Dialogue Forums: Highlighting Community Success
There is a question we often reflect upon, in our work in areas affected by violent conflict: How do we build up from community dialogues—and amplify community voices—to support social change for lasting peace?The Protecting Our Communities Initiative, in...
Event Highlights: The Power of Dialogue
We are glad so many members of our local community in Western Massachusetts could join us on June 11 for our event, Bringing the Lessons Home: The Power of Dialogue, Locally and Globally. It was wonderful to have the opportunity to discuss and reflect on our work...
Celebrating Mother’s Day as Peacebuilders
As many of you may know, Mother’s Day was originally conceived of as a day of peace to honor mothers who had lost sons and husbands in the Civil War. Forty years before it became a national holiday, Julia Ward Howe, a prominent American abolitionist, feminist,...
Partnering with Schools to Prevent Violence and Hate
Schools are at the center of conflicts that affect the safety and wellbeing of youth, families, and communities across the United States. As the nation becomes more politically polarized, and the youth mental health crisis continues, young people are at greater...
Cooperative Solutions to Mitigate Climate Crisis
The climate crisis is compounding the effects of global inequality. As these hardships increase, impacted communities could be further marginalized—at a time when their contributions are most needed. Frontline communities have invaluable insight into emerging,...
Making Space for Peace Action in Myanmar
Our project in Myanmar, Watering the Banyan Tree, is drawing to a close after two years. We are amazed by how much the project team has accomplished during such a difficult time. A military coup in February 2021 quickly developed into a violent crackdown on...
Co-Hosting a National Conference on Farmer-Herder Relations in Nigeria
On Wednesday, August 10, we co-hosted a National Conference on Farmer-Herder Relations with Neem Foundation and the Nigerian government’s Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) in Abuja. The conference grew out of the ongoing Protecting Our...
Art + creative action for peace
The arts can play a vital role in healing and building connections, which is why we try to incorporate different forms of the expressive arts in our peacebuilding programs. They can play a critical role in helping heal and nurture the human spirit,...
Uniting with Courage and Creativity Against Violence in Myanmar
By Daniela Westphal Huber, Program Manager It takes courage to speak up against violence and doubly so when your country is ruled by a repressive military regime. In Myanmar, over 100 people answered the call, traveling from seven different villages in northern...
Transforming Conflict Between Farmers and Herders
By Daniel Orth, Senior Program Manager, Karuna Center On the surface, they way a conflict begins may appear simple: A farmer returns home to discover that his entire field of corn has been eaten and trampled under-hoof. Gone is the food for his family and the seed...
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