{"id":825,"date":"2011-11-09T16:04:45","date_gmt":"2011-11-09T21:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/interchange4peace.org\/?p=825"},"modified":"2019-02-09T16:48:09","modified_gmt":"2019-02-09T21:48:09","slug":"interchange-newsletter-everyone-can-be-a-peacebuilder-november-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/interchange4peace.org\/?p=825","title":{"rendered":"InterChange Newsletter &#8211; Everyone Can Be a Peacebuilder (November 2011)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/interchange4peace.org\/?attachment_id=826\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-826\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"CoverShot\" src=\"http:\/\/interchange4peace.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/CoverShot-150x150.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"186\" height=\"186\" \/><\/a>Welcome to the <a title=\"InterChange Newsletter November 2011\" href=\"http:\/\/interchange4peace.org\/pdf\/InterChangeNewsletter_Nov2011.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">newest edition of InterChange\u2019s newsletter<\/a>!\u00a0 Our theme this time is: <strong>Everyone Can Be a Peacebuilder<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The articles in this edition emphasize that everyone has unique capacities; that problems can be opportunities; that we can help people see their work as peacebuilding and help them join the cause of peace; and that peacebuilding can be learned.<\/p>\n<p>There are several articles about peacebuilding workshops. \u201cEverybody Holds a Peace of the Puzzle\u201d, by Um\u2019Khonde Patrick Habameshi describes a workshop that has enabled participants to discover and express their own contribution to peace, as well as to see how individual \u201cpieces of peace\u201d fit together.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere in this edition, I report on exciting workshops held in Kenya and Toronto.<\/p>\n<p>Writing from Kampala, Uganda, Umar Weswala describes how peace can begin anywhere and with anyone.\u00a0 In his story, it is with two children dancing. Umar also describes InterChange Uganda\u2019s efforts to educate youth in peacebuilding.<\/p>\n<p>This approach is shared by InterChange Kenya, as is described in the article by Sacramenta Ogina about recent youth forums in Kibera and Langata.<\/p>\n<p>Stories by Charles Tauber and Sandra Maric from Vukovar, Croatia, and by Tor Iorapuu, from Jos, Nigeria, describe peacebuilding and reconciliation in\u00a0 two very challenging environments.<\/p>\n<p>Our member profile of Zora Ignatovic, written by Rosabel Fast, highlights that Zora\u2019s experiences in her war-torn homeland, Serbia, became the seeds for her unique peacebuilding work.<\/p>\n<p>Carolyn Webb describes InterChange\u2019s wonderful new website and asks for your feedback and input.<\/p>\n<p>That brings me to remind you that we\u2019d also love to hear your ideas for the newsletter \u2014themes, member profiles, resources, and that long-awaited comic strip from one of our Kenya members!<\/p>\n<p>Thank you to everyone for your continued inspiration. Be well.<\/p>\n<p>Anne Goodman, President<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"InterChange Newsletter November 2011\" href=\"http:\/\/interchange4peace.org\/pdf\/InterChangeNewsletter_Nov2011.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Download InterChange\u2019s November 2011 Newsletter &#8211; Everyone Can Be a Peacebuilder<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the newest edition of InterChange\u2019s newsletter!\u00a0 Our theme this time is: Everyone Can Be a Peacebuilder. 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