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Thea Nietfeld
- 58, Female
- Tahlequah, OK
- United States
- seeking work in alternative dispute…
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- What motivated you (or your organization) to become involved in peace and conflict resolution?
- As a spiritually-motivated activist, I was seeking consistency between inner and outer life. The colleagues, skills, purposes of this work turn me toward consistency/wholeness.
- Please feel free to provide a short bio about yourself or the work of your organization (no more than 3 paragraphs)
- Labor relations was my first work - on the union side. (1974-79) Then I worked in non-profits and government, advocating for the same kinds of democratic, sustainable, equitable issues. (1980-89) In my work as a parish minister (1993 to 2008), I expanded study and practice in alternative dispute resolution, collaborative decision-making and teamwork, and circles. I've organized around restorative justice and prison ministry.
Now, I'm open to community ministry/spiritual activism in on-the-ground work.
- Please list the countries and/or regions in which you (or your organization) have direct and significant expertise
- Most of my work has been in the midwest US.
I traveled with international Gandhians in spring, 2005, and worked with the Unitarian Universalist congregation in Capetown, South Africa for 3 months in 1999.
- What is your current country of residence (or location of your organization)?
- United States of America
- What is your current job (and organization) and/or where and what field are you studying?
- seeking work in alternative dispute resolution, restorative justice, peacemaking training
- Which are your primary sectoral areas of expertise (or the primary sectoral areas of your organization) ?
- Alternative Dispute Resolution, Peacebuilding, Conflict Resolution, Democratization, Education, Organizational Development
- Which are your primary skills areas(or the primary skill areas of your organization)?
- Training, Program Design, Program Administration, Advocacy, Research
- What are some of your current areas of research (if any)?
- My primary area has been nonviolence as lived by Gandhi, King, Chavez.
I've linked nonviolence themes with Unitarian Universalist themes and theologians.
Thea Nietfeld's Blog
Solidarity Covenant Proposal
I’m appreciating the framing of contemporary issues by Naomi Klein and Naomi Wolf and have paid attention to statements from Congress members Marcy Kaptur and Michael Burgess, along with websites on FEMA camps. My human responsibility is not to defeat evil but to promote goodness in myself and others through caring collaboration.
A covenant invites us to commit publicly to the power and security of compassionate interdependence. For some, stating what enables us to be human and to care for each… Continue
A covenant invites us to commit publicly to the power and security of compassionate interdependence. For some, stating what enables us to be human and to care for each… Continue
Posted on October 11, 2008 at 10:38am —
The Dark Knight's nonviolence message
The movie, “The Dark Knight”, situates us in a chaotically violent city and demonstrates responses to violence and consequences of varied choices. Brothers Christopher and Jonathan Nolan, producer and screenwriter, continue to explore distinctions between vengeance and law-based order. We are invited to examine responses to terrorism and to consider what we will live and die for.
Viewers are introduced to Joker as the leader of robbers doing their work – and then killing each other according to… Continue
Viewers are introduced to Joker as the leader of robbers doing their work – and then killing each other according to… Continue
Posted on October 6, 2008 at 10:28am — 1 Comment
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Nonviolence In The Context Of War Or Armed Conflict
June 18, 2010 at 6pm to July 5, 2010 at 7pm – Kurve Wustrow
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Nonviolence In The Context Of War Or Armed Conflict
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Nonviolence In The Context Of War Or Armed Conflict at Kurve Wustrow
June 18, 2010 at 6pm to July 5, 2010 at 7pm
Nonviolence In The Context Of War Or Armed Conflict
International Training at Kurve Wustrow
18th June 2010 - 5th July 2010
Trainers:
Spino Fante, Peter Steudtner, Stella Tamang
Programme:
Peace and human rights activists, people working with refug…
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