I have a fundamental belief that at the root of every person is a spark of the Creator. There's something that binds everyone. Even if they are behaving in ways I find reprehensible, we still share a common humanity. And that can't be erased. Even if someone is doing things that are really against me or harming me or society. I feel somewhat of a responsibility to that person." Matthew Stevenson from "Together" by Dr. Vivek Murthy Resources: Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World, by Dr. Vivek Murthy Black Lives Matter (reading list, find a local chapter, donate, etc) Support Campaign Zero, a police reform group that has been working on policy solutions “informed by data and human rights principles.” Anti-racism Resources  NY Times Antiracist Reading List Connect with Dr. Jessica Higgins:  Facebook: facebook.com/EmpoweredRelationship Instagram: instagram.com/drjessicahiggins Podcast: drjessicahiggins.com/podcasts Pinterest: pinterest.com/EmpowerRelation LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/drjessicahiggins Twitter: @DrJessHiggins Website: drjessicahiggins.com  Email: jessica@drjessicahiggins.com If you have a topic you would like me to discuss, please contact me by clicking on the “Ask Dr. Jessica Higgins” button here.  Thank you so much for your interest in improving your relationship.  Also, I would so appreciate your honest rating and review. Please leave a review by clicking here.  Thank you!   If you are interested in developing new skills to overcome relationship challenges, please consider taking the Connected Couple Program or engaging in relationship coaching work with me.   

Katie Mansfield, lead trainer of the Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience (STAR) program at the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP), speaks about her path to STAR from working in multinational banking during 9/11, polyvagal theory, and her dissertation work on embodied trauma healing.Mansfield, who was raised on Long Island, flew back to New York on September 8, 2011, to be close to her mother after her grandmother’s death. She lost friends in the terror attacks on September 11. “I was physically present with both a sense of fear and powerlessness that I had not, until that point, experienced in my body before,” Mansfield says. A few years later, she quit her job and began learning about different ways of seeing the world from a family in India – a peace education teacher; his wife, a human rights lawyer; and his mother, the first female high court justice in the country.During “time around their table, they were just removing dirt from my eyes,” Mansfield says. When she returned to the States, she worked with the organization Peace Games alongside school children grappling with neighborhood violence and interpersonal conflict. Her mentor there suggested she pursue further education in peace studies. Mansfield went on to study under John Paul Lederach at the Kroc Institute at Notre Dame, who suggested she take a class in restorative justice at the program he helped found – CJP. After finishing her master’s in international peace studies, she attended the Summer Peacebuilding Institute in 2009, which “made a very strong impression.” She recalls attending a STAR training in 2010, where she talked about her experiences on 9/11. Another attendee from Somalia told her, “Well, now you know how we feel every day.”Mansfield’s doctoral dissertation, Re-friending My Body: Arts-based, embodied learning for restoring my entirety, in part draws on neuroscientist Stephen Porges’ polyvagal theory, which deals with the vagus nerve’s role in the embodiment of emotion and trauma.“So many of us are learning the words, but not the embodiment,” Mansfield says. “Trauma and joy and life land on the body, and systems and structures, and how people respond to us is because of what’s happening in the nervous system. Do I feel safe in a situation in my body, or do I feel endangered?”In researching for her dissertation, Mansfield was confronted with the power and privilege she’s experienced in her own life, and their effects on how she interacts with others. Similarly, she sees one of CJP’s core challenges now, at its 25th anniversary, as overcoming a tradition of “helpers and healers” going from a privileged and safe position to help others in less privileged situations.“That model is a holdover from colonial mindsets, and it is not fully respectful of the incredible resilience, capacity, wisdom, power, healthy power that exists in all of these communities that some people are trying to go help,” Mansfield says.

John Paul Lederach, speaking from long experience in conflict mediation, recalls and appreciates the inevitable connectedness of every enemy, as well as the need and willingness for risk when engaging in acts of trust. He expresses a heartfelt reminder to “stay in touch.”

In this episode, Dr. Barry Hart, professor of trauma, identity and conflict studies here at CJP, reflects on his own beginnings in the field of conflict transformation and trauma work, definitions of trauma and trauma healing, how CJP has evolved since its inception, and where he sees it – and the entire field of justice and peacebuilding – growing from here.Hart has “officially” taught at CJP for 23 years, but first came on board as a summer workshop instructor in 1994. After graduating from Eastern Mennonite Seminary in 1978, Hart lived and worked overseas, developing a trauma healing and reconciliation program for the Christian Health Association of Liberia during the Liberian Civil War.“I was very keen on trying to weave together what I understood could be brought from the outside … the people themselves were very resilient, amazing in their own right, and had skills and traditions that could help in their own healing process,” Hart recalls in the podcast.CJP co-founder John Paul Lederach invited Hart to come present on his work during a Frontiers workshop (the Frontiers of Peacebuilding events were the precursors to today’s Summer Peacebuilding Institute).“Coming back was really just part of what I wanted to do, and who I felt I was,” Hart says. Hart has seen CJP through significant academic changes, like the inclusion of restorative justice and transitional justice curricula and the creation of the Foundations I and II courses. As for the future of the Center, Hart envisions CJP addressing the climate crisis and its intersecting issues more effectively. “If we can go forward with a real sense of care for each other, care for the planet in a way that, actually, has not only care but practical actions, then I think we’ve gone a long way. So 50 years from now, we may be known as a Center for Justice, Peacebuilding, and the Environment,” says Hart.

