Agenda

All events will be held at Kline Tower, 14th Floor

Introductions

9:15-9:30 a.m. Coffee & Breakfast

9:30-9:45 a.m. Framing our Goals: The Peacebuilding Initiative
Catherine Panter-Brick, David Simon, Bonnie Weir, Cara Fallon, Jessica Faieta, Bisa Williams,
Jackson School of Global Affairs, Yale University

9:45-10:00 a.m. Roundtable introductions

 

Panel 1: Peacebuilding Innovation

Moderator: Cara Fallon, Jackson School of Global Affairs, Yale University

10:00-10:30 a.m. Foundational Principles of Peacebuilding
Adriana Salcedo, Director of the Peace and Conflict Studies, UPEACE, Costa Rica

10:30-11:00 a.m. The Role of Local Agencies in Sustaining Peace: Colombia, Lebanon and Northern Ireland
Roddy Brett, Associate Professor in Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Bristol

11:00-11:30 a.m. Q&A

11:30a.m.-1:00 p.m. Break

 

Panel 2: Interventions & Intergenerational Impact

Moderator: Catherine Panter-Brick, Jackson School of Global Affairs, Yale University

1:00-1:30 p.m. Early Childhood Interventions and Social Cohesion: Mapping Evidence Gaps for Intergenerational Impact
Sarah Miller and Laura Dunne, School of Social Sciences, Education, and Social Work, Queen’s University Belfast

1:30-2:00 p.m. Psychosocial Dimensions of Peacebuilding
Katrien Hertog, International Director Peacebuilding and Trauma-Relief Programs, International  ssociation for Human Values (IAHV)

2:00-2:30 p.m. Systems Approaches to Promoting Peace: Learning from the EKISIL trauma-healing program in Uganda
Kathryn Lance, Senior Researcher, Peace & Conflict, Mercy Corps

2:30-3:00 p.m. Q&A

3:00-3:15 p.m. Closing Remarks
Eduardo Rolland, Early Childhood Development in Emergencies Specialist, ECPC Secretary United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

3:15-3:30 p.m. Coffee break

3:30-4:15 p.m. Meet the Panelists
Reflections on careers and peacebuilding work (pre-sign up meetings)

 

Keynote Address

4:15-4:45 p.m.

Opening: Bonnie Weir, Jackson School of Global Affairs, Yale University

Keynote: H.E. Mr. Fergal Mythen, Permanent Representative of Ireland to the United Nations

4:45-5:15 p.m. Q&A

5:15-6:15 p.m. Drinks reception

All events will be held at Kline Tower, 14th Floor

Introductions

9:00-9:15 a.m. Coffee & Breakfast

9:15-9:30 a.m. Opening Remarks: Peace Initiatives, Policy, and Community Practice
Jessica Faieta, Senior Fellow, Jackson School of Global Affairs, Yale University; former UN Assistant Secretary-General and UNDP Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean.

 

Panel 3:  Mapping Everyday Peace

Moderator: Katie Murphy, Director, Early Childhood Development and Strategic Initiatives, International Rescue Committee

9:30-11:00 a.m. Cognitive Mapping: Everyday Peace Knowledge Representation

• Lina Qtaishat, We Love Reading Foundation, Jordan
• Sarah Miller, Laura Dunne and Liam O’Hare, Queen’s University Belfast, UK
• Catherine Panter-Brick, Cara Fallon, Honey Thomas, Jessica Faieta, Bisa Williams, Yale University, USA
• Adriana Salcedo and Uzma Rashid, UPEACE Costa Rica
• David Khoudour, UNDP Crisis Bureau

 

11:00-11:30 a.m. Q&A

11:30-11:45 a.m. Coffee break

11:45 a.m. -12:15 p.m. Peace and Peace Initiatives with New Haven Youth
Leighton Johnson, CEO and co-founder of I Am The Voice of Legacy CO.; Education Counselor at Pathways Academy
Kenneth Joseph, Family & Community Engagement Manager, Booker T. Washington Academy

12:15-12:45 p.m. Q&A

12:45-1:30 p.m. Lunch

 

Panel 4: Peace After Violence

Moderator: Bonnie Weir, Jackson School of Global Affairs, Yale University

1:30-2:00 p.m. The Role of Faith, Forgiveness, and Family in Fostering Resilience and Reconciliation in the Aftermath of the Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda
Valens Nkurukinyinka, Principal Investigator and Qualitative Researcher

2:00-2:30 p.m. A New Peace Curriculum for Bosnia
Velma Šarić, Columbia University Fellow; Founder and President, Post-Conflict Research Center

2:30-3:00 p.m.  Terrorism, Counter-Terrorism, and Peace
Richard English, Professor of Politics and Director, Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security, and Justice at Queen’s University Belfast

3:00-3:30 p.m. Q&A

3:30-3:45 p.m. Coffee break

 

Panel 5: Social Media and Polarization Across Generations

Moderator: David Simon, Jackson School of Global Affairs, Yale University

3:45-4:00 p.m. Digital Peacebuilding
Melissa Wild, Special Advisor to the University for Peace

4:00-4:15  p.m. New Social Media and the Personalization of Political Mobilization in India
Akriti Gaur, Tutor in Law and JSD candidate, Yale Law School

4:15-4:45 p.m. Q&A

 

Concluding Remarks

Catherine Panter-Brick, David Simon, Bonnie Weir, Cara Fallon, Jessica Faieta, Bisa Williams,
Jackson School of Global Affairs, Yale University