Rotary Peace Fellowship Erica Rose Jeffrey has completed a Master’s in Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Queensland in Brisbane Australia. http://www.polsis.uq.edu.au/rotary/ http://www.rotary.org Rotary Peace Fellows are leaders promoting national and international cooperation, peace, and the successful resolution of conflict throughout their lives, in their careers, and through service activities. Fellows can earn […]

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Connections Between Dance and Peace and Conflict Resolution Empathy has been identified as a key developmental component in formation of communication and conflict resolution skills. Increasingly, educational programs are seeking ways to incorporate empathy education emphasizing both emotional and synergistic relationships. Empathy is an important element for facilitating interpersonal reconciliation and reintegration efforts,reaching local and […]

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Non-Verbal Communication & Kinesthetic Empathy Studies show that the majority of communication is nonverbal and powerfullyinfluences conflict situations. Scientists haveidentified mirror neurons, identical sets of neurons activated in an individual who is simply witnessing another person performing a movement, action or the expression of some emotion. The research on mirror neurons ties into current dance […]

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Moving Toward Peace Moving Toward Peace is an interactive Dance and Conflict Resolution Education workshop focusing onembodying communication skills through movement. Future goals include applying the embodiment of empathy through dance to conflict situations andpeace building efforts.

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