2019 Rotaract Preconvention: Rotaract Clubs can be leaders in the movement to end violent conflict. Skilled facilitators from Mediators Beyond Borders International, Service Partner to Rotary Family leads a discussion/brainstorming among passionate Rotaract Peacebuilders on: 1. How as Rotaract leaders can we advance peace work within Rotaract? 2. What action could Rotaract take in communities & in the Rotary family to advance the area of peace, conflict resolution/prevention? 3. How Rotaract clubs might connect to Rotary peace projects, Rotary PeaceFellows and other local partners? 4. Your ideas, questions, inspirations?

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Peace in the World or… The World in Pieces!
What Role can Rotaract in Partnership & Peace?
Scott Martin RPF, Steve Goldsmith PP 5280
Rotaract PreConvention, Hamburg 2019

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Mediators Beyond Borders
International
“People building peace…”
Official Service Partner of Rotary International

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Workshop Objectives:
Expert Listening & Dialogue Skills
What is Peace Conversation Facilitation (PCF) ?
Brainstorm: How to Connect Rotaract w/ Peace Projects?
Learn About Each Other!

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Getting to Know Each Other…
1. Is this your 1st Rotaract Preconference..?

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Getting to Know Each Other…
Do you have/had a leadership role in your club..?

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Getting to Know Each Other…
Have you heard of Mediators Beyond Borders Int.
before today..?

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Getting to Know Each Other…
Have you had formal mediation or conflict
resolution training?
…would you like to?
Have you had formal mediation or conflict
resolution training?

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Getting to Know Each Other…
How many of you have smart phones..?

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MBBI Around
the World…

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Andean Region- Columbia Southern Europe- Turkey
Eastern Europe- Ukraine/Belarus South East Asia- Indonesia
West Africa- Nigeria
International Training Institutes- Women Leaders (ITI-WL)

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Youth Training- Messengers of Peace, Liberia
40+ leaders from all 15 Counties

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• Builds on Local Talent and network of Peace Fellows and
MBBI Professionals
• Vision: 41,000 Rotary/Rotaract Clubs become Hubs for PEACE
& Community Dialogue
• An Indirect System for Managing INTRA-Group Conflict
Peace Conversation Facilitation Program

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“Conflict is the sound made by the cracks in the system…
the voice of a new paradigm calling for a shift
in the system that has outlived its usefulness.”
Dr. Kenneth Cloke, Founder of MBBI

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Conflict stemming from DIVIDED
C O M M
• Charlottesville, Paris, Baton Rouge
• ISIS, Al Qaeda, International Terrorism…
Nature of International Conflict

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Resilience stemming from CONNECTED
C O M M U N I T I E S
Solution: Connect Communities through DIALOGUE -
finding common VALUES and SHARED MEANING
Nature of International Conflict

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“You cannot invent resiliency in a crisis”
Michael Fryer

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Listening Exercise :
1. DECIDE on Speaker, Listener, Facilitator
2. Facilitator INVITE Speaker to DESCRIBE a time when
they felt most challenged (1 MIN)
3. Facilitator ask LISTENER to repeat back exactly what
Speaker said (in the order it was said) (1 MIN)
Avoid: Relating, Fixing, Giving Advice, Problem Solving…
4. Switch Roles and Repeat

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ABSENT
HEART
“BUSY”

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EARS
SCHOLAR
(Learning)
EYES
HEART

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1. Suspending Judgement:
You don’t need to agree in order to listen
2. Let go of Winning and Losing
With greater understanding we ALL win
3. Listen for what we DON’T know
vs. confirmation of what we already do
5. Bring Service vs. Solution
listen vs. waiting to giving the Advice
https://youtu.be/-4EDhdAHrOg
4. Separate Person from the Problem
we are not our actions or mistakes
Keys to Deep Listening

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Skill What it is? How to do it
Encourage Supportive language
“You’re doing great, thank you for expressing
yourself”
Ask Probing
Questions
Get the parties to tell you more details
about the story
“Can you tell me more about…?”
“What else happened?”
“How did it make you feel?”
Clarifying Ask questions to make sure you understand
“When did this happen?”
“What do you mean when you say ____?”
Restating
Say back to the person what you
understand as the main problem
“So, what you are saying is _____, right?”
“What I hear you say is __.”
Reflecting (feelings)
Express verbally that you understand the
feelings behind the words
“So it sounds like you’re sad about that?”
“You sound angry.”
Paraphrasing
Put into your own words what you
understand as the person’s issues and feelings
“So what you said was ___ and you feel ___
about it.”
Validating
Acknowledge the person for sharing their
issues & feelings
“I appreciate your willingness to resolve this.”
“I can see why you would feel that way.”
Summarizing Put together the main ideas of the story “What I hear as the main points are _____”
Active Listening Practice

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Closing Exercise & Commitments…
What is one word that summarizes your experience today?
What is one commitment you’d like to make towards bringing
peace in your club?

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THE NEW SYMBOL OF PEACE

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THE NEW SYMBOL OF PEACE

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QUESTIONS?
INFO@MEDIATORSBEYONDBORDERS.ORG

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INFO@MEDIATORSBEYONDBORDERS.ORG
How can WE be in SERVICE to YOU?

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