Welcome to ACT
The Alliance for Conflict Transformation (ACT), Inc. is dedicated to building peace through innovative education, training, research and practice worldwide. ACT works with educators, youth, community and religious leaders, non-governmental organizations, and governmental agencies to transform social conflicts into opportunities for peaceful and positive change. See ACT in action for a description of our project areas.
ACT also maintains the ACT Forums, one of the leading online resources for information on jobs, scholarships, grants and events in peace and conflict resolution, international development, humanitarian relief, human rights and related fields. In 2007, ACT posted over 4,500 jobs and internships available around the world and hundreds of grant and scholarship opportunities. If you're interested in subscribing or learning more about the Forums, please read the Subscriber Guide Frequently Asked Questions section. If your organization is interested in free posting of jobs, scholarships, funding opportunities and events to the site, please send an email of your announcement, with detailed information and deadlines, to forums(at)conflicttransformation.org. For more information, please go to the Posting Section.
Institute on Peacebuilding & Conflict Resolution (IPCR)
Closed for 2008
ACT has held four very successful IPCR programs, three in Bolivia and one in Indonesia. Each program has included 22-26 participants from 5-7 countries, including the US, the host country and other countries around the world. For information about the Bolivia 2008 program, click here.
Recent News
INSPIRING STORIES
This new space will feature inspiring news stories from around the world. With grim headlines facing us each day, some good news is always welcome.
Youth worker Nelsa Libertad Curbelo Cora describes the inspiration
behind Barrio de Paz (Peace Town), a non-violent youth movement in
Guyaquil, Ecuador, that brings together street gangs to provide
services to the struggling community. Watch this inspiring 17-minute video below.
A Muslim man jumped to the aid of three Jewish subway riders after they were attacked by a group of young people who objected to one of the Jews saying "Happy Hanukkah," a spokeswoman for the three said Wednesday. (CNN/WABC, December 12, 2007)
Get two free downloadable handbooks on nonviolent organizing brought to you by the folks who brought down Milosevic. Sponsored by the Centre for Applied Nonviolence Action and Strategies (CANVAS).
Israeli Moshe Shenar and Palestinian Munir Darwish have moved beyond resignation -- beyond barriers built to separate people. After 15 years apart, they finally met again at a roadside restaurant near Nablus in the West Bank. View the instructive 20-minute video of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).
Watch videos about peacemakers at My Hero. Go to Short Films. Click on Films for a list of inspiring short videos. Learn about the Bosna Bakery, a moving essay about a bakery in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, that gives food to the poor. Hear inspiring words from Nobel Laureate Desmond Tutu, who won the Peace Prize in 1984. Watch the Breakdancers of Konik City about a crew of Roma (gypsies) breakdancers from a slum outside Podgorica called Konik City, and more.
One Laptop Per Child. The mission of One Laptop per Child (OLPC) is to empower the children of developing countries to learn by providing one connected laptop to every school-age child. In order to accomplish our goal, we need people who believe in what we’re doing and want to help make education for the world’s children a priority, not a privilege. For only $200, you can provide a laptop for a child in need. Please learn more about this program on the official Web site.
LATEST PUBLICATIONS
Dr. Craig Zelizer wrote an inspiring new article, "Integrating Community Arts and Conflict Resolution: Lessons and Challenges from the Field," published by Community Arts Network. Available online now.
Recently released, Conflict Across Cultures: A Unique Experience of Bridging Differences (M. LeBaron & V. Pillay, Eds). ACT Senior Partner, Dr. Nike Carstarphen, helped design and edit this team produced book and wrote the chapter, "A Map Through Rough Terrain: A Guide for Intercultural Conflict Resolution." Order your copy from Amazon today.
“Conflicts across Cultures is a rare breed of work combining theory and practice, real life stories and metaphor, critical analysis and holistic approaches. The end result is a book that is remarkably readable, and even more valuable for its contribution to understanding the problems that underpin virtually every major conflict in the world today." —Ambassador John W. McDonald, Chairman, The Institute for Multi-Track Diplomacy
LOOKING FOR CAREER ADVICE?
See our publication, Skills, Networks & Knowledge: Developing a Career in International Peace and Conflict Resolution. This report, the first of its kind, is based on a survey and interviews with employers regarding career opportunities in international peace and conflict resolution. To download or order the report go the Publications section.
Dr. Craig Zelizer, Senior Partner, ACT, was interviewed on Developing a Career in International Peace and Conflict Resolution. Click here to see the transcript.
ACT ONLINE DISCUSSIONS
On April 28, 2006, Ms. Antonia Young, Chairperson of the cross-border Balkans Peace Park Project (B3P), discussed her work with ACT members. Prior to joining B3P, Ms. Young was an OSCE Supervisor in 6 elections and an OSCE Observer in an additional 10 countries, primarily in the Balkans. To see the transcript click here.
Shop Amazon & Support ACT
Want to support ACT? Now you can for free!! If you purchase any item (books, electronics, movies, etc.) at Amazon by first clicking through our direct link (click on the logo) a portion of all purchases goes to ACT at no extra cost to you. See ACT's recenty started list of recommend books and movies in conflict resolution (click here). If you have recommendations for books, etc to add to the list, please send your recommendations to info(at)conflicttransformation.org
About ACT
The Alliance for Conflict Transformation (ACT), Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to building peace through innovative education, training, research and practice worldwide. ACT was established in February 1999 by an alliance of skilled professional who have conducted conflcit transformation and peacebuilding projects in over 30 countries.
ACT recognizes that conflict is an inseparable part of human interaction. When addressed effectively, it can lead to peaceful and positive change. ACT helps people transform destructive conflicts by addressing underlying needs and concerns, building sustainable relationships, and changing the contexts and conditions that foster violence. ACT works with educators, youth, community and religious leaders, non-governmental organizations, and governmental agencies to transform social conflicts into opportunities for peaceful change.