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2007
ETO Program
Thursday,
October 25
PRE-CONFERENCE
ALL-DAY INSTITUTES
*
(*
Note seperate registration fee for Pre-Conference
Institutes)
9:00 am - 4:30
pm
Institute
1: "Thinking
About Enemies" - By
Sam Keen (see
bio page)
The Warfare System
Traditional Archetypes of the Hostile Imagination,
Terrorism and the faces of the new enemy,
Jihad and the cult of violence
The challenge of the new open source warfare
Re-humanizing the Enemy
Going Beyond Enmity
In this seminar we will use political cartoons and propaganda art from
many countries and eras to show the archetypes, the recurring images
that peoples, tribes and nations have always used when they wish to
dehumanize their enemies and justify warfare. We will examine the images
and metaphors we currently use to characterize our new( post 9/11) enemy.
Finely, we will explore ways in which we can reown the projections we
place on our personal and political enemies and embrace the enemy within
and without.
Sam Keen, PhD (Lecture,
Discussion)
____________________________________________
Institute
2: "Tools
For Dynamic Peace From The Kabbalah " -
By
Rabbi Tirzah Firestone (see
bio page)
The Jewish mystical wisdom known as Kabbalah understands our human tendency
towards polarization and helps us to find our way from the trap of one-sided
truths to a dynamic balance based on "trialectics." Using
the central Kabbalistic image of the Tree of LIfe, we will begin with
self-exploration, mapping out areas of personal struggle, then look
at several global issues through the same wise lense. Interactive tools
for peace building, listening techniques, and ancient Judaic texts will
round out our day.
Rabbi Tirzah Firestone, MA,
(Experiential,
Movement, Demonstration, Lecture, Discussion)
____________________________________________
Institute
3: "Re-Membering
Right Relationship" - By
Louise Diamond (see
bio page)
The lesson - and challenge - of the 21st century is recognition that
all life is inter-dependent. There is only one of us, and everything
we think, say, and do affects the whole, meaning we are all and always
in relationship. The choices we make, then, are only and ever about
the quality of relationship. This workshop explores tools for consciously
choosing and creating relationships that foster the well-being of all
parties, and indeed of 'all our relations. This is an experiential workshop
using a variety of modalities to explore Right Relationship. We will
focus on energy work, dialogue, reconciliation, and ritual, identifying
success factors as well how to dissolve or transform obstacles. Attention
will mostly be on inter-group relations, but will touch on inter- and
intra-personal as well, in all cases using the participants' own experiences
as a laboratory for shared learning. The day will range from spirit
to strategy, and from inspiration to perspiration. When we re-member,
or put back together again the truth of our connectedness, we enliven
ourselves and each other and make a new world possible. Come prepared
to play.
Louise Diamond, Ph.D.
(Experiential, Lecture, Discussion)
____________________________________________
Institute
4: "Peace
From Within: Using Meditation to Build a Nonviolent World"
- By
Michael Nagler (see
bio page)
This workshop will take us through the arc from spiritual practice
to social change, passing through nonviolence as the important connecting
link. We will discuss 'best practices' at all levels, from a proven
method of meditation ("Passage Meditation" from the Blue Mountain
Center in California) through the theory and recent history of principled
nonviolence to strategies for change in the world around us. I will
be illustrating how nonviolence works with the latest theoretical models,
some inspiring examples, and some highly suggestive recent scientific
studies. There will be a half-hour practice session at the end for those
who wish to try passage meditation in a group setting.
Michael Nagler, Ph.D.
( Multi-media, Discussion, Lecture)
____________________________________________
Institute
5: "Deepening
the Dialogue: Using Creative Expression to Experience The Other"
- By
Deborah Koff-Chapin (see
bio page)
This expressive arts
experience integrates Touch Drawing with creative movement, writing
and felt sense to explore Self awareness and perceptions of the Other.
Touch Drawing is a simple yet profound process in which the hands are
tools for direct and spontaneous expression. This workshop is of relevance
to anyone interested in integrating creative arts and transpersonal
languages in dialogue and mediation.
* There is
a $12 additional materials fee payable directly to the presenter on-site.
