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September 11, Crisis Resolution |
At this time of terrible crisis and sadness, due to the attacks on New York and Washington and the continued threat of terrorism, ICAR expresses deep sorrow over the events of that day, as well as ongoing sadness for the continued threats to our collective well being. We at ICAR know that the events of September 11 had their beginnings in histories of suffering, polarized relationships, and problematic interactions; these events are part of a conflict cycle/sequence that while we may not have been able to precisely predict, we can recognize basic patterns. This phase, for all of us will be one of mourning and grief over the loss of life, over our loss of a sense of security, over the loss of innocence. As we look to the next phase, we must be able to center our attention on gaps in our theories and practices that, if addressed, might help us develop policy and design interventions that could produce a qualitative shift in the relational patterns of interaction presently marked by hatred, fear and reciprocal violence. Given that "terrorism"is a conflict sequence, and not a discrete event, how can we model these sequences so as to interrupt them? ICAR faculty and students, along with the University Dispute Resolution Project, have been working with the broader George Mason University community to organize constructive responses to the recent events. On these pages you will find information on ICAR's scheduled Teach-Ins, organized in response to the crisis, articles, white papers and interviews from the faculty and students of ICAR. We will update this site periodically, so please check in regularly. |
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UpdatedOctober 31, 2006 by Pamela Harris
Access since January 17, 2002
