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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): Brandon Sipes, M.A. Senior Consultant: The ARIA Group. Brandon Sipes has spent the last several years engaged with identity conflicts in the United States and around the world, leading to an understanding of the way in which identity can be utilized for both division and unity. Research on religious conflict has taken him to Northern Ireland, Croatia, Bosnia, the Middle East and North Africa. His work with ARIA has included organizational visioning and conflict mediation, facilitator training and development, as well as educational and training work.

Please indicate if you're joining PCDN as an individual or organization (please mark the appropriate category): consulting firm

Please list the countries and/or regions in which you (or your organization) have direct and significant expertise: Northern Ireland, Croatia, Bosnia, the Middle East and North Africa

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?: President, ReFrame

How many years professional experience do you have ?: 6-10

What is your personal or organizational website?: http://www.inthetension.com

Which are your primary sectoral areas of expertise (or the primary sectoral areas of your organization) ?: Civil Society, Conflict Resolution, Dialogue, Facilitation, Interfaith, Organizational Development, Peacebuilding

Which are your primary skills areas(or the primary skill areas of your organization)?: Capacity Building, Program Implemenation, Research, Qualitative Skills, Training

Please select the donors (bi-lateral, international or foundations) in which you have direct and signifcant experience (either work for the donor or on projects funded by them): European Union

What are some of your current areas of research (if any)?: Role of arts in peacebuilding; civility in discourse; role of religion in conflict transformation

If appropriate feel free to list several of your (or your organization's) publications: Goldberg, Rachel; editor. Chapter in a multi-author book on the role of religion in conflict transformation. To be published in 2013.

Rothman, Jay, ed. The Handbook for Identity Based Conflict, Springer Publications, 2012.
Badawi, A., Sipes, B., Sternberg, M. “From Antagonism to Resonance: The Core of ARIA and a key to engaging Identity Based Conflicts.” From Identity Based Conflict to Identity Based Cooperation. ed. Rothman, Jay. Springer, 2012.

“Social Transformation in Conflict and the Kumi Method.” Embedding Mediation in Society. ed. Manichev, Sergey & Redlich, Alexander. St. Petersburg Dialogues. 2012

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At 1:31pm on April 2, 2011, Muhammad Tahir Tabassum said…: Dear Sipes,

Nice to visit your profile here, Its best place to doiscccuss and share your expertise

at peace network. This credit is going to Dr. Craig, who establish a rich common

platform for peace-makers.

We can be good partners and friends on common causes and similar activities.
In Peace.

At 5:51pm on June 19, 2009, Alison Avigayil Ramer said…: Hey Brandon,

Thanks for the invitation to connect. I'm currently living in Tel Aviv and am just starting to dabble in some grant writing work for Mepeace.org. Are you familiar with the site? I took a look at some of the work you've been doing, are you working on any specific projects in the Israel - Palestine?

Best,

Alison

At 3:28pm on May 27, 2009, David Kreider said…: Brandon, Thanks for the connection and invitation to collaborate on an article for Music and Arts in Action. Seems we'd share much in that regard and with your interest in the role of religion in conflict. We should be talking, yes.. I am in the midst of a practicum and writing another article through June, but perhaps after that if you are still at it. I'm interested to learn more about your work.

At 6:38pm on April 18, 2009, Meha Khanduri said…: Hi brandon,,,would be interested in learning more about your research findings in ireland and middle east. How did you go about it?

At 6:48pm on March 22, 2009, Pastor Samuel Muderhwa M said…: Dear Sipes
Please the network lost my account, and I recreated again, I ask to it reason I ask again friendship with you, please allow again to be friends

God bless you

Pastor Samuel

At 6:14pm on March 5, 2009, Sharon said…: Hi Brandon,

Yes I am a UPEACE student, are you in Costa Rica or you met them somewhere else?

At 4:02pm on February 14, 2009, Pastor Samuel Muderhwa said…: Dear Brandon

Iwould like to greet you and welcome your service in my region too,
I'm Pastor Samuel the founder of PCR/D.R.Congo
we are located in east of the country

God bless you

At 1:08am on February 6, 2009, Hala Fleihan said…: Hi Brandon,

Nice to meet you. Yes we do have several common interests! This is an amazing network to connect, share and learn from one another.

I checked out ARIA's website and it seems like such a resourceful link. I'm interested in learning more about Action Research/Evaluation, because I know that it relates directly to my community development work. I will pass on this new knowledge to the people I work within hope that we can start improving our work in-process. Always in process!! :)

Would love to hear more about your work and that event (i think) in Beth Jala you mentioned...

thanks for connecting
smiles =)

At 7:36pm on February 2, 2009, David S Pankratz said…: Brandon - You'd asked if I have a daughter named Lisa. I don't, but I have a cousin about ten years younger named Lisa. I think she lives either in Toronto or Vancouver - haven't kept in touch.

At 9:06pm on December 9, 2008, Enda Young said…: Hi Brandon

Thanks for your message! Its a shame we didn't get a chance to chat when you were over this direction. I had a look at your website and there's definitely room for some collaborative work between our organisations.

We are in the middle of finally updating our website but we could skype etc if you had any specific ideas in mind. Our organisation is currently working throughout Northern Ireland and also in Kosovo, San Francesco, Canada and Zimbabwe and we would certainty be interested in some collaborative work on Intra-group Pre-Negotiation training.

Are you planning any trips back this direction in the near future?

Thanks again for your message Brandon and all hope to hear from you soon

Enda

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