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Ethos of Conflict & the 2015 Israeli ElectionsThe March 2015 Israeli elections provided much drama and surprise. Pre-election polling indicated a slight lead for the dovish leader Isaac Herzog over the incumbent hawkish Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, with the gap growing in favor of a Herzog victory as the elections neared. Herzog’s advantage was also manifested by the priority Israelis gave to economic issues. Polls conducted before the elections, like the January 2015 Peace Index Poll, indicated that more voters reported that economic issues were most important to them (43%) than those that marked security issues as their main concern (34%). In addition, more... |
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S-CAR and Community Lodgings In 2010, I became involved with Community Lodgings, a non-profit organization that looks to lift families from homelessness and instability to independence and self-sufficiency. Some of the services that Community Lodgings provides to help with this include transitional housing, affordable housing, job training, youth education programs, financial training, and budget monitoring. |
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Launch of "Gender Liberation" in MaltaOn April 25, 2015, the official launch of ‘Gender Liberation,’ an NGO that works toward informing, connecting, and empowering gender-diverse communities in Malta and Gozo, took place in Valletta. The launch came a few short weeks after Malta introduced the Gender Identity Act, a law that provides transparent and readily accessible gender identity recognition procedures for trans individuals. The historic law also safeguards the bodily integrity of intersex people from the moment of birth, and protects the right to free gender expression for all the... |
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2015 Celebration of Achievements The end of each school year is a call for reflection. Many of us look back and reflect on the decisions we have taken and the projects we have either led or were a part of, and also celebrate our accomplishments. This year, S-CAR wanted not only to highlight the different events, conferences, and renowned speakers that came to share their knowledge with the community, but to also congratulate our students and alumni who made a difference in their respective communities in advancing the field of conflict resolution. |
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A Tribute to Andrew Baer March 17, 2015 will be difficult to forget for the members of the Humanitarian Action Working Group (HAWG) and others at the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University. Andrew Baer, a co-founder of the group, passed away after he was involved in a car crash in Dubai while returning to the United States. Andrew will be missed for his contributions to the humanitarian group and the other community groups that he was involved in during his lifetime. The vacuum that his absence has left will be difficult to fill. |
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What You Need to Know About Sexual Assault on College Campuses Termed a “plague” by the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the United States Department of Education, Russlyn Ali, sexual violence on college campuses is rampant and a pervasive issue for both genders. One in four women and one in seven men are victims of some form of sexual violence during their college experience. Between the incoming freshman class and departing seniors, college campus populations tend to turn over every four to five years. Despite this movement, the percentage of sexual violence incidents remains consistent. More baffling than the persistence of this issue is that 70% of... |