A trailer to Peacebuilder, a podcast by the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP), at Eastern Mennonite University, in Harrisonburg, Va. We here at CJP are celebrating 25 years since our founding. We’ve been celebrating this milestone since July first 2019 and will carry on through the end of June 30, 2020. This podcast delves into who we’ve been, who we are and who we hope to be.

“Our discomfort and our grappling is not a sign of failure,” America Ferrera says, “it’s a sign that we’re living at the edge of our imaginations.” She is a culture-shifting actor and artist. John Paul Lederach is one of our greatest living architects of social transformation. From the inaugural On Being Gathering, a revelatory, joyous exploration of the ingredients of social courage and how change really happens in generational time.John Paul Lederach is a senior fellow at Humanity United and professor emeritus of international peacebuilding at the University of Notre Dame. He is also the co-founder and first director of the Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding. In 2019 he won the Niwano Peace Foundation Peace Prize.America Ferrera is an Emmy Award-winning actor and producer. She’s known for the movies Real Women Have Curves and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and for the TV series Ugly Betty. She also stars in and co-produces the current NBC series Superstore. She’s the co-founder of Harness, a grassroots organization for social healing.This interview is edited and produced with music and other features in the On Being episode "America Ferrera and John Paul Lederach — The Ingredients of Social Courage." Find more at onbeing.org. This interview originally aired in June 2018.

“Our discomfort and our grappling is not a sign of failure,” America Ferrera says, “it’s a sign that we’re living at the edge of our imaginations.” She is a culture-shifting actor and artist. John Paul Lederach is one of our greatest living architects of social transformation. From the inaugural On Being Gathering, a revelatory, joyous exploration of the ingredients of social courage and how change really happens in generational time.John Paul Lederach is a senior fellow at Humanity United and professor emeritus of international peacebuilding at the University of Notre Dame. He is also the co-founder and first director of the Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding. In 2019 he won the Niwano Peace Foundation Peace Prize.America Ferrera is an Emmy Award-winning actor and producer. She’s known for the movies Real Women Have Curves and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and for the TV series Ugly Betty. She also stars in and co-produces the current NBC series Superstore. She’s the co-founder of Harness, a grassroots organization for social healing.Find the transcript for this show at onbeing.org. This interview originally aired in June 2018.

Why is it so difficult for people to find compromise? Have we forgotten how to truly listen to opposing views? In this episode, we dive deep into these questions with Professor Walter Wright, an expert in mediation and conflict resolution, who takes the time to explain how to resolve differences with other people…or at least how to try.   In addition to talking about the basic principles of interests based negotiation, we also summarize and explain techniques used by professionals in the field of conflict resolution to help people recognize humanity in those with whom they disagree.  Every day, people who never thought they’d see eye to eye are able to reach compromises in a way that preserves relationships - it really is possible! But as Professor Wright explains, it takes work, and a big part of that is just learning how to approach conflicts in a different, more thoughtful way.    This was a wide ranging conversation, touching on Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, restorative justice in schools, and even how cultural norms impact the way we approach and resolve disputes. Choosing a new way to approach disagreements can truly be life changing.  As Professor Wright explains, it starts by taking the time to listen to each other…even when we disagree.   I hope you enjoy this show about finding the purpose in the process of resolving disagreements!  Links and More Information on this Topic: Click here for Professor Wright’s info and bio, and here for his extensive curriculum vitae.  The Kraybill inventory (used to help understand and reveal preferred style of conflict management). Getting to Yes by Fisher/Ury. We briefly reviewed the interests based process in this book, but there’s a lot of detail we didn’t have time to cover. If you want to take the next step in learning how to resolve disagreements in any environment (or even just how to negotiate better) I highly recommend it. Getting Past No is the follow-up book by Ury and is a good add-on for dealing with difficult people. Tribe by Sebastian Junger is the fantastic book I mentioned when we were discussing the importance of being accepted back into a community. That’s just one of the many interesting topics in this book that is totally worth your time. The Moral Imagination: The Art and Soul of Building Peace by John Paul Lederach is the author's latest book on faith based conciliation and mediation.  His work was highly recommended by Professor Wright!  If you’re interested in learning more about how cultural norms impact our approaches to each other, here’s a link to a well known book Cultures and Organizations: Software of the Mind by the Dutch father and son duo, the Hofstede’s (Prof. Wright briefly mentioned them toward the end of the interview when discussing how cultural norms impact dispute resolution). Do you live in Austin and want to learn more about community dispute resolution? Check out the Austin DRC at https://austindrc.org - this is where I met Prof. Wright and an entire class of fun folks who were all wanting to learn more about resolving disagreements. You can become a trained community mediator and volunteer your time (no, you don’t have to be a lawyer!).  If you’re outside of Austin, chances are there is some type of community dispute resolution center near you - just google “dispute resolution center” with your city and state. Finally, if you want to learn more about attorneys focused on offering an innovative, less relationally disruptive, and confidential way to resolve disputes, check out the Global Collaborative Law Council at https://globalcollaborativelaw.com/. I hope you enjoyed the show! You can sign-up to learn first about upcoming guests, special shows, and inside news at shilohcoleman.com.  Finally, forget to subscribe, share with your friends, and spread the news - thanks!!

