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AMARA SYLVESTER VANDI BELEWA left a comment for Eileen R. Borris"I am far ahead with your work in my conutry.University of Sierra Leone student union election was held yesterday 28/5/10 and I was there preching to people about forgiviness and non violence in the process of electioneering.Evetything i read from…"
AMARA SYLVESTER VANDI BELEWA left a comment for Eileen R. Borris"Forgiveness is very fine but the road to forgive someone especialy when that individual has done some thing that is unforgivable.Fellow students asked this question on pulling day.'If someone raped my mother would you forgive him and let him go…"
Kato Abdu left a comment for Eileen R. Borris"Hullo Eileen, I am Kato from Uganda. I am a Director of a Non-Profit making Community Based Organization called Integrated Community Development Initiative (ICODI). Our main aim is to reduce on the high levels of poverty, famine and poor health that…"
Kato Abdu left a comment for Eileen R. Borris"Hullo Eileen, I am Kato from Uganda. I am a Director of a Non-Profit making Community Based Organization called Integrated Community Development Initiative (ICODI). Our main aim is to reduce on the high levels of poverty, famine and poor health that…"
Muhammad Tahir Tabassum left a comment for Eileen R. Borris"Hi Its good to know about your profile, we must cooperate with each other on peace activities."
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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)
- Dr. Borris-Dunchunstang is the Director of Training for the Institute for Multi-Track Diplomacy in Washington DC. As Director of Training Dr. Borris-Dunchunstang designs and implements training programs in international conflict resolution, negotiation, dialogue and peacebuilding incorporating processes of forgiveness, trauma healing and reconciliation within the broader context of international peacebuilding. She has worked with Indian and Pakistani Kashmiri’s and has worked in Pakistan, India including with the Tibetan Government in Exile, Nepal, the Middle East, Indonesia, and Tbilisi, Georgia. Dr. Borris-Dunchunstang has worked for USAID and UNIFEM and has shared her work in forgiveness and reconciliation at many national and international conferences including the DPI/NGO conference at the United Nations. Dr. Borris- Dunchunstang teaches forgiveness and reconciliation at the Peacebuilding and Development Institute which is part of the School of International Service at American University, the National Defense University and at the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University. She is a past president of the Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict and Violence and former committee member for the Committee of International Relations in Psychology of the American Psychological Association. Dr. Eileen R. Borris- Dunchunstang is a licensed psychologist with a private practice in Paradise Valley, Arizona specializing in mind/body approaches to health and healing with a special focus on individuals with cancer, forgiveness, stress management and working with troubled relationships including separation and divorce. She received her doctorate in psychology from Columbia University.
Dr. Borris is the author of Finding Forgiveness: A 7 Step Program for letting go of Anger and Bitterness. Finding Forgiveness became a finalist for “Books for a Better Life Award” and was one of the books chosen for the 30th annual National Press Club Book Fair. Dr Borris speaks nation wide on the topic of forgiveness from the personal to its impact on International Affairs.
- Please list the countries and/or regions in which you (or your organization) have direct and significant expertise
- A focal point of her work is on the region of South Asia especially Kashmir, India including with the Tibetan government in exile and Nepal where I haveworked for over 10 years. I have also worked with women in the Middle East, India, Pakistan, Indonesia, Nepal and in Tbilisi, Georgia.
- 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?
- Director of training for the Institute for Multi-Track Diplomacy
- Which are your primary sectoral areas of expertise (or the primary sectoral areas of your organization) ?
- Peacebuilding, Conflict Resolution, Gender, Civil Society, Psychosocial
- Which are your primary skills areas(or the primary skill areas of your organization)?
- Training, Intervention
- What are some of your current areas of research (if any)?
- Forgiveness and reconciliation
- If appropriate feel free to list several of your (or your organization's) publications
- 9/06 Borris, E.R. Forgiveness: A 7-Step Program for Letting Go of Anger and Bitterness. McGraw-Hill, New York, (2006)
8/06 Borris, E. R. “The Healing Power of Forgiveness and the Resolution of Protracted Conflicts.” In .), Handbook of International Disaster Psychology. (Volume 3) G. Reyes & G. A. Jacobs (Eds.) Greenwood Publishing: Westport, CT. 2006.
