“Cooperation and conflict are two sides of the same coin; both arise out of man's relationship with his fellows. The larger the group, the greater the possibility of development through cooperation, and the greater the possibility of conflict.” MenTwoSidesGreaterGroupsPossibilityDevelopmentConflictFellowsAriseCooperationCoinsTwo Sides Author:Julius Nyerere
“A glad welcome to this affirmation by a group of psychologists that the self does not stop at the skin nor even with the circle of human relationships but is interwoven with the lives of trees and animals and soil; that caring for the deepest needs of persons and caring for our threatened planet are not in conflict.” NeedsHumansPersonsDoeSelfAnimalGroupsTreePlanetsConflictSkinsCaringCirclesGladWelcomeSoilThreatenedAffirmationPsychologistHuman RelationsHuman Relationships Author:Mary Catherine Bateson
“Canada has an experience of governance of which much of the world stands in dire need. It is a world of increasing dissension and conflict in which a significant contribution is the failure of different ethnic, tribal, religious, or social groups to search for, and agree upon, a common space for harmonious co-existence.” WorldNeedsDifferentSocialReligiousSpaceCommonExistenceGroupsConflictAgreeSignificantContributionCanadaGovernanceHarmoniousDissensionSocial GroupsAgree Upon Author:Aga Khan IV
“The conflict between the need to belong to a group and the need to be seen as unique and individual is the dominant struggle of adolescence.” NeedsIndividualStruggleGroupsConflictUniqueAdolescenceDominant Book:Raising a Daughter: Parents and the Awakening of a Healthy Woman Source: Raising a Daughter: Parents and the Awakening of a Healthy Woman
“Our first and most pressing problem is how to do away with warfare as a method of solving conflicts between national groups or between groups within a society who have different views about how the society is to be run. If you look back, you will see that warfare was an invention, just as ways of handling government or taxes are inventions. You will see, too, that once people use an invention they go on using it until they find another which they think is superior.” PeopleIfsThinkingWayFirstsLooksDifferentWarUseProblemGovernmentRunningViewsGroupsGoes OnConflictTaxesMethodInventionSuperiorsWarfareDifferent Views Book:PEOPLE AND PLACES Source: PEOPLE AND PLACES
“Concrete, Steel & Paint portrays the core values of restorative justice-respect, responsibility and relationships-expressed through art. it is art that involves victims, offenders and communities in a dialogue that is sometimes difficult and painful, sometimes reconciling, but always engaging. As one prisoner says in the film, 'We have come together collectively through art.' It will be a great discussion tool for college classes, community groups and others interested in issues of justice, community-building, conflict resolution and socially-engaged art.” ArtSometimesTogetherFilmValuesDifficultCommunityJusticeResponsibilityClassIssuesGroupsBuildingCollegeConflictToolsVictimPaintPainfulCoreDialogueDiscussionEngagedResolutionPrisonerConcreteSteelEngagingConflict ResolutionOffendersCore ValuesCommunity BuildingRestorative Justice Author:Howard Zehr
“The world is in such a mess because of the continuous conflict that arises between human beings - not only between individuals but between tribes and nations and this group and that group and so on. But change can come in only when people start with themselves.” PeopleWorldHumansIndividualNationsHuman BeingsGroupsConflictAriseMessTribes Author:Eckhart Tolle
“The United States has faced threats from criminal groups, from terrorists, from spies throughout our history, and we have limited our responses. We haven't resorted to total war every time we have a conflict around the world, because that restraint is what defines us. That restraint is what gives us the moral standing to lead the world.” WorldGivingWarStatesUnitedMoralUnited StatesGroupsHavensConflictStandingThreatResponseCriminalsTerroristAround The WorldRestraintSpyTotal War Author:Edward Snowden
“The problem with representation in the media has very much to do with the conflicts between groups in the world. If you talk about Iraq, al Qaeda, Darfur, even Taiwan, representation is a part of that problem.” IfsWorldProblemGroupsMediaConflictIraqAlsRepresentationAl QaedaTaiwanDarfur Author:Arthur Dong
“The roots of the Palestinian conflict must be sought in history. The Holocaust and Palestine are directly connected with one another. And if the Holocaust actually occurred, then you should permit impartial groups from the whole world to research this. Why do you restrict the research to a certain group? Of course, I don't mean you, but rather the European governments.” IfsWorldShouldMeanWholeGovernmentCertainCoursesGroupsConflictResearchRootsConnectedWhole WorldPermitHolocaustPalestinianPalestine Author:Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
“If there is no absolute beyond man's ideas, then there is no final appeal to judge between individuals and groups whose moral judgments conflict. We are merely left with conflicting opinions.” IfsMenIdeasIndividualLeftMoralOpinionGroupsJudgingConflictJudgmentAbsolutesFinalsAppealsMoral JudgmentConflicting Opinions Author:Francis Schaeffer
“Every novel deals with social problems. It can't help it because the protagonist must come in conflict with his group. So the author has to offer an analysis of how the group and the protagonist fit. Otherwise, the reader will just say, "This makes no sense," and will put it away.” HelpingProblemSocialDealsNovelGroupsReaderFitOffersConflictAnalysisProtagonistsSocial Problems Author:Jane Smiley