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"The richness of the diversity, the cultural and historic immersion, and the great fellowship with front-line visionaries from around the globe made the Ireland consultation an experience I will treasure for a lifetime." – Bob
Lupton
Belfast Reconcilation Comments
"To my delight and appreciation the consultation far surpassed all expectations and became, what I would call, an experience of concentrated greatness. Not only were the speakers from the US filled with insight and wisdom, but they were here as one of us, eager to learn. Together we were taught by those experienced in the reconciliation journey in Northern Ireland and around the world."- Amelia Morgan
"Reconciliation is not something to be arrived at in the abstract world of academia, but in interaction with people on the ground who experience the daily pain and fear associated with socio-political division and damaged relationships." - Dr Gladys Ganiel, Lecturer in Reconciliation Studies Irish School of Ecumenics, Trinity College Dublin (http://www.tcd.ie/ise and http://www.ecumenics.ie)
“Reconciliation is a faith event—it’s a miraculous event. I’m not really sure where it comes from. Peace will require a lot from a lot of people. If it’s the innocent judging the guilty, it’ll never work—it’s the guilty judging the guilty. The profound truth of the gospel is that we are not innocent people—we might be forgiven people. The most psychologically difficult part of reconciliation is the contrition that it will require.”--Duncan Morrow, Community Relations Council Belfast
4-City Learning Community
San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver BC. These four cities have been described as the West's Coastal Cities. They share common cultures,challenges, and opportunities. These cities face the Pacific Rim, the new front door to the world. The Coastal Cities Learning Community will bring leaders from multiple sectors together to learn from each other and to discover the ongoing purpose of their city. Learn more
Iasi, Romania City Consultation
June 26-28, 2008 Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Protestant Christians came together to explore the city of Iasi. searching for "Signs of Hope." A new urban network was formed duriing the consultation. Iasi, is an important city in Eastern Europe and the second largest city in Romania. The city lies near the border of the Republic of Moldova,, where the ancient world meets the modern world and where the powerful and the powerless intersect. .Learn more
India Overheated!
India's economy is currently feeling the heat as millions of new jobs are created while in-country educational and technical training programs available to the masses lag far behind. Too few skilled workers for the growing demand is finally taking its toll. While the have's in India continue to gain access to the best MBA programs in India, the 700 Million have-not's (the Shudra) find themselves locked out of access to quality graduate educational programs due to the small number of programs and limited funding. The expensive (for the poor) educational system in India points out the historical social issues still holding India back. This great country with so much promise is still gripped by an ancient caste system captivating the mindset of nearly a billion people. A reform movement led by Sunil Sardar (Truthseekers International) is gaining ground though as 52% of India's population begins to shake off the vestiges of a long and burdened past... Read more
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