In this episode, Dr. Betty Reardon shares some insights on the relationship between human dignity, peace, and human rights. She also discusses the necessity of developing a systemic approach to peace building. She shares that human dignity,

Episode 10: Judith Thompson – Social Healing and the Greater Self

Aug 29th, 2016 17m 32s

In this episode, Dr. Judith Thompson shares some insights on the lens of social healing and its relation to peace building. She comments that “The social healing lens is really a paradigm; it’s a vision that arises basically from the inherent

Episode 9: Matt Meyer – Practicing Peace Education in the Classroom

Jul 7th, 2016 11m 3s

In the second of our conversation with Matt Meyer, he shares some insights on bringing peace education into the classroom. Professor Meyer explains, “If one understands, if one thinks about the power of love and the power of hate, the power of

Episode 8: Matt Meyer – Positive Approaches to Peace and Justice Movements

Jun 2nd, 2016 10m 37s

In episode 8 of the Ikeda Center Podcast, Matt Meyer discusses the significance of love, dialogue, and unity in peace and justice movements today. He comments, “We know that in building a nonviolent movement—in education, in practical grassroot

Episode 7: Donna Hicks - Exploring Dignity in Our Lives and In the Workplace

Apr 19th, 2016 12m 25s

In episode 7 of the Ikeda Center podcast, Donna Hicks introduces her definition of the concept of dignity as well as its relation to resolving conflict. She explains, "Every single one of us, we all have dignity. We're born with it. It's part o

Episode 6: Meenakshi Chhabra - Dignity: The Unconditional Worth of All Life

Mar 14th, 2016 14m 43s

In this recent interview, Dr. Meenakshi Chhabra shares some insights on the role of dignity in relation to peace and conflict resolution. Dr. Chhabra introduces some experiences from her work in conflict resolution, sharing, "it's so much easi

Episode 5: Ceasar McDowell - On the Evolving Nature of Community

Feb 17th, 2016 11m 11s

In this final segment of our three part interview, Dr. Ceasar McDowell introduces some early experiences that have inspired his work in community development. He also discusses the evolution of how we organize ourselves as human beings in

Episode 4: Ceasar McDowell - The Transformative Work of Big Democracy

Jan 19th, 2016 16m 2s

In the second of this three part interview, Dr. Ceasar McDowell details his vision for democracy as an ongoing process of interaction and engagement. He shares that the work of democracy is "how people come to know and understand both each oth

Episode 3: Ceasar McDowell - The Work of Community Reflection

Dec 17th, 2015 14m 59s

In the first of this three part interview with Dr. Ceasar McDowell, he describes the central focus of his work in the development of community knowledge systems and civic engagement. He also shares some examples of how that focus has manifeste

Episode 2: Vincent Harding - Fostering Nonviolent Action Through Faith & Education

Nov 9th, 2015 10m 15s

In part two of this interview exploring the practice and practice of education, the late Dr. Vincent Harding (Professor Emeritus of Religion and Social Transformation at the Iliff School of Theology, and Chairperson of the Veterans of Hope Proj

Episode 1: Vincent Harding - The Purpose and Practice of Education

Oct 2nd, 2015 11m 8s

In this interview from 2001, the late Dr. Vincent Harding (Professor Emeritus of Religion and Social Transformation at the Iliff School of Theology, and Chairperson of the Veterans of Hope Project) shares ideas on the purpose and practice of ed

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