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Common Ground Activism: Tools to Bridge the Divide

Friday, April 7, 2017

Session Description

In a time of unprecedented global cooperation, somehow our communities can feel more divided than ever. To deal with conflicts constructively, we must seek to understand differences, identify areas of agreement, and seize on the opportunity to create common ground together. This interactive workshop will equip you with an approach to social change that advances impact while fostering greater trust, understanding, and cooperation across divided communities.


Time & Location

Time:
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM, Friday, April 7, 2017 BST
Location:
Classroom 2 (WW)
Speakers
  • Facilitator
    Chief Executive Officer, Search for Common Ground
    Shamil is privileged to lead the largest non-governmental peacebuilding organization in the world. Believing that the most enduring change is that which makes allies of adversaries and that translates conflict into cooperation, he is honored to count among his colleagues over 800 frontline peacebuilders in more than 30 countries who drive such transformative change in some of the most challenging conflict contexts in the world. Prior to his current role Shamil served as CEO of Soliya where he led a public-private sector coalition that capitalized the field of virtual exchange. Previously he was appointed by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan to serve as staff director of the UN Alliance of Civilizations, a project intended to improve relations between Western and Muslim-majority countries. Idriss was selected as a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader and won the Open Society Foundation’s 2015 New Executive Award. He lives with his wife and two teenage children in Washington, DC.