2011

16,000,000

dead because of ethnic and/or
religious-identity based conflicts.

Photo: Freedom House

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Madison, New Jersey (2011)

Hosted By: The Center on Religion, Conflict, and Culture at Drew University

Ashafa and Yehezkel Sixteen Peacemakers in Action from around the globe left their work on the ground for a week of learning, sharing, and building new relationships among religiously motivated peacebuilders working in the world’s most intractable conflicts.

During the retreat, the Peacemakers focused on solidifying their relationships and forming a formal Network to support each other, share techniques and experiences, project their work beyond their immediate networks, and speak with a collective voice. Out of this effort, the Peacemakers in Action Network was born. The first official action of the Network, a collective statement on the Arab uprising in the Middle East, was conceptualized during the retreat and finalized shortly thereafter.

Moderators/Facilitators included:

Peacemaker Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge, Director, Embrace Dignity
Peacemaker Bill Lowrey, Principal, Friendship Tree Consulting
Peacemaker Yehezkel Landau, Faculty Associate, Interfaith Relations, Hartford Seminary
Peacemaker Ricardo Esquivia Ballestas, General Coordinator, ASVIDAS Network
Peacemakers Imam Muhammad Ashafa and Pastor James Wuye, Co-Founders and Directors of the Interfaith Mediation Center, Nigeria
Rabbi Dr. Marc Gopin, James H. Laue Professor and Chair of the Center on Religion and Conflict Resolution at George Mason University
Dr. Joseph Montville, Director of the Abrahamic Family Reunion
Dr. Beth Yoshida-Fisher, Academic Director, Negotiation and Conflict Resolution program,Columbia University
Dr. Chris Taylor, Director, Center on Religion, Culture & Conflict, Drew University