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Bringing People Together in Times of Conflict

A Bridge Builder's Guide to the Beyond Intractability Website1


  • When people are caught in conflict, do you show them how to work together to solve their problems?

  • Do you help unite people from different communities who you think would be interested in working with or getting to know each other?

  • Do you encourage opening the lines of communication when people are in conflict but not talking?

If you answered "yes" to one or more of the above questions, then you are probably a bridge builder. And if you are a bridge builder, then this site is for you!


Who are Bridge Builders?

Bridge builders are people who create relationships that cut across the lines of conflict. Anyone, no matter what their occupation, can help to forge ties across borders, cultures, religions, etc. Bridge builders help establish relationships, improve communication, and build trust between conflicting people and groups. For an introduction to who bridge builders are, and what they do, read the introductory essay on bridge builders.

Insights on Bridge Building from:


Andrea Bartoli

For More Information


[1] Much of the material on this user guide is drawn from www.thirdside.org. Thanks to Bill Ury and Josh Weiss for giving us permission to republish their material here.

 
There is nothing that war has ever achieved that we could not better achieve without it. -- Havelock Ellis

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Other Resources from
Beyond Intractability
A User's Guide for Third Siders
A User's Guide for Third Siders

The Third Side concept was developed by William Ury. Third Siders are people who try to see both sides of a conflict and encourage cooperative solutions, fair fights, and decision making that advocates solutions which meet everyone's interests and needs as much as possible.

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Mairead Corrigan

Founder of the Northern Ireland Peace Movement, and 1976 Nobel Peace Laureate

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