a series of online workshops
PEACE LAB
civic peacebuilding with international experts and practitioners
Upcoming events
October'3
Neil Jarman
Northern Ireland: “peace-building” on the streets
civic peacebuilding
We use it as an umbrella term that includes grassroots diplomacy, antiwar activism, reconciliation work, dialogues, collective trauma healing, and more. Our key interest is in what can empower people and local communities (including across the lines of conflict) to collectively act for peace.
You are registering for the workshop with Neil Jarman on 03.10.2024.
One day before the event, we will send the Zoom link to the e-mail that you will indicate in the registration form.
One day before the event, we will send the Zoom link to the e-mail that you will indicate in the registration form.
Neil Jarman
Next workshop
Neil Jarman, anthropologist, researcher, international expert on mass public events and police responses and one of the key authors of the OSCE Guidelines on Freedom of Peaceful Assembly. Neil began as a researcher of the protests in Northern Ireland in 1994, and then continued as a mediator between different groups, including facilitating dialogue between protesters and the police. He is based in Belfast, but works with groups all over the world: from Armenia and Kyrgyzstan to Kenya and South Africa.
Northern Ireland is often seen as a successful example of a place where sustainable peace was achieved and centuries-old divisions have been overcome — although the process of building connections and mediation is ongoing.
During this workshop, we’ll discuss the lessons that can be learned from this example in other contexts.
During this workshop, we’ll discuss the lessons that can be learned from this example in other contexts.
- How do we build trust in a divided society, where different communities do not talk to each other? What role do marches and demonstrations play in this?
- How do we respond to street violence that occurs during and around demonstrations?
- How do we build a dialogue with the police, which is not trusted and is seen as an interested party?
Key topics:
- What place do community efforts have in the process of "peacebuilding"?
17"00–19:00 BST
October' 3
Northern Ireland: "peace-building" on the streets
Peace Lab is:
1. A series of online workshops with experts and practitioners from diverse backgrounds: from academics to grassroots activists. Those are monthly meetings held in English. We are originally a Russian initiative, yet we invite the global community to join.
2. Interactive sessions facilitated by us in between the workshops. They are meant for networking, reflection and processing the takeaways from the workshops.
3. Part of our dream is the global community of peace activists that exchange experience, practice solidarity and support each other.
About the project
Previous workshops
Mary Kaldor
Human Security, civil society and new wars
Mary Kaldor is Professor of Global Governance at the London School of Economics, author of the book “New and Old Wars: Organized Violence in a Global Era”, co-founder of Helsinki Citizens' Assembly.
How do we conceptualise modern hybrid complex wars? And more importantly, how do we rethink the global security in the world based not on “national security”, but rather human security. What role does civil society play in peace-building, what can it do and where does the modern peace-building movement stand.
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Mary Kaldor is Professor of Global Governance at the London School of Economics, author of the book “New and Old Wars: Organized Violence in a Global Era”, co-founder of Helsinki Citizens' Assembly.
How do we conceptualise modern hybrid complex wars? And more importantly, how do we rethink the global security in the world based not on “national security”, but rather human security. What role does civil society play in peace-building, what can it do and where does the modern peace-building movement stand.
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Innocent Musore
Reconciliation dialogue in the aftermath of genocide in Rwanda
Innocent is a peacebuilding activist in Rwanda, the Founder and the Executive Director of GER-Rwanda, facilitator of forums and trainings for youth on post-genocide reconciliation.
How was the Rwandian society reconciling after the genocide in 1994. What were the driving factors. Healing the transgenerational trauma and working with youth. Constructing the new narrative. Using “Worldwork” method. Forgiveness and personal commitment to leading difficult conversations.
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Innocent is a peacebuilding activist in Rwanda, the Founder and the Executive Director of GER-Rwanda, facilitator of forums and trainings for youth on post-genocide reconciliation.
How was the Rwandian society reconciling after the genocide in 1994. What were the driving factors. Healing the transgenerational trauma and working with youth. Constructing the new narrative. Using “Worldwork” method. Forgiveness and personal commitment to leading difficult conversations.
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Goran Lojančić
Dialogue as an approach and a practice of peacebuilding
Goran Lojančić is a conflictologist and peacebuilder from the Balkans, an independent facilitator, and former director of the Nansen Dialogue Network in Belgrade. Organizer and facilitator of dialogue peacebuilding programs and workshops in Serbia, Macedonia, Kosovo, Bosnia, as well as in Russia and Ukraine after 2014.
How does the dialogue approach help to reconcile and find common ground with the recent enemy? What if the parties don't agree about the "basic facts"? What is the role and traits of a facilitator capable of supporting the dialogue in a post-conflict society? Stages and features of dialogue. Demo exercise.
