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the centuries wrap round us

A weaving of personal story, poetry, and contemplative writing that illustrates the brilliance of local communities and inspirational leaders whose lives illuminate how we human together better and human ourselves whole.

Washington Post OpEd A recipe for cooling down American politics

An OpEd published on The Washington Post about lessons from around the world to deescalate toxic polarization in the United States.

Exploring Environmental Violence: Perspectives, Experience, Expression, and Engagement

A volume containing contributions from a variety of disciplines that explores the implications of and responses to environmental violence.

The Pocket Guide for Facing Down a Civil War: Surprising ideas from everyday people who shifted the cycles of violence

A collection of stories, reflections, and wisdom offering insight into the challenge of facing down toxic polarization layered with violence and the surprising ways everyday people found to shift harmful patterns of violence that had lasted decades. 

The Year in Haiku

Poetry, photos, and reflections about the mystery and mindfulness of poetry emergent from a year-long experiment to write a haiku a day.

Educar para la paz

Peace Studies Teacher’s Guide

A teacher’s guide for the Tajiki-language textbook developed with and for Tajiki scholars and students of peace.

Muqaddimainizoshinosi [Introduction to Conflict Studies]

A Tajiki-language textbook, one of the first peace and conflict studies educational materials crafted in the Tajiki language.

Into the Eye of the Storm: A Handbook of International Peacebuilding

A gathering of contributions from international peacebuilding and conflict resolution professionals offering a wide array of guidelines, pragmatic approaches, and models of constructive, culturally appropriate ways to approach to conflict.