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JULY 6, FFD: WHEN DISAGREEMENT BECOMES DANGEROUS
Contact:
Jim Halderman
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JULY 6, 2023, FFD: BYRON BLAND - WHEN DISAGREEMENT BECOMES DANGEROUS
Here is a short description of the topic and a bio of our presenter program, Byron Bland.
| TOPIC: When does political disagreement become dangerous? What are the tell-tale signs that politics may become violent? What are the questions and issues that we must address if we are to avoid serious civil conflict? How can we “walk back” from deep social division and polarization? How can we lay the foundation for normal political governance? Drawing on the lessons he learned working in Northern Ireland and Israel/Palestine, Byron will present an answer to these difficult questions. BIO: Byron Bland served as the Associate Director of the Stanford Center on International Conflict and Negotiation and as a Research Associate at the Center for Democracy Development and the Rule of Law. During his forty-year tenure at Stanford, he was a Lecturer in the School of Law, the School of Education, and the Department of International Relations as well as campus minister for the United Campus Christian Ministry. Having worked for over 25 years in Northern Ireland and over 15 years in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Byron continues his involvement in both conflicts. At the tenth anniversary celebration of the Good Friday Agreement that substantially ended the conflict in Northern Ireland, Byron was one of the three Americans invited to participate in the celebration proceedings along with President Bill Clinton and George Mitchell. More recently, he has turned his attention toward applying what he has learned from this international experience to conflicts now raging in the United States. |