Limit: 30-35 participants
Deborah Koff-Chapin, BFA (Experiential,
Demonstration,
Movement, Lecture,
Discussion)
Thursday,
October 25
7:00
pm - 10:00 pm
ETO CONFERENCE OPENING and
EVENTS
Greeting, Conference Mission, Announcements,
& Introductions:
Steve Olweean, MA
Ashley Montagu Peace Award: 2007
Recipient: Muhammad
Ali
Presented
by Sandra Friedman, MS
Keynote:
Sam Keen, Ph.D:
"Violence & Black
Lace: Our Clandestine
Love Affair With Violence"
Live Virtual Addresses by:
Hazel Henderson, PhD
Pete Seeger
Presentation of Expressive Arts Interpretation
of the Conference:
Deborah Koff-Chapin, BFA
Dialogue Break-out Groups
Rabbi Tirzah Firestone, MA
Friday,
October 26
Morning Meditation:
Michael Nagler, Ph.D
(optional)
Early Morning 8:00 - 8:30 am
____________________________________________
Keynote Address:
Maureen
O'Hara, PhD
"The Humanization Project"
Morning 9:00 - 9:30 am
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
A
Morning 9:45 -
11:00 am
A 1:
"Living With Power of Gratitude"
To truly become a healing influence in this world, we each must be powerful
in a balanced, spiritually mature and responsible way. Clearly our present
culture is not full of role models to help us accomplish this. To a
large extent, we need to come up with our own healthy way of being powerful.
We can develop an "attitude of gratitude," a life-affirming
process that not only brings greater awareness of the wonder and magic
that can occur in the course of a day, but can help us reframe negative
thinking-and events-and help us develop healthy and positive alternatives
to scarcity consciousness and victim thinking. Also addresses ways of
helping children develop traits of optimism and gratitude.
Hemlata Pokharna, PhD and Mandakini Pokharna, MD
(Experiential,
Lecture, Discussion)
____________________________________________
A 2:
"Haunted
by War: Understanding PTSD Among U.S. Combat Veterans"
U.S. combat veterans coping with post-traumatic
stress disorder represent a major issue confronting mental health providers
and practitioners. PTSD is not unique to those men and women returning
from Iraq and Afghanistan, but similar symptoms were reported following
the Civil War and each subsequent combat operation. A number of therapeutic
interventions have been developed since then, but each case is unique
and demands individual attention if recovery is to be long-lasting.
Stanley Krippner, PhD.
(Lecture,
Discussion)
____________________________________________
A 3:
"If These Halls Could Talk":
A Program to Deal With Bullying in Our Schools"
This groundbreaking program is for teachers and parents wishing
to gain a deeper understanding of bully behavior and school violence.
This workshop discusses the effects of cultural and personal bias on
bullying behavior and how one can effectively implement a safe school
environment and attitude.
Lee Mun Wah, MA, MS and John Boiano
(Experiential, Demonstration, Discussion)
____________________________________________
A 4:
"Trauma
and Group Conflict: Victim/Aggressor Relations in Jewish-Palestinian
Encounters"
Palestinian
participants in the encounters are 2nd & 3rd generation decedents
of victims of El Nak'ba, the Disaster, the war of 1948. About them,
Shafik Masalha says "in 1948 almost every Palestinian family experienced
loss in one way or another. Hundreds of villages were destroyed and
their people were displayed." The Jewish participants are 2nd or
3rd generation decedents of Holocaust survivors. Some of these are blood
decedents and others are Israeli Jews of the same age. Professor Desberg
claims that every Jew is a Holocaust survivor, and the term should not
be applied strictly to those who were directly afflicted by it. Placed
in opposition to one another, these two identities struggle over which
group is more humane and more of a victim. After the arguments exhaust
themselves, participants find themselves in a more equal and progressive
dialogue, and the establishment of a working group. The presentation
will involve recounts of experiences from working in this process, and
stories brought by the participants themselves. These stories are not
only personal, but familial and cultural, demonstrating the national
aspect of a shared trauma.
Ahmad Hijazi, MA
(Experiential,
Lecture, Discussion)
CONCURRENT
SESSIONS B
FACILITATED
DIALOGUE GROUPS
(Conference-wide
break-out groups)
Morning 11:15 am - 12:30 pm
(All participants self-select one of several dialogue groups to
join)
Opportunities for all conference participants to interact
in several small group dialogues to process the conference experience,
further engage concepts, bring up issues not necessarily addressed in
the scheduled program, and explore practical applications. In addition
to facilitators, scribes are assigned to each break-out session to record
questions, ideas, issues, and applications. These are then synthesized
and summarized to post on our CBI website during and after the conference
for access by participants. This information is also included in conference
proceedings and outcomes, and utilized for future planning.
