Roundtable Breakfast - BURUNDI: Healing and Rebuilding Our Communities (07 Jun 2012)

Thu, 07 Jun 2012 12:00:00 GMT

The Association for Conflict Resolution
of Greater New York

and

The CUNY Dispute Resolution Consortium
at John Jay College

present

Monthly NYC-DR Roundtable Breakfast

The Association for Conflict Resolution
of Greater New York

and

The CUNY Dispute Resolution Consortium
at John Jay College

THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 2012

Monthly NYC-DR Roundtable Breakfast

Adrien Niyongabo, Coordinator

Healing and Rebuilding Our Communities (HROC)

in Burundi

Adrien Niyongabo, who has dealt with unthinkable, cataclysmic events in his country, will speak to us of his experiences with the organization, Healing and Restoring Our Communities in Burundi (HROC).

Hundreds of Burundis fled their country for Tanzania in 1972 and recently were forced to return to Burundi when Tanzania closed its refugee camps. As most of them, descendants of refugees and now young adults, had never seen Burundi, they had no home to go to. The Burundi government set up "Integrated Peace Villages" to accommodate these returning citizens as well as homeless ex-combatants and the internally displaced. Most residents have experienced or witnessed traumatic events and have faced unparalleled difficulties. Some show clear trauma symptoms: regular insomnia, nightmares, flashbacks, intense
anger and hopelessness. Others face situations that bring back their past experiences but have no tools with which to deal with the consequences. They react by repressing their emotions, acting out in anger or isolating themselves. These personal experiences of trauma also contribute to an atmosphere of distrust and suspicion between the members of the Integrated Peace Villages and between those relocated to the villages and the host community.

Emerging from a long civil war, Burundi communities continue to be divided along ethnic (Hutu vs Tutsi) lines and residents face grinding poverty. Reintegration into already divided communities has been extraordinarily difficult for returning refugees.

Elections were held in 2010 and have been followed by ongoing political uncertainty and increasing incidents of violence and robbery throughout the country.

Committed to working toward the consolidation of peace in Burundian communities, HROC-Burundi organized Democracy and Peace Groups before the Elections in nine communities that were hard hit by the civil war.

Together with Peace and Democracy groups, HROC Burundi continues to report and respond to the development of conflicts, to contribute toward increased integration and cohesiveness in their communities, to continue the process of healing among participants, and to work toward self-sustainability.

Adrien Niyongabo is a Quaker from the Great Lakes Region of Africa. He is an Elder in his Meeting and a Founder and the Coordinator of the Quaker-sponsored Healing and Rebuilding Our Communities in Burundi (HROC-Burundi). . “My devotion to HROC work resides on the fact that HROC helps people, especially those who have been opposed in conflicts, to learn how to open again their homes together with their hearts to their former enemies.”

ACR-GNY Annual Conference 2012 (21 Jun 2012)

Thu, 21 Jun 2012 11:00:00 GMT

presents

Eleventh Annual Conference

Co-sponsored by the
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

55 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10003 (map)

Spotlight Speakers


David Hoffman	Marvin Johnson

Honoring ACR-GNY's
2012 ADR Achievement Recipients:


Professor Lela P. Love Director, Kulkin Program for Conflict Resolution at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law	Ken Andrichik Senior Vice President, Chief Counsel & Director of Mediation and Strategy at FINRA Dispute Resolution

Please join us at ACR-GNY’s Eleventh Annual Conference. Spend the day learning and participating in resourceful workshops and training sessions, meeting and sharing ideas with other mediators, arbitrators, facilitators, advocates and ombudsmen, and networking with our plenary speaker, workshop presenters and other distinguished experts in the field.

Click to see the conference agenda and workshops.

Tough Times Refund Application (TTRA): If you would like to apply for a partial refund of the conference registration fee, please email a brief (250 word max.) statement indicating the reasons your application should be granted to acrgny_ttra@acrgny.org. Please include all pertinent information with your request including the amount by which you wish your registration fee be refunded. Note: You must be fully registered for the conference to be considered for a refund. All requests must be received no later than midnight of May 28, 2012. We will communicate the status of your application no later than June 7, 2012.

Cancellation Policy: Written notice of cancellation must be received by June 10, 2012. There will be a $25 administrative fee charged for cancelled registrations. Registrants who do not attend and who have not cancelled by the cancellation date are liable for the entire registration fee. If you have requested us to bill your organization/agency, we will do so in accordance with these conditions. Substitutions for registered participants are accepted at any time without charge.

Application for accreditation of this program in New York is currently pending

ACR-GNY Events

Roundtable Breakfast - BURUNDI: Healing and Rebuilding Our Communities (07 Jun 2012)

ACR-GNY Annual Conference 2012 (21 Jun 2012)