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1st Annual International Conference on
Transgenerational Trauma:
Communal Wounds and Victim Identities

September 19-22 , 2012 ~  Amman, Jordan

Held in conjunction with the establishment of a global,
multi-cultural, multi-disciplinary network of professional working groups
engaged in the study of inherited, unresolved communal trauma,
and the implications for violence and war within and between communities

Sponsored by:
Common Bond Institute (US)
International Humanistic Psychology Association
International Federation of Medical Students' Associations

Endorsed and Supported by:
over 100 professional associations, organizations, and universities internationally

Official Partner of
Charter For Compassion & Parliament of World's Religions

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Presenters and Dialogue Facilitators

Conference Details at: www.cbiworld.org/Pages/Conferences_TT.htm
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~ Registration is Open All ~

JOIN US for a 4 day program:
A Focused Dialogue and Deliberation - Defining and addressing the dynamics of inherited, unresolved communal trauma from one generation to the next, including historical understandings, the development and perpetuation of communal victim identities, exclusive cultural membership and rites of belonging, and implications for present and future relations between communities - particularly war and violence.
A Search for New Models and Methodologies - Developing new models and methods at the societal level for healing and preventing communal trauma and it's transfer into future generations.
Transgenerational trauma is seen as an underlying and potent fuel for the eruption of violence in the present and future. Understanding it's dynamics and implications, and developing ways to effectively treat it, are seen as essential to healing and reconciliation within and between communities, establishing compassionate local and global relations, and achieving sustainable peace.

Format and Content:
       Keynote speakers, Topical panels, Skills training workshops, Practical presentations, Roundtables,
       Daily facilitated dialogue groups, Study group meetings, Live 2-way global links to other countries,
        Action Planning, On-site pod-casting, All-conference experiences, Multi-cultural learning community,
       Rich networking and cooperation,  Cultural events and performances, Exhibits and displays.

Official Conference Languages: English and Arabic

LOCATION: Amman, Jordan
SCHEDULE: Conference and Post-Conference Cultural Programs
                       - 4-Day Conference Program: Wednesday night to Saturday afternoon
                       - 2-Day Post-Conference Cultural Program: Sunday, Monday

For DETAILS on Registration, Program, Accommodations, & Travel
visit our website or CONTACT:
Common Bond Institute
Details at Website: www.cbiworld.org
Steve Olweean, Conference Co-coordinator
12170 S. Pine Ayr Drive, Climax, MI 49034 USA  
Ph/Fax: 269-665-9393    Email: SOlweean@aol.com

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