~ Lunch
~
12:30 - 1:45 pm
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
C
Afternoon 1:45 - 3:00 pm
C 1:
" 'Refusing to be Enemies'
- The Zeitouna Story"
Zeitouna has been in continuous existence since Summer 2002, creatively
dealing with the difficult realities of the Palestinian and Israeli
conflict and its effects on our respective communities in the Diaspora.
This presentation will include a 17-minute trailer of our work together,
followed by a conversation with the audience. The
finished 1 hour documentary, which is an hour in length and includes
footage of the group's trip together to Palestine and Israel in May
of 2006, will be shown as one of the optional evening events on this
same date.
Wadad Abed, Irene Butter, Leonore Gerstein, Huda Karaman Rosen, Laurie
White, and other Zeitouna group members (Multimedia,
Discussion)
____________________________________________
C 2:
"Science, Peace, and Transformation"
The prevailing understanding is that we are hardwired for competition,
aggression and dominance. New Science suggests that we are actually
hardwired for love, gratefulness, forgiveness and that attitude and
belief are primary. The Science of Peace has been gathering momentum.
We will examine the ways science can play a major role in creating a
culture of peace. At the same time research has begun to provide greater
evidence of sustained transformation into the lives of individuals.
We will explore how that transformation is sustained and models for
social and collective transformation.
James O'Dea, PhD (Lecture,
Discussion) ____________________________________________
C 3:
"Fostering
New Conversations Across Divides: From Vision to Practice"
In this experiential session, participants
will gain an understanding of the variety of dialogue methods available
to them, and knowledge of the work of the Public Conversations Project.
For 18 years, PCP's dialogue work has helped highly divergent groups
(pro-life/pro-choice, Muslims/Jews, environmentalists/industry) develop
mutual understanding and take collaborative action.
Maggie Herzig (Experiential,
Discussion, Lecture)
____________________________________________
C
4: "Marginalized
Youth"
CONCURRENT PANEL
This panel addresses the
experiences of marginalized youth in various circumstances and from
various perspectives, including school systems, communities, impoverished
inner cities, regions of war and
violence, etc. Among aspects explored will be the impact of trauma
and stress, negative stereotyping,
exclusion, polarization, bullying, and
exploitation. It will
also consider how these experiences are carried into adulthood and can
effect the next generation.
Najah Bazzy, RN, Robert Oppenheimer, Psy.D, Jehan Olweean, MA, Cheryl
Ware, MSW
Moderated by Dizzy Warren
CONCURRENT
SESSIONS D
FACILITATED
DIALOGUE GROUPS
(Conference-wide break-out
groups)
Afternoon 3:15 - 4:30 pm
(All participants self-select one of several dialogue groups to
join)
Opportunities for all conference participants to interact
in several small group dialogues to process the conference experience,
further engage concepts, bring up issues not necessarily addressed in
the scheduled program, and explore practical applications. In addition
to facilitators, scribes are assigned to each break-out session to record
questions, ideas, issues, and applications. These are then synthesized
and summarized to post on our CBI website during and after the conference
for access by participants. This information is also included in conference
proceedings and outcomes, and utilized for future planning.
~
Dinner ~
5:15 - 6:30 pm
EVENING PLENARY
PANEL:
6:30 - 8:30 pm
"The Psychology, Sociology,
Culture, and Neurology of The Other"
Sam Keen, PhD, Maureen O'Hara, PhD, Michael Nagler, PhD, Gay Leah
Barfield, Ph.D, Sharif Abdullah, JD
Moderated by James O'Dea, Ph.D
EVENING EVENTS
(concurrent options): 8:30
- 10:30 pm
1) Film
Showing: "Refusing To Be Enemies" The Zeitouna story,
documentary by
Laurie White. Group members will be in
attendance to share experiences
and answer questions
(*Note:
There is a separate $ 8 fee for this optional film
showing, which goes
toward the costs of producing and
distributing this important
film) www.zeitounamovie.com
2) ETO Open Mic Performances:
Sharing Music, Song, and Fun
3)
ETO Chat Room
Saturday,
October 27
Morning Meditation:
Michael Whitty (optional)
Early Morning 8:00 - 8:30 am
____________________________________________
Keynote Address:
US
Congressman John Conyers
Morning 9:00 - 9:30 am
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
E
Morning 9:45 - 11:00 am
E 1: "The
Practice Of Engagement: 12 Steps To Build Inclusivity"
This workshop teaches how
to engage The Other in challenging situations. Using the "12 steps
of inclusivity" found in Sharif's book, "creating a world
that works for all", participants will learn and share "best
practices" for using inclusivity in both everyday and global situations.
