The positions and interests framework is a simple idea in conflict resolution. Once we understand and clarify the position and interest of people in conflict it’s usually a stepping stone towards relational reconciliation. What is the difference between positions and interests? Conflict usually starts with a disagreement with another person’s…
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This Peacebuilding Toolbox is a storehouse of tools. The traditional peacebuilding and conflict resolution skills and models that lead to more collaboration, better understanding and hopefully towards reconciliation.
A writer needs a pen or a laptop, a carpenter needs a measuring tape and hammer and a Christian Peacebuilder needs strategy, patience, prayer, relationship skill and a lot of questions.
I teach these skills and backgrounds so you can confidently start your own reconciliation process in or positively affect conflicts around you.
This is a response to a question I’ve heard often in the past 2 years in the Philippines and countless times online. Rather than responding on a message board I’ll respond publicly and point people to this post in the future. Today the question was raised: “I have always wondered why…
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On Aug 21, 1971 a dramatic act of terrorism took place at the plaza Miranda in Quiapo, Manila, Philippines. It was during the beginning of a violent era of politics in the Philippines, which subtly continues today. (More Info on the Plaza Miranda Bombing) A rally was being held in the Plaza Miranda…
1 CommentDwight Eisenhower in his farewell challenged the USA not to let the Military Industrial Complex run the USA as the military power of the states grew. Eisenhower warned: “Until the latest of our world conflicts, the United States had no armaments industry. American makers of plowshares could, with time and…
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