The Peace Portal is holding an exciting competition for stories of peace building around the world. The top 25 stories will make it into a book about peacemaking 2.0! Here is the entry for Institute Mosintuwu, a grassroots movement for women and children in Poso, Sulawesi. 

 

"Consult conventional history of the brutal communal conflict that lasted from 1998-2007 in Poso, on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia, and prospects for a lasting peace…

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Take a second to check out this trailer for the new documentary "The Peace Agency"

 

http://vimeo.com/27524256

 

When the war ends, a woman's fight begins.



An extraordinary grassroots school is being held on a woman's front porch in the post-conflict zone of Poso, Indonesia. Lian Gogali is teaching female survivors of nearly a decade of communal violence how to transform themselves into agents of peace for their…

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Meeting Sam: Journey to the Source of the Nile

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PEACE MAKERS WANTED!



Villager Elders (Facilitators), Interns and Volunteers for Summer 2009





We are hiring Workshop Facilitators/Village Elders and Interns for the Youth Empowerment Village and Multicultural Village -Jamaica Village Programs. Applications will be available until the end of May. Volunteers are also needed on an ongoing basis to assist with operations. Limited Unpaid internships are also… Continue