Sharif Abdullah, JD
(Experiential,
Lecture, Discussion)
____________________________________________
E 2:
"Using Conflict Creatively"
In this engaging workshop Karen will
facilitate blending martial arts and science to demonstrate how conflict
can be used in a creative way. Attendees will leave with a fresh perspective
about conflict and skills to practice everyday.
Karen Valencic, BSME, (Experiential,
Movement, Demonstration, Discussion)
____________________________________________
E 3:
"Turning Towards The Necessary Conversation:
Otherness And The Organizational Shadow"
This workshop will address the issue of how organizations and communities
harm their members. Through an examination of cases, demonstration and
experiential processes we will learn how to recognize the signs and
engage with the paradox of virtue and malignancy in well intentioned
organizations.
Maureen O'Hara, PhD, and Aftab Omer, PhD. (Lecture,
Demonstration, Experiential, Discussion)
____________________________________________
E
4: "Challenging
Dialogues: The Personal Journey Of Crossing Boundaries, Building Bridges,
And Cultivating A Personal Relationship With The OTHER."
A discussion among individuals actively engaged
with bi-community dialogue efforts to co-create bridges of understanding,
compassion, and healing. Panel members share their personal stories,
efforts, difficulties, successes, lessons learned, hope, and the unique
rewards of cultivating a personal relationship with The OTHER.
Brenda Naomi Rosenberg, Imad Hamad, Alicia Villareal (Discussion)
____________________________________________
E 5:
"Gender Identity
and Sexual Orientation: Embracing Self and Liberating All"
CONCURRENT PANEL
A panel and discussion about gender identity and sexual orientation.
In the process of "coming out" as a lesbian, gay, bisexual
and/or transgender person, there are often experiences of connecting
with "The Other" within. When integrating who we are internally
into our outer lives, difficulties arise when society defines the norm
in a binary way in relation to gender and affection.
Kate Runyon, Jim
Toy, MSW, Dawn Wolfe, MFA,
Rachel Crandall, MSW, Johnny Jenkins, BA
(Discussion)
BI-PLENARY
SESSIONS F
Morning 11:15 am - 12:30 pm
F 1:
"Waking Up to The Energy Of Fear in
Our Relationship With The Other"
BI-PLENARY PANEL
Some topics explored include (but not limited to):
- Dynamics of the energy of fear and exclusive group identity
in formulating devaluing stereotypes that allow "good" people
to do "bad" things to others by objectifying entire groups
to the point of justifying inhumane treatment.
- What happens to a society - short and long term - when the
energy of fear, revenge, and victimization become systemic and are manipulated
to galvanize a process of demonizing and dehumanizing a perceived Other
as justification for oppression, inhumane treatment, and violence?
- What are effects of direct person to person contact on innate
fear of the unknown and mysterious, and are there practical methods
for experiencing this quality of contact in a global community?
Imam Mohamed Mardini, Marilyn Youngbird, NAHHP,
Anna Rodina, Ph.D, Len Traubman
Moderated by: Libby Traubman
____________________________________________
F 2:
"Media Images Of The Other"
BI-PLENARY PANEL
How do we portray each to the other, and what is the power of these
images? This panel explores how images of The Other are depicted in
various media, both currently and historically, and the effect they
can have - consciously and unconsciously - on the individual and society
in shaping how we relate to each other. Modes considered are TV, movies,
radio, print, photos, art, plays, songs, folk stories, jokes, the Internet,
etc.. Panel members have diverse media backgrounds.
Jeffrey Mishlove, PhD,
Osprey Orielle Lake, Osama Siblani, David Crumm
Moderated by: Nadia Fadel, JD
~ Lunch
~
12:30 - 1:45 pm
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
G
Afternoon 1:45 - 3:00 pm
G 1:
"The Politics Of Trust' - Pragmatic
Real-World Examples"
We desperately need a whole
new politics to succeed our cynical, dysfunctional, divisive current
politics - which is fundamentally wrong. The new Politics of Trust is
grounded in a faithful vision of our selves, our human nature, and our
potential (cf Willis Harman's 'The New Copernican Revolution'). It is
also pragmatic in providing a dual agenda (both process and content)
- the 16-point 'Expanding Human Agenda.'
