Unexpected Hope in Improbable Actions

Unexpected Hope in Improbable Actions
“The practice of unknowing…is actually a part of what creates the ability to address and sit with being true to the integrity of what I do have access to, while being open to those things that I don't fully understand.”

Join Parker and Carrie for a conversation with Notre Dame’s Professor Emeritus of International Peacebuilding, John Paul Lederach, about his Pocket Guide for Facing Down a Civil War. This new booklet draws upon Lederach’s experience as a renowned peace practitioner who has mediated conflicts around the world. Here, he provides thoughtful, sometimes surprising ideas and advice on how to navigate, disrupt and mitigate the patterns that lead to deeper conflict, with attention to what is happening right now in U.S. politics.

Newcomer, Carrie, and Parker J. Palmer. “Unexpected Hope in Improbable Actions.” The Growing Edge Podcast, September 30, 2024.

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