Podcast Episode Recommendation » Taking the War Out of Our Words
With Guests Sharon Strand Ellison and Ami Atkinson Combs Episode on the Healing Ground Mindset Podcast Review by Caitlin Meredith Powerful non-defensive communication experts Sharon Strand Ellison and her daughter Ami Atkinson Combs were recently interviewed on the...
Disability Inclusion and Accessibility in Conflict Resolution
By Lainey Feingold and Melanie Rowen When our work is to facilitate understanding between people in conflict, we are already committed to values of empathy, party ownership of conflict, autonomy, connection and more. These values, mandate that our processes and...Book Review » Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How To Be An Ally
By Emily LadauBook review by Caitlin Meredith Demystifying Disability by Emily Ladau is a practical guide to making our language, approach and practices as inclusive as possible for those with disabilities. With her wit, personal insight, and interviews with thought...
Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them
By Gary Friedman and Amanda Ripley Want some truth? The two of us, we lie. We bet that you do, too. While lying is not one of humanity’s more virtuous characteristics, it is part of what makes us human. As journalists and mediators, we are faced with special...
Power: Understanding or Coercion?
By Gary Friedman Whether we are a mediator, lawyer, or parties, power is woven into the dynamics of conflict, and coercion is the most common form of power. Coercion hardly brings an end to the biggest problems fueling conflict; however, there is an alternative that...
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
Book by Oliver Burkeman Review by Jennifer Sullivan One doesn’t so much read Oliver Burkeman’s Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals, as experience its clarifying power. While booksellers may shelve it alongside the self-help books intended to teach mere...
Media Review » Summer of Soul
Review by Laurie Phuong Ertley Summer of Soul (Searchlight pictures, 2021) is a riveting documentary about Black joy, Black power, and Black music. You might wonder how something so massive as a music festival headlined by the likes of BB King, Stevie Wonder, and...Meet Our Interns!
We have five fabulous members of our team who will be working on a variety of projects with the Center for Understanding in Conflict from January to April 2022. Meah GilliamVideo Production Based in Aurora, Colorado Hello everyone! My name is Meah Gilliam and I’ll be...