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Goran Lojančić is a conflictologist and peacebuilder from the Balkans, an independent facilitator, and former director of the Nansen Dialogue Network in Belgrade. Organizer and facilitator of dialogue peacebuilding programs and workshops in Serbia, Macedonia, Kosovo, Bosnia, as well as in Russia and Ukraine after 2014.
How does the dialogue approach help to reconcile and find common ground with the recent enemy? What if the parties don't agree about the "basic facts"? What is the role and traits of a facilitator capable of supporting the dialogue in a post-conflict society? Stages and features of dialogue. Demo exercise.
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Nikolai Epplee
The ‘difficult past’ and reconciliation
Nikolai Epplee is a philologist, translator, and researcher of historical memory. He is the author of the bestseller "An inconvenient past: the memory of state crimes in Russia and other countries". He is currently researching reconciliation practices in (post)conflict regions.
In this workshop, Nikolai shared the findings of his research on the concept of reconciliation.
The concept of "reconciliation" is concerned with mending broken ties and finding common ground between former enemies (or perpetrators and victims) in the present. However, this concept is broad and controversial. It is often distorted by many factors, from simplistic psychological assumptions or moral dogmas to political manipulation. On the other hand, it is open to parallels with individual human experience, culture and art.
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Nikolai Epplee is a philologist, translator, and researcher of historical memory. He is the author of the bestseller "An inconvenient past: the memory of state crimes in Russia and other countries". He is currently researching reconciliation practices in (post)conflict regions.
In this workshop, Nikolai shared the findings of his research on the concept of reconciliation.
The concept of "reconciliation" is concerned with mending broken ties and finding common ground between former enemies (or perpetrators and victims) in the present. However, this concept is broad and controversial. It is often distorted by many factors, from simplistic psychological assumptions or moral dogmas to political manipulation. On the other hand, it is open to parallels with individual human experience, culture and art.
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Sevil Huseynova, Sergey Rumyantsev (CISR Berlin)
3 July
How to swap villages in a conflict situation? Research experience in the context of peacebuilding in the South Caucasus
Sevil and Sergey are social anthropologists, co-founders of the Centre for Independent Social Research (CISR Berlin) and the Post-Soviet Peace Initiative. The focus of their work is peacebuilding in the South Caucasus and the wider post-Soviet space.
In this workshop, Sevil and Sergey told about the context of the peacebuilding experience in the South Caucasus.
After the beginning of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the residents of an Azerbaijani village in Armenia and an Armenian village in Azerbaijan realised that they would have to flee their homeland and self-organised the project of the collective exchange.
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How to swap villages in a conflict situation? Research experience in the context of peacebuilding in the South Caucasus
Sevil and Sergey are social anthropologists, co-founders of the Centre for Independent Social Research (CISR Berlin) and the Post-Soviet Peace Initiative. The focus of their work is peacebuilding in the South Caucasus and the wider post-Soviet space.
In this workshop, Sevil and Sergey told about the context of the peacebuilding experience in the South Caucasus.
After the beginning of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the residents of an Azerbaijani village in Armenia and an Armenian village in Azerbaijan realised that they would have to flee their homeland and self-organised the project of the collective exchange.
Video →
Dmitry Makarov is a human rights defender, trainer on human rights, citizen oversight and campaigning. Co-author of the course on Civic Facilitation. Co-chair of the Moscow Helsinki Group.
Vlad Sakovich is a group processes facilitator, psychologist, peacebuilder. Co-author of the course on Civic Facilitation. Facilitator of Open forums on war for Russians.
The project is a follow-up of some of our previous initiatives: the workshop with Adam Kahane and
the course on Civic Facilitation.
If you’d like to join the Peace Lab team, suggest a speaker, a topic or another idea – reach to us at civicfacilitationlab@gmail.com
the course on Civic Facilitation.
If you’d like to join the Peace Lab team, suggest a speaker, a topic or another idea – reach to us at civicfacilitationlab@gmail.com
Team
Daria Lyakhova is an alumni of the course on Civic Facilitation, participant of the community of facilitators; organiser of the local "Club of the lonely hearts"; moderator, parent.
In a d'Artagnanian way, she participates in all the occasions that are close to her heart.
In a d'Artagnanian way, she participates in all the occasions that are close to her heart.
Dasha Rudneva is a researcher, activist, aspiring facilitator and citizen of the world.
She is engaged into multi- and interdisciplinary methods. Alumni of the course on Civic Facilitation.
She is engaged into multi- and interdisciplinary methods. Alumni of the course on Civic Facilitation.
Lena Sheliagina is an independent researcher,
biologist, expert in circular economics. She researches the system transformation of
the present for the future.
biologist, expert in circular economics. She researches the system transformation of
the present for the future.