7/06 Borris, E.R. Forgiveness the Ultimate Freedom East/West – Japan, (2006).
4/06 Borris, E.R. (in Press) Forgiveness the Ultimate Freedom Purana, Wroclaw, Poland.
4/06 Borris, E.R. (in Press) Forgiveness the Ultimate Freedom Dom Quixote, Lisbon, Portugal.
3/06 Borris, E.R. (in Press) Forgiveness the Ultimate Freedom Editora Campus, Rio de Janeiro, Brazel.
3/06 Borris, E.R. Forgiveness the Ultimate Freedom Pendo Verlg GMBH and Co. Starnberg, Germany, (2006)
1/04 Alpher, D.G. & Borris, E.R., “Markets and Peace: Common Visions, Common Bridges”: Occasional Paper Number 12, January 2004, The Institute for Multi-Track Diplomacy, Washington DC.
10/03 Borris, E.R., “The Healing Power of Forgiveness”: Occasional Paper Number 10, October 2003, The Institute for Multi-Track Diplomacy, Washington D.C.
3/02 Borris, E.R., “Reconciliation in Post Conflict Peacebuilding: Lessons Learned from South Africa” in Second Track Diplomacy: Concepts and Techniques for Conflict Transformation, edited by John Davies and Edy Kaufman; Rowan and Littlefield 2002.
10/00 Borris, E.R., “Forgiveness and a Culture of Peace” in Peace in Action: Peacemaking and Conflict Resolution, Millennium Issue, October 2000, Volume X, Number 1, Foundation for P.E.A.C.E., Raleigh, North Carolina.
6/98 Borris, E.R., “Forgiveness, Reconciliation, and the Contribution of International Peacemaking” in The Psychology of Peacekeeping, edited by Harvey Langholtz, Prager Publishers, Westport, Connecticut, Summer 1998.
Eileen R. Borris's Blog
The Council for Dignity, Forgiveness and Reconciliation
Posted on April 29, 2010 at 7:02pm 37 Comments 0 Likes
During the week of April 19, 2010 I was in Rome attending meetings as a member of the Council for Dignity, Forgiveness, and Reconciliation. Created by Maria Nicoletta Gaida the Council is part of the Ara Pacis Initiative initiated by the Glocal Forum Italy Foundation and promoted by the City of Rome with the High Patronage of the Republic of Italy and under the auspices of the Prime Minister…
Continue Council for Dignity, Forgiveness and Reconciliation
Posted on April 16, 2010 at 7:06pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
I will be working on the creation of a "Council for Dignity, Forgiveness and Reconciliation" in Rome from April 18- 26. The people on the council are a group of wise and authoritative human beings who could lead the world down the paths of understanding, forgiveness and reconciliation; a body which proposes a new form of justice, which symbolically unites the human family and is at the service of peoples in conflict, that they should not be left alone in the folly of hatred and injustice; so…
Continue Forgiveness and Amish Grace
Posted on March 30, 2010 at 10:51pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Is it possible to forgive a murderer? Would you be able to forgive the person who MURDERED someone you loved very deeply? This was the subject of the movie “Amish Grace” shown on the Lifetime Movie Network. The movie is based on a true story about the Amish community who within the fabric of their beings embraced the thinking which is the scaffolding of forgiveness. This…
Continue Forgiveness Person of the Week - The Michael Cooney Family
Posted on March 20, 2010 at 12:52am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Forgiveness stories are inspiring. Reading about the Cooney family is no exception. On Thursday, March 18th, 2010 a hearing took place in which the family of a Duluth murder victim begged for the mercy. The entire courtroom including the judge was riveted by what they heard.…
Continue Giving Away Your Power - And Reclaiming it Through Forgiveness
Posted on March 17, 2010 at 8:32pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Are you still holding on to hurtful feelings about something that has happened in the past? Pain can be difficult to let go of. And yet have you ever realized that by holding on to these painful feelings you are giving away your power and control to the person who has hurt you? The truth is, when we blame another person for how we feel, we give them power and control over our emotional…
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- At 6:47am on August 10, 2011,
Vinay Jain said…
Thanks very much for the invite of friendship. It is a pleasure. Pl pardon for this belated acknowledgement.
