Retired conflict studies faculty interested in conflict resolution in higher ed, mediation, emerging tech, ODR, Qual research, masculinity and nonviolence.
Harper Woods, MI
Joined April 2008
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In November, AFSC concluded the second year of our ELL program. ELL helps young people strengthen their social justice and leadership skills and apply what they learned to organize and advocate in their communities. Read more from AFSC’s Julián Andaya. bit.ly/42iItYO
I enjoyed working with #AFSC staff lobbying for the Second Look criminal justice reform legislation in Lansing yesterday. As a bonus, got to sit in the capitol gallery.
The International Institute for Nonviolent Action has published a fascinating report entitled UKRAINIAN NONVIOLENT CIVIL RESISTANCE IN THE FACE OF WAR here: novact.org/wp-content/upload…
On Saturday March 4 at 2pm EST I’ll be offering a free online workshop entitled Data Brokers and Modern Surveillance: Dangers for Marginalized People. We’ll be meeting via zoom. Details at leym.org/pje-interest-group/
Nice to see this new report from the Aspen Institute on Transforming Conflict on College Campuses. It summarizes current issues and provides some general recommendations. aspeninstitute.org/publicati…
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Gaming Like It’s 1927: Get Ready For Our Next Public Domain Game Jam techdirt.com/2022/12/24/gami…
Engaging with conflict and challenging hate: Toolkit for action is the title of a really insightful guide put together by British Quakers. While it draws in examples from the UK, the lessons are applicable well beyond it. quaker.org.uk/blog/engaging-…
Interesting new lesson from Zinn Education Project focuses on Detroit and Rosa Parks in the North. zinnedproject.org/materials/…
They did not teach this history at my Pittsburgh area high school, but they should have.
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BREAKING: New FOIA w/@JustFuturesLaw shows ICE used LexisNexis—one of the world's biggest data brokers—to search for targets over *1.2 million* times in just a seven-month period.
This is dragnet surveillance on immigrant communities.
#NoTechforICE
theintercept.com/2022/06/09/…
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BREAKING: A bipartisan group of nearly 50 members of Congress just introduced legislation to invoke constitutional war powers to end unauthorized United States military involvement in Saudi Arabia’s brutal war in Yemen.
Exciting to see this open access course on Digital Process Design & Facilitation for Mediation howtobuildup.org/community-l…
This year Leah Wing’s Social Justice informed Mediation Training is happening online in May starting on the 22nd. Details at sjmediation.org
Great work by Peace Direct and partners in the new report on Race, Power, and Peacebuilding that explores racism in international peacebuilding practices. Consultation included folks from more than 70 countries. See report here: peacedirect.org/us/publicati…
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📢1⃣0⃣days to the High-Level Meeting of the General Assembly on Financing For Peacebuilding!
📆Wednesday, 27 April 2022.
📍#UNGA Hall, UNHQ
#InvestInPeace
#FinancingForPeacebuilding
See Details here➡️bit.ly/3uu4CUr
As a counterpoint to all the military coverage on the war in Ukraine, check out this webinar recording of a session on the role of Civil Resistance in that context youtu.be/CcttVAA-_-0
Great, informative report from ACRE explores the Rise and Reach of Surveillance Technology and its differential impact on communities of color. acrecampaigns.org/research_p…
Conflict Resolution practitioners will want the read this open letter to colleagues on the Russian invasion of Ukraine: mediate.com/articles/tgm-let…
The Canadian Friends Service Committee (Quakers) is seeking to hire a new half-time Program Coordinator for their Peace Program. Seems like a great opportunity for the right person. Details here: quakerservice.ca/news/employ…