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2010 Conference
Series
5th
Annual International Conference on
"Engaging
The OTHER:"
The
Power of Compassion
November
19-21, 2010
Sonoma
State University
San Francisco Bay Area
(Rohnert Park),
Calif.
USA
Co-sponsored by:
Common Bond Institute,
International Humanistic Psychology Association (IHPA)
Sonoma State University
Official Partner and Event of:
the Charter
for Compassion
and
Parliament of World Religions
Endorsed by:
Over
100 cooperating organizations and universities
internationally
The
ETO Conference addresses fear-based belief systems, negative
stereotypes, polarization, enemy images, scapegoating, and artificial
barriers of distrust that divide us to promote a wider public dialogue
about images of "Us and Them." It is an
integrated, multi-disciplinary
collaboration with global representation,
and is held in conjunction with
an upcoming edited book in progress addressing
psycho-social concepts of "The
Other" in a cross-cultural forum.
It examines this
fundamentally subjective phenomenon with a multicultural eye for the
purpose of stimulating more public dialogue; deeper inquiry into fundamental
questions, dilemmas, and implications; formulating findings for publication
and wider public awareness; and tapping our shared wisdom - from the
local to the global - in developing practical applications for promoting
increased understanding, sensitivity, and compassion.
2010
ETO Conference links:
Underlying Concepts
Presenter
Proposal Form: (PDF
version) (HTML
version)
Dialogue Facilitator Form:
(PDF version)
(HTML version)
Volunteer
Application -
be part of the effort
'10 ETO
PROGRAM (to
be posted)
'10 Print Version of Program (to
be posted)
FEES
and REGISTRATION
Site
and Travel Information
Continuing
Education Credits (CECs)
Press
Room
1
page Color Conference Flyer (pdf)
1
page Black & White Conference Flyer (pdf)
On-Site
Video Interviews and Proceedings
Watch
for details on March 2011
~ 3rd Annual RCP Conference ~
2nd
Annual International Conference on
Religion, Conflict, and Peace:
Walking The Talk To Compassion And Harmony
June
11-13, 2010
Dearborn,
Michigan, USA
Keynote by: Greg
Roberts
Live E-conference Keynotes by:
Huston
Smith, Rabbi David Rosen, Karen Armstrong
Sponsored
by:
Common Bond Institute
Co-Sponsored
by:
International Humanistic
Psychology Association ,
Henry Ford Community College, Parashakthi
Temple,
Council of Islamic Organizations of Michigan, Pathways
To Peace Foundation, Muslim
Presence Ottawa
Official
Partner and Event of:
the Charter
for Compassion
and
the Parliament
of World Religions
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The mutual dilemmas of religious ignorance,
extremism, intolerance, negative stereotypes, prejudice,
demonization and dehumanization, scapegoating, and fear
of "the
other," that can lead to toxic divisiveness, polarization,
and social paranoia, with a special focus on Islamophobia
and the Muslim community,
and
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The promise of personal engagement through
dialogue in nurturing a shared consciousness of peace -
and in doing so promoting the religious experience as a
healing remedy rather than problem.
Registration
is Open to All
Culture Peace
of
16th
International
Conference on
Conflict Resolution
(Dates to be confirmed)
Established in 1992, the
International Conference on Conflict Resolution (ICR) has been
co-sponsored by CBI, HARMONY Institute, and the International
Humanistic Psychology Association. The conference is open to
all participants globally. This multi-disciplinary, multi-cultural conference
has received support over the years from the President's of the US,
Russia, and Bosnia, and Governor of St. Petersburg, and is endorsed
by over 90 universities and organizations internationally.
It brings together hundreds of presenters and participants from around
the world for critical dialogues, sharing programs and perspectives,
and practical training in conflict resolution, and each year promotes
cooperation and collaborations between participants and organizations
represented.
Registration
is Open to All Globally
Now Accepting Proposals
2009
ICR Conference Proposal Form
Proposed
New
International Conference
Watch for details on a new international conference
on
conflict transformation and bridging the divide
to be launched in Cyprus
A collaboration between
CBI, International Humanistic Psychology Association,
Near East University, and the North
Cyprus Ministry of Education
Registration
is Open to All
International
Youth
Conference on
"The Ecology of War and Peace"
In 2004 CBI established
"The Ecology of War and
Peace" (EWP) in partnership
with International
Humanistic Psychology Association (IHPA), and HARMONY
Institute, and in cooperation with
the Jane
Goodal Institute. This
is a parallel youth conference held during
the ICR Conference, addressing issues of negative stereotypes, prejudice,
and demonizing and dehumanizing
individuals and groups. The theme of ecology
and environmental consciousness
is used as a common link all parties can resonate and
experience being "on the same side" with as they also delve
into personal interactions and explore the above relationship dynamics.
Included in this process is exploring the ecological impact of human
wars. A virtual Global Youth Community, for and operated by youth participants,
is currently being established through CBI's web site to continue future
dialogue, cooperation, and joint projects beyond the conferences. The
conference is open to all participants globally
A note about this coming year's Conference Series...
In
2004 Common Bond Institute
launched an ambitious experiment: collaborting
on organizing and programmatically linking a series of international
conferences - 5 events in 3 countries - all of which focused on exploring
and advancing the consciousness of peace, forgiveness, and reconciliation.
The intent was to create a means for building on the kind of concentrated
focus, energy, and potential that is generated within the dynamics of
conferences, to both increase the potential of each event and to promote
a more effective channeling of this energy into practical applications
beyond the events themselves.
Although each is independent with its
own content and goals, all events in this series are programmatically
linked to progressively build on each other for an energetic flow and
larger impact. As a result, outcomes have emerged and coalesced synergistically
as the process has progressed, and have
inspired promising new collaborative projects and partnerships, some
of which CBI is directly involved in. The
sequence is designed to maximize the energy and products of each event
to deepen the dialogue and foster proactive networks of social activists
and healers along the way. The intent of these networks will be to further
the emergence of a consciousness of peace and create practical strategies
for applying results to current social relationships to develop the
capacity for peace, locally and globally. Other
international conferences are invited into the network that share this
focus for greater mutual benefit.
This model of integrated events continues through 2010
with above conferences.
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