- At 8:09pm on October 15, 2010, Muhammad Tahir Tabassum said…
- Hi Its good to know about your profile, we must cooperate with each other on peace activities.
- At 3:45pm on September 5, 2010, Kato Abdu said…
- Hullo Eileen, I am Kato from Uganda. I am a Director of a Non-Profit making Community Based Organization called Integrated Community Development Initiative (ICODI). Our main aim is to reduce on the high levels of poverty, famine and poor health that is affecting the rural poor communities in Uganda. We train and support the rural poor to start Small Sustainable Household Income Generating Activities in order to avoid famine, poverty and poor health especially malnutrition in children.
In our health focus, we deal in HIV/AIDS, Malaria and TB awareness and prevention measures. These are the major killer diseases in Uganda which kills a hundreds of nationals on the every day basis.
I joined this net work and it’s a nice network, I would also want to be your friend on this network.
Hope to hear from you.
kato
- At 3:44pm on September 5, 2010, Kato Abdu said…
- Hullo Eileen, I am Kato from Uganda. I am a Director of a Non-Profit making Community Based Organization called Integrated Community Development Initiative (ICODI). Our main aim is to reduce on the high levels of poverty, famine and poor health that is affecting the rural poor communities in Uganda. We train and support the rural poor to start Small Sustainable Household Income Generating Activities in order to avoid famine, poverty and poor health especially malnutrition in children.
In our health focus, we deal in HIV/AIDS, Malaria and TB awareness and prevention measures. These are the major killer diseases in Uganda which kills a hundreds of nationals on the every day basis.
I joined this net work and it’s a nice network, I would also want to be your friend on this network.
Hope to hear from you.
kato
- At 5:53pm on May 29, 2010, AMARA SYLVESTER VANDI BELEWA said…
- Forgiveness is very fine but the road to forgive someone especialy when that individual has done some thing that is unforgivable.Fellow students asked this question on pulling day.'If someone raped my mother would you forgive him and let him go free of the crime he has committed to your mother'?I have decided to send the question to you so that you can answer differently.Every body knows that rape is a crime but your work is teching something that is contrary to the rule of traditional laws in our society.These students are ready to revenge from the act of the last election last.
- At 5:40pm on May 29, 2010, AMARA SYLVESTER VANDI BELEWA said…
- I am far ahead with your work in my conutry.University of Sierra Leone student union election was held yesterday 28/5/10 and I was there preching to people about forgiviness and non violence in the process of electioneering.Evetything i read from your site was diseminated by me and some few friends told to help me in your campaign.
- At 7:49pm on May 24, 2010, AMARA SYLVESTER VANDI BELEWA said…
- GO AHEAD MOTHER AND YOUR GOOD WORK WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN BY PEOPLE ARROUND THE WORLD ESPECIALLY AFRICA.
- At 7:46pm on May 24, 2010, AMARA SYLVESTER VANDI BELEWA said…
- ONLY PEOPLE LIKE YOU SOCIETY WILL NEVER FORGET.SIERRA LEONEAN ARE WAITNG FOR YOU.
- At 8:22pm on May 10, 2010, AMARA SYLVESTER VANDI BELEWA said…
- AS LONG AS I HAVE FOUND YOU,I WILL TRY TO UP LOAD MY PHOTO SO THAT YOU CAN SEE ME CLEARLLY.
I HAVE A LOT OF THINGS AGAINST PEOPLE,ESPECIALLY AGAINST MY LATE DAD'S BROTHERS IN SIERRA LEONE.I WILL SEE WHAT TO DO ABOUT THAT MUN.YOU REALLY NEED TO LEARN ME ON FORGIVINESS MON.AM RAEDY TO FORGIVE AND ACCEPT THEM AS MY FAMILY
- At 9:21am on May 10, 2010,
Matimura Masango said… - Thank you Eileen for your inspirational comments.
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