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On mediation and Groundhog Day.

Today is Groundhog Day -- one of my two favorite rodent-based holidays. And according to both Punxatauney Phil and Staten Island Chuck, spring is afoot toute suite.Groundhog Day -- both the holiday and the Bill…See More

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Please feel free to provide a short bio about yourself or the work of your organization (no more than 3 paragraphs): I'm CEO of the New York Peace Institute (www.nypeace.org), formerly the Safe Horizon Mediation Program.

Previously, I was a Vice President at Safe Horizon (www.safehorizon.org), where I oversaw the agency's Mediation, Legal Services, Anti-Trafficking, Anti-Stalking, Families of Homicide Victims, and Batterer Intervention Programs.

I'm also an Adjunct Professor at the New York University Center for Global Affairs, where I teach courses on international mediation and NGO development.

I also served as International Director of Partners for Democratic Change (www.partnersglobal.org), where I worked to establish conflict and change management centers throughout Central and Eastern Europe, the Balkans, South Caucasus, former Soviet Union and Latin America.

I received my Master of Arts in International Relations and International Economics from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).

But enough about me already.

Please list the countries and/or regions in which you (or your organization) have direct and significant expertise: Albania
Argentina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Georgia
Hungary
Kosovo
Lithuania
Panama
Poland
Romania
Slovakia
Tajikistan
United States
Uzbekistan

What is your current country of residence (or location of your organization)?: United States

What is your current job (and organization) and/or where and what field are you studying?: CEO, New York Peace Institute; Adjunct Prof, NYU Center for Global Affairs

How many years professional experience do you have ?: 15+

What is your personal or organizational website?: http://www.nypeace.org

Which are your primary sectoral areas of expertise (or the primary sectoral areas of your organization) ?: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Civil Society, Conflict Mainstreaming, Conflict Resolution, Democratization, Dialogue, Facilitation, Organizational Development, Peacebuilding, Rule of Law, Social Entreprenuership, Violence Prevention, Youth

Which are your primary skills areas(or the primary skill areas of your organization)?: Advocacy, Budgeting, Capacity Building, Communication, Fundraising, Program Administration, Program Design, Program Implemenation, Training

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At 3:58pm on August 29, 2011, Monica P. Prosper said…: Hello again, Brad! So pleased to be on board as with LinkedIn. I look forward to discourse re development and cooperation. Thanks sincerely for the invite.

Kind regards,

~Monica

At 4:16pm on September 17, 2010, Pastor Samuel Muderhwa M said…: Dear Brad
I would like to greet you and I interest to be your friend with collaboration, our website has details about what we are doing.

Thanks

Samuel

At 1:13pm on October 19, 2009, Maciej Tanski said…: Czesc Brad! Thanks for inviting me to the network. I'm afraid we won't see each other in Wash. DC because I won't come there. We both with Ilona have to stay home in Poland because she is pregnant! And she have to be very careful... So enjoy the anniversary!
Trzymaj sie!
Maciek

At 8:20pm on October 17, 2009, Cinnie Noble said…: Thank you Brad...I would be happy to talk with sometime. Sam speaks very highly of you. I am sorry we didn't meet at ACR. Let me know when you would like to touch base. My email is cinnie@cinergycoaching.com.

Would you like to join the Conflict Coaching Guild through LinkedIn by any chance? There are some interesting discussions (more like using discussion boards and saying or not saying anything on the topic),
Best regards,
Cinnie

At 3:37pm on October 16, 2009, Rochelle Arms A. said…: Hi Brad!

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On mediation and Groundhog Day.

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Today is Groundhog Day -- one of my two favorite rodent-based holidays. And according to both Punxatauney Phil and Staten Island Chuck, spring…

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Somebody give that buddha a tissue already.

Posted on January 2, 2013 at 7:22am 3 Comments 4 Likes

I confess that spirituality is not my strong suit. It's up there with sports in terms of admirable things that don't jibe with my addled attention span or intellectual bandwidth or skills. No disrespect to either thing. They're just not my jam.

However, I'm ever so grateful for what various faiths have brought to the peacebuilding field. I was (unsuccessfully) raised Catholic, but I admit that…

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Bootcamp meets bandcamp: scenes from a mediation training.

Posted on December 19, 2012 at 11:57am 0 Comments 0 Likes

Folks, we just wrapped up a 40-hour Basic Mediation Training, putting 26 people from all walks of life on the path of joining New York City's largest civilian peacebuilding force. This was a pretty eclectic group -- including a mother & daughter, a hypnotist, a couple of triathlete trainers, and three people from Switzerland. (Yep, we were teaching the Swiss about neutrality. Oy.). Here's a little photo essay to give a sense of how we roll -- combining visual,…

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Namaste, Ravi Shankar...on sitars, the Beatles, and mentors.

Posted on December 13, 2012 at 12:24pm 0 Comments 1 Like

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Virtuoso sitarist Ravi Shankar passed away this week. George Harrison called him the father of world music, for introducing the sitar to the west...

...and to the Beatles. I recently gave a presentation on the…

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