Advancing the common good is something that we must do in partnership with one another. Partners Global helps make partnerships work. #mbi_colleague

An organization of organizations that are actively working to bridge the partisan divide that is undermining democratic institutions. #mbi_colleague

One of our Colleague Activities posts highlights Network Weaver's tools for strengthening large-scale complex systems. #mbi_colleague

Our biggest reason for optimism is the existence of a large number of sophisticated, ongoing efforts to address the intractable conflict problem. #mbi_colleague =

Run by the John Hope Franklin Center for Reconciliation in Tulsa, OK on May 29-31, this conference will explore civic engagement, reconciliation, & the survival of democracy.

A project of Pace Bene Nonviolence Service, Campaign Nonviolence is working for a new culture free from war, racism, poverty and environmental destruction.

Provides guides, exercises, syllabi and other tools for a "dialogic classroom."

This newsletter highlights the work of IMPACT (Imagining Together Platform for Arts, Culture and Conflict Transformation) and issues an invitation for collaboration.

The Nonviolent Cities Project engages with key activists across the US to create more just and nonviolent cities.

The Solutions Journalism Network shares 1000s of stories about solutions to problems that actually work!

Books, articles, videos, podcasts showing how peace can be built in the U.S. as well as abroad.

Being validated is a basic need--that is getting met less and less. Face-to-face connection can fix that.

While our world seems to be falling apart, peacebuilders worldwide are working to put the pieces back together.

Megalomania isn’t just a problem of a few bad leaders—it is far more ubiquitous and harmful.

For a world in which the media seems to talk about nothing but problems and hopelessness, journalists focusing on finding solutions! #mbi_colleague

Only strong democracy, says Hughes, can stop dangerous personalities from wrecking havoc on world order and peace.

Introducing the many resources on complexity, conflict, and peace from the Sustainable Peace Project of AC4, Columbia University

The Karuna Center invites people to subscribe to their newsletter "Karuna in the World"

The Alliance for Peacebuilding has released their preliminary agenda for PeaceCon2018: Oct. 24-26, 2018

This report introduces a new approach to peacebuilding evaluation which is more and flexible and adaptive (and hence appropriate for fast-changing, complex environments) than are traditional non-adaptive, post-hoc evaluation methodologies.

Tim Hicks has published an important new book on neuro-science that illustrates what Guy Burgess refers to as "pscyhological complexity" and explains how that impacts communication and conflict.

A proposal to coordinate the effort of grassroots citizens to address complex problems using an online complex system.

The Peace and Security Funding Index, published by the Peace and Security Funders Group maps peace and security grants. It shows what topics and types of projects are being funded by whom and where.

An argument that the peacebuilding field needs to do a much better job understanding the cost-effectiveness of our work.

Louis Kriesberg's obituary for Gene Sharp, the pre-eminant scholar on nonviolent direct action.