Global Peace Builders Global Peace Builders International SummitInternational Summit
The Journey from Conflict to The Journey from Conflict to PeacePeace
Billy HutchinsonBilly Hutchinson
Sean MurraySean Murray
OverviewOverview
1. Why we are here?1. Why we are here? Personal JourneyPersonal Journey Community JourneyCommunity Journey
2. Challenges of Transition2. Challenges of Transition Delivering Peace at the GrassrootsDelivering Peace at the Grassroots
3. Interventions: Creating New Options3. Interventions: Creating New Options Building Community CapacityBuilding Community Capacity Building Strong PartnersBuilding Strong Partners Difficult ChoicesDifficult Choices
4. Transformation from Within4. Transformation from Within Convincing and Supporting ChangeConvincing and Supporting Change
Personal JourneyPersonal Journey
Personal JourneyPersonal Journey Broadening PerspectivesBroadening Perspectives
Unilateral Conflict TransformationUnilateral Conflict Transformation CommunicationCommunication
Understanding OthersUnderstanding Others War to peaceWar to peace Leadership in TransitionLeadership in Transition
Engaging OthersEngaging Others Creating New PartnersCreating New Partners Consolidating Peace Building Consolidating Peace Building
Challenges of TransitionChallenges of Transition
Script for conflict Script for conflict transformationtransformation
Hard SellHard Sell Nature of Nature of
CompromiseCompromise Implementation Implementation
difficultiesdifficulties Impact on grassroots: Impact on grassroots:
from the macro to from the macro to micromicro
InterventionsInterventions
Creating and shaping processes to build up Creating and shaping processes to build up communitycommunity
‘‘Politics too important to be left to politicians’Politics too important to be left to politicians’ The World is a changed place: New realitiesThe World is a changed place: New realities Develop, shape and legitimise processes that Develop, shape and legitimise processes that
overcome divisionovercome division Influence by doing: No place for spectatorsInfluence by doing: No place for spectators Must go against grainMust go against grain Economic justice? (redistribution?)Economic justice? (redistribution?)
The Future Together The Future Together Initiative Initiative
Demonstrating Demonstrating Positive LeadershipPositive Leadership
Transformation From WithinTransformation From Within
Cultivate Agents of Change from withinCultivate Agents of Change from within
Benefitted from/ created changesBenefitted from/ created changes
Change presents difficultiesChange presents difficulties
Must build allies: Grow new way of Must build allies: Grow new way of thinking and actingthinking and acting
Concluding RemarksConcluding Remarks
Journey with an uncertain future: Remains work Journey with an uncertain future: Remains work in Progressin Progress
Need strong partners to build peace to sustain Need strong partners to build peace to sustain peace buildingpeace building
Need to create New PartnersNeed to create New Partners
Must confront negative voicesMust confront negative voices