Institute News
About 1,500 participants from around the world are expected to attend the National Conference on Peacemaking and Conflict Resolution to be held at Duquesne University, May 23-27, 1997. Conference participants include local and international practitioners, teachers, researchers, policy-makers and youth who work on conflict resolution, violence prevention, diversity and other issues with families, courts, community mediation centers, congregations, businesses, workplaces, schools, colleges, and universities, in neighborhood centers and war-torn regions across the globe.
The 1997 conference is dedicated to healing, growth, and action; sessions related to the theme include community building and mediation; disability/ability issues; diversity/inclusion and prejudice reduction; family and divorce mediation; problems of violence; youth and schools; and many other topics. The event will also feature a special youth conference organized by local youth on May 23rd and a Social Justice Day on Race Relations on May 24th. The Rev. William Headley, C.S.Sp., is heading up Duquesne's efforts to coordinate this important conference.