Sen. John Vasconcellos
(Lecture,
Discussion)
____________________________________________
G
2: "
The Compassion Paradox: Healing The Victim/Perpetrator Chasm Through
Opening To Suffering"
This presentation will share my stories and insights from my 27 year
history as a practitioner in the field of psychosocial healing and reconciliation
as well as my recent research into compassion within the context of
social healing. Topics covered will include: the role of narrative,
witnessing, dialogue, and artistic expression, as means to cultivate
compassion; the importance of how these processes are designed, managed
and conducted in order to support compassion; applicability of the language
and conceptual terrain of compassion to the broader framework of transitional
and restorative justice; differentiations between compassion and empathy;
and, the implications of compassion education for building a culture
of peace.
Judith Thompson, PhD (Lecture,
Discussion)
____________________________________________
G
3: "Looking
for The Enemy Within: Society and Paranoia"
JOINT DIALOGUE
A joint session exploring dynamics of fear-based public paranoia and
generalized hyper-vigilance arising from perceived "outside"
threat, such as war and terrorism, that can lead to marginalizing and
oppressing targeted groups within a society. Included is the role of
overt and covert manipulation of fear to galvanize a society. Although
these dynamics are universal, the US example will be explored. Presenters
represent the Japanese-American internment experience during WW II,
and also the current experience of the Arab/Muslim-American community
specifically (and non-Western-looking ethnic-American communities in
general), that has similarities with early stages of the WW II dynamics
in the US.
Ihsan Alkhatib, Esq., MA,
and Mark Mitsui (Dialogue,
Discussion)
____________________________________________
G 4:
"Belonging: The Search for Our Other
Half "
CONCURRENT ROUNDTABLE
This roundtable explores
our common human need for and experience of belonging. We will also
consider the converse experiences of separation, isolation, loneliness,
and alienation, and implications for our search for self identity, meaning,
and security in the world.
Some questions to consider are:
- How does belonging reduce stress and increase a basic sense of security,
and conversely, what is the effect of a lack of this experience in our
life?
- Are there paths to achieving belonging that are constructive, healthy,
and conducive to compassionate, peaceful relationships with others outside
our immediate circle, and are there also paths that are counter to this?
- Is a positive, compassionate, and non-adversarial experience of belonging
naturally resistant to prejudice, animosity, and violence toward others?
Sandra Friedman, MS, Steve Olweean, MA, Mukti Khanna, Ph.D,
Lhakpa Dolma, MD, Chip Baggett, MA
(Roundtable)
____________________________________________
G 5:
"Positive Power
& Tenable Trust: Inclusion vs Invisibility: Personal to Global"
Trust and Power are deeply intertwined. We do not trust those who render
us invisible through non-engagement or dismissal, whether at personal
or global levels. Before "engaging the other" we must first
recognize and value their existence in the first place. In this session
we will work to explore some of our own subtle or overt dismissive and
rejective habits, and how this process operates at a macro level. Replacing
rejection and denial with Rogers' principles of respect, acceptance
and compassion can heal wounds of invisibility and mistrust. In so doing,
we re-empower ourselves, honor others and include our/their unique voices
at any level of engaging the Other. Mutual trust and empowerment thus
become intertwined and re-defined freshly.
Gay Leah Barfield, Ph.D (Lecture,
Roundtable)
CONCURRENT
SESSIONS H
FACILITATED
DIALOGUE GROUPS
(Conference-wide break-out
groups)
Afternoon 3:15 - 4:30 pm
(All participants self-select one of several dialogue groups to
join)
Opportunities for all conference participants to interact
in several small group dialogues to process the conference experience,
further engage concepts, bring up issues not necessarily addressed in
the scheduled program, and explore practical applications. In addition
to facilitators, scribes are assigned to each break-out session to record
questions, ideas, issues, and applications. These are then synthesized
and summarized to post on our CBI website during and after the conference
for access by participants. This information is also included in conference
proceedings and outcomes, and utilized for future planning.
~
Dinner ~
5:15 - 6:30 pm
EVENING PLENARY
PANEL:
6:30 - 8:30 pm
"Spirituality
and Contemporary Issues"
Imam Hasan Qazwini, Rabbi Brian Walt,
Reverend Kenneth Flowers, Geshe Gendun Gyatso
Moderated by Aftab Omer, Ph.D
____________________________________________
Keynote Address:
8:30 -
9:30 pm
US Congressman Dennis Kucinich
