1st Annual International Conference on Transgenerational Trauma: Communal Wounds and Victim Identities

Held in conjunction with the establishment of a global, multi-cultural, multi-disciplinary network of professional working groups engaged in the joint study of inherited, unresolved communal trauma, & the implications for violence & war within & between communities

Sponsored by:
Common Bond Institute
International Humanistic Psychology Association
International Federation of Medical Students' Associations

Endorsed by:
over 100 professional associations, organizations, & universities internationally 

Official Partner:
Charter For Compassion & Parliament of World's Religions

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Details: www.cbiworld.org/Pages/Conferences_TT.htm
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JOIN US for a 4 day program:
A Focused Dialogue & Deliberation -
Defining & addressing the dynamics of inherited, unresolved communal trauma from one generation to the next, including historical understandings, the development & perpetuation of communal victim identities, exclusive cultural membership & rites of belonging, & implications for present & future relations between communities - particularly war & violence.
A Search for New Models & Methodologies -
Developing new models & methods at the societal level for healing & preventing communal trauma & it's transfer into future generations.
Transgenerational trauma is seen as an underlying, potent fuel for the eruption of violence. Understanding it's dynamics & implications, & developing ways to treat it, are seen as essential to healing & reconciliation within & between communities, establishing compassionate local & global relations, & achieving sustainable peace. 

Format & Content:
Keynotes, Topical panels, Skills training workshops, Practical presentations, Roundtables, Daily facilitated dialogue groups, Study group meetings, Live 2-way global links to other countries, Action Planning, On-site pod-casting, Multi-cultural learning community, Rich networking & cooperation, Cultural events & performances, Exhibits. 

Conference Languages: English & Arabic

LOCATION: Sadeen Hotel, Amman, Jordan
SCHEDULE: - Sept 19-22 Conference Program
                   - Sept 23-24 Post-Conf. Cultural Program

For DETAILS CONTACT:
Common Bond Institute
Website: www.cbiworld.org 
Steve Olweean, Coordinator
12170 S. Pine Ayr Drive, Climax, MI 49034 USA 
Ph/Fax: 269-665-9393 Email: SOlweean@aol.com 

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