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What motivated you (or your organization) to become involved in peace and conflict resolution?

The Iraq war, 21st century genocides, human rights issues in general.

Please feel free to provide a short bio about yourself or the work of your organization (no more than 3 paragraphs)

College professor. Writer. Created and teach a course called Poetry: Peace and Social Justice. Member of the Florida Peace Action Network and Save Our Naturecoast. Political and Social activist.

Please list the countries and/or regions in which you (or your organization) have direct and significant expertise

USA

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

USA

What is your current job (and organization) and/or where and what field are you studying?

College professor - English, creative writing

What is your personal or organizational website?

http://flpan.com

What is one of your favorite websites in the field? (please provide one answer per box)

http://antiwar.com

Which are your primary sectoral areas of expertise (or the primary sectoral areas of your organization) ?

Environment

If appropriate feel free to list several of your (or your organization's) publications

Social/political poems in many literary journals and anthologies