A series of haikus from peacemaker John Paul Lederach on the fourth day of our On Being Gathering. This year, we were thrilled to host our very first On Being Gathering — a four-day coming-together of the On Being community for reflection, conversation, and companionship — at the 1440 Multiversity in the redwoods of Scotts Valley, California. We greeted each day with verse from some of our most beloved poets — and now we’d like to share these delightful moments with all of you. Peacemaker and poet John Paul Lederach opened Monday with a series of haikus. John Paul Lederach is a senior fellow at Humanity United, a project of the Omidyar Foundation, and professor emeritus of International Peacebuilding at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame. Find the transcript for this show at onbeing.org.

“Our discomfort and our grappling is not a sign of failure,” America Ferrera says, “it’s a sign that we’re living at the edge of our imaginations.” She is a culture-shifting artist. John Paul Lederach is one of our greatest living architects of social transformation. From the inaugural On Being Gathering, a revelatory, joyous exploration of the ingredients of social courage — and how change really happens in generational time. This interview is edited and produced with music and other features in the On Being episode “America Ferrera and John Paul Lederach — How Change Happens, In Generational Time.” Find more at onbeing.org.

“Our discomfort and our grappling is not a sign of failure,” America Ferrera says, “it’s a sign that we’re living at the edge of our imaginations.” She is a culture-shifting artist. John Paul Lederach is one of our greatest living architects of social transformation. From the inaugural On Being Gathering, a revelatory, joyous exploration of the ingredients of social courage — and how change really happens in generational time.

Some reflections on my experience at the first ever On Being Gathering at the 1440 Multiversity in Scotts Valley, CA, including the poetry of Marilyn Nelson and David Whyte, the words of Rilke and Barth, and insights from a Pixar movie and peacemaker John Paul Lederach. Get your free RePlacing Church Resource List, a guide to being and becoming the church in the neighborhood. Subscribe, rate, and review the RePlacing Church Podcast on iTunes, or listen on Stitcher, Google Play, or Podbean. Support RePlacing Church on Patreon. I need your support to offset production costs so that I can continue to offer quality content and insightful interviews that will help you grow in your faith and practice. Visit www.patreon.com/benkatt, become a RePlacing Church Patron for as little as a $1/month and receive access to bonus podcast episodes, additional blog posts and more exclusive content! More information here. Sign up for RePlacing Church updates at www.replacingchurch.org. Like on Facebook, Follow on Instagram. Episode Song Credits: "Another Wrong to Right" by Mercir. Used with Permission. Production Assistance by Nate Tubbs.

This week on the CultureCast, we welcome special guest John Paul Lederach, international peace activist and negotiator, and author of the popular nonviolence book, “Reconcile: Conflict Transformation for Ordinary Christians” this book, just reissued with a new foreword from Bill and Lynne Hybels, tells amazing stories, like when rebels groups in central America threatened to… Read more about Lederach’s Peace Train…And Coloring with Satan! (CultureCast)

What happens when people transcend violence while living in it? John Paul Lederach has spent three decades mediating peace and change in 25 countries — from Nepal to Colombia and Sierra Leone.. He shifts the language and lens of the very notion of conflict resolution. He says, for example, that enduring progress takes root not with large numbers of people, but with relationships between unlikely people. John Paul Lederach is Professor of International Peacebuilding at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame. Krista Tippett spoke with him on June 22, 2010 from the studios of APM in Saint Paul, Minnesota. John Paul Lederach was in the studios of KGNU in Boulder, Colorado. This interview is included in our show “John Paul Lederach on The Art of Peace.” See more at onbeing.org/program/art-peace/182

What happens when people transcend violence while living in it? John Paul Lederach has spent three decades mediating peace and change in 25 countries — from Nepal to Colombia and Sierra Leone. He shifts the language and lens of the very notion of conflict resolution. He says, for example, that enduring progress takes root not with large numbers of people, but with relationships between unlikely people.

Just-war theory was set in motion in the 5th century as St. Augustine agonized over how to reconcile Christianity’s high ethical ideals with the devastating world realities which were bringing about the fall of Rome. For 1,600 years, theologians, ethicists, diplomats, and political leaders have drawn on this tradition, refined it, and employed its key questions: When is it permissible to wage war? And how might our ethical and religious foundations place limits on the ways we wage war? In this program, we explore three varied perspectives on how such questions are alive and evolving today, and how they might inform our approach to the conflict in Afghanistan and the peace we would like to achieve beyond it.