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Building up Civil Society to Lead a Peace Process:
A Case Study of the Naga People in India and Burma, Seeking to End a 6-Decade Violent Conflict
Join the Center for Peacemaking Practice in welcoming Rev. Dr. Daniel Buttry, for a presentation and discussion on his work in mediation and a civil-society driven peace process among the Naga people of Northeast India and Northwest Burma/Myanmar. Dr. Buttry has been working with Naga civil society groups since 1996 to end a conflict between the Nagas and the government of India that since 1955 has been one of the most violent hidden conflicts in the world. He frequently travels to Asia to conduct conflict transformation training with Nagas, to train insurgent leaders in how to enter into negotiations about their political issues rather than pursuing violent means to attain their goals, and to participate directly in mediation processes. He will especially explore empowering civil society groups to become leaders in transforming conflicts.
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Arlington Truland Building, room 555
12:00pm - 2:00pm
Everyone Welcome! Lunch Provided
Please RSVP
Dr. Daniel L. Buttry is the Global Consultant for Peace and Justice with International Ministries of the American Baptist Churches. Since 2003 he has served in his current position helping Christians around the world to be more effective peacemakers. He has conducted conflict transformation trainings on every continent, working extensively in India, Burma/Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Liberia, Zimbabwe, the Republic of Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, and Lebanon. He has written a number of books, including his recently released Blessed Are the Peacemakers and Peace Warrior: A Memoir from the Front. His Bible Study Manual on Conflict Transformation has been translated into 9 languages. He has also been a leader in interfaith action in Detroit and in nations with inter-religious conflicts. His wife Sharon Buttry is an urban minister in Detroit where they live.
Dr. Buttry's publications below will also be available for purchase:
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