 | Center for Peacemaking and Conflict Studies |
March 1-6, 2000 in Yogyakarta, Java
Five-day Empowering for Reconciliation training. The group included followers of Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism and Islam. This is the basic workshop for those wanting to work with community reconciliation. Duane Ruth-Heffelbower's co-trainer was Bill O'Brien of BellMitra Associates, Birmingham, Alabama. Click on a photo to see the larger version.| Those who have attended our Empowering for Reconciliation training are invited to join the Empowering Listserve. This email discussion list is for our alumni to use in discussing how they are applying what they have learned and consulting with one another on issues they are facing in their work. You can read about the list at http://www.topica.com/lists/empowering. The list archive is available online for list members. |
 Empowering banner (spanduk) |
 Group photo |
 Small groups working |
 Small groups working. |
 Homogeneous groups work at understanding their natural conflict style. |
 The groups report on the ways they have in common for working with conflict. |
 Groups also role play a normal conflict using their usual methods. |
 A participant describing his group's process. |
 Group reports keep everyone's atention. |
 Participant reporting. |
 Trainer Duane Ruth-Heffelbower |
 Participant reporting. |
 Participant from Ambon. |
 Trainer Bill O'Brien |
 Ibu Arifah, a member of Tim Independen Rekonsiliasi Ambon, served as one of our coaches. |
 Heterogenous groups worked on a reconciling interests process. |
 Group report. |
 Trainers Bill O'Brien and Duane Ruth-Heffelbower |
 We took a group tour to the pottery village of Kasongan |
 Kasongan pottery. |
 Loading pots at Kasongan. |
 Pak Judo, director of PSPP, with Bill O'Brien at the restaurant stop included in our outing |
 Video karaoke and dancing were part of the festivities |
 Karaoke is a big thing in Indonesia. |
 Dancing. |
 Dancing. |
 Back to work the next day, working on reconciling interests. |
 Pdt. Wies, another TIRA member, works as a role play coach while Henry, PSPP staff, catches ideas |
 Wies and Henry. |
 Participants. |
 Participants. |
 Mediation role play. |
 Mediation role play. |
 The final large group role play |
 Trainer Bill O'Brien |
 The last role play, reconciling interests and injustices. |
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