Kathryn Wasserman Davis Collaborative in Conflict Transformation KWD COLLABORATIVE IN CONFLICT TRANSFORM.

a woman with brown hair pulled back into a bun smiles at the camera. She is wearing a teal sweater and is standing in the woods.

Arts and Conflict Workshop

Artists transform the mundane into the sublime. Transformation is the framework we use to understand conflict but it’s also the core lens through which the most profound moments of our lives are refracted. This workshop examines Place-based art/ritual/ceremony as an artistic practice that invites us to reconsider how we understand what it means to belong to each other as well as to the more-than-human world. Everyone is welcome - no prior art experience necessary- all that is required is being deeply human, curious and open to the surprises of creativity!

Mahaney Arts Center Dance Theatre

Transforming Conflict: A Day of Dialogue

Join the Graduate Pillar of the Kathryn Wasserman Davis Collaborative in Conflict Transformation for an interactive exploration of conflict transformation at local, domestic, and global scales - highlighting community-based advocacy, approaches to environmental conflict, methods for countering extremism, engaging across cultures, sustainable peacebuilding, ethical storytelling, and more.

Middlebury Institute Campus

Open to the Public
Emily Welty and Matthew Breay Bolton confer at their table at a United Nations convening

Peacebuilding, Activism and Social Change

Emily Welty and Matthew Breay Bolton are members of a Nobel Prize-winner campaign to abolish nuclear weapons and 2024 Middlebury honorary degree recipients. At the beginning of their week-long residency, join a talk and discussion to learn about their work in Peace and Conflict Studies, disarmament, playwrighting, and activism.

You can watch the livesteam here.

Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

Open to the Public

CTC Lunch Lab: How Do I Show Up?

Interested in a free lunch? The opportunity to learn more about conflict transformation skills that can be applied to many aspects of your work and personal life? We asked some of our friends to help us share and discuss their CT knowledge. We will grab some food, listen for 15 minutes, then practice and share!

Register here

McCullough - Mitchell Green Lounge

Closed to the Public

CTC Lunch Lab: Applying Mindfulness Skills to Conflict

Interested in a free lunch? The opportunity to learn more about conflict transformation skills that can be applied to many aspects of your work and personal life? We asked some of our friends to help us share and discuss their CT knowledge. We will grab some food, listen for 15 minutes, then practice and share!

Register here

McCullough - Mitchell Green Lounge

Closed to the Public

CTC Lunch Lab: Cross-Cultural Communication in Mediation

Interested in a free lunch? The opportunity to learn more about conflict transformation skills that can be applied to many aspects of your work and personal life? We asked some of our friends to help us share and discuss their CT knowledge. We will grab some food, listen for 15 minutes, then practice and share!

Register here

McCullough - Mitchell Green Lounge

Closed to the Public

CTC Lunch Lab: Navigating Conflict: Understanding the Compass of Shame

Interested in a free lunch? The opportunity to learn more about conflict transformation skills that can be applied to many aspects of your work and personal life? We asked some of our friends to help us share and discuss their CT knowledge. We will grab some food, listen for 15 minutes, then practice and share!

Register here

McCullough - Mitchell Green Lounge

Closed to the Public