Kathryn Wasserman Davis Collaborative in Conflict Transformation

The Global Body in Conflict: Movement Matters series welcomes artist Tatiana Desardouin, whose work explores race, Black culture, immigration and colonization through Hip Hop dance. Join Tatiana for lunch and discussion. Open to Middlebury College students, faculty, and staff only. Limited to 15 people. Please pre-register here

The Language Studies Department invites you to celebrate the International Day of Peace with us on Thursday, September 21 at the Samson Patio from 10am-12pm. This event will include short speeches and reflections on peace in multiple languages. Cohorts from Arabic, French, English, Japanese, and Spanish will be presenting in their target languages. The event is open to the campus at large and we welcome all students to share how to say “peace” in their native languages. The UN theme for this internationally recognized day is “Actions for Peace: Our Ambitions for the #Global Goals.”

Film Screening of the documentary Spaces of Exception (2018, 90 minutes), followed by Q&A with filmmakers Matt Peterson and Malek Rasamny, moderated by Professor James Sanchez.

This panel features an interdisciplinary look at the pursuit of justice and social change through the lens of conflict transformation.

Panelists:
• Netta Avineri, professor of TESOL/TFL at MIIS and head of the Graduate Pillar of the CT Collaborative (moderator)
• sujatha baliga, attorney, restorative justice practitioner, and MacArthur Fellow
• Sarah Stroup, professor at Middlebury, NGO scholar, and CT Collaborative director

Sponsored by the Conflict Transformation Collaborative

This event is an opportunity to engage with our 2022 Conflict Transformation Grant Recipients and learn more about their work in conflict analysis and transformation. This event will be collaborative and interactive between the Midd and MIIS campuses. See the full list of 2022 grant recipients here.

The Vermont Restorative Approaches Collaborative (VTRAC) was established in 2019 through a VT Agency of Education grant in order to support the development of restorative approaches in schools. In this lunchtime discussion, Lindsey Halman will describe the work of VTRAC and lead a discussion of Middlebury’s own needs and efforts in restorative practices. Halman is executive director of UP for Learning, a Montpelier-based nonprofit supporting youth empowerment in educational institutions.

These meetings provide an opportunity for invitees to offer thoughts and recommendations regarding, “Foundations of Conflict Transformation” as a future class offering.

These meetings provide an opportunity for invitees to offer thoughts and recommendations regarding, “Foundations of Conflict Transformation” as a future class offering.

Summer Convening on Experiential Learning and Conflict Transformation

In July 2023, we will gather diverse stakeholders who are engaging with conflict transformation through experiential learning to:
- Deepen our understanding of conflict transformation as a framework for relationship building and social change;
- Build connections and share learning among students, educators, and community partners;
- Explore mindfulness as a skill for connecting with others across difference and transforming society.


Building Compassionate Communities with Mindfulness

Summer Convening on Experiential Learning and Conflict Transformation

In July 2023, we will gather diverse stakeholders who are engaging with conflict transformation through experiential learning to:
- Deepen our understanding of conflict transformation as a framework for relationship building and social change;
- Build connections and share learning among students, educators, and community partners;
- Explore mindfulness as a skill for connecting with others across difference and transforming society.

Responding to Conflict as Engaging in Community