New York Peace Institute’s CEO, Brad Heckman, gives Peace Is Sexy the run down on how peace is possible in New York City, a city with more diversity than there are aspiring stars on Broadway.   Our mission is to build peace in...

I want to send a HUGE shout out to those who work in Mediation. I got to participate in Basic Mediation Training at the New York Peace Institute ( @newyorkpeace) earlier this month and what an amazing experience. I was humbled...

Brad will provide overview of the New York Peace Institute the citys largest civilian peacebuilding force -- which gets in the middle of thousands of neighborhood family community and business disputes each year. The Peace...

Unless you live in the perfectly utopian condo or co-op (in which case please disclose where), conflict is virtually inevitable. Whether is it a noise complaint or larger issue of governance, disputes between neighbors and...

Pet mediators can help divorcing spouses agree on living arrangements for pets, or find a compromise between neighbors over a barking dog. They act as neutral third parties and help avoid costly litigation. They charge around...

Webinar for Students and Recent Graduates: What Can You Do With a Women's Studies Degree? Pre registration and current membership required. Space is Limited. Thursday May 17, 2012 4PM - 5:15PM EST Requirements: Must...

These events are  free and  open to the public. RSVP is required. Hope you can join us PeaceTalk: CROSS-CULTURAL CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND PEACEBUILDING: LESSONS LEARNED FROM IRAQ With: Professor Thomas Hill, Clinical Assistant...

New York Peace Institute is proud to present Improv Comedy Skills for Mediators– an offbeat workshop series designed to expose mediators to the exercises and skills used by improv comedians to courageously and spontaneously...

I recently joined NYC Sketchnoters Group, and tonight is our second meeting. Sketchnoting is all about using usual visual images --  drawings, symbols, shapes, icons, color, etc. -- to record ideas and convey meanings.  For visual thinkers, it's a...

Rotary International Peace Fellows build peace worldwide, ten years after attacks on World Trade Center. More than 560 fellows are peacemaking globally.

I teach a course at New York University's Center for Global Affairs called "How to Build Your Own NGO."  My aim is to provide students with practical, nuts and bolts skills they'll use in the non-profit sector, to augment their wingnut and screws...

The New York Peace Institute and Lysistrata: The Gender Working Group at NYU’s Center for Global Affairs invite you to a special screening of the documentary Our School When: Thursday, March 8, 2012, 7:00pm – 9:00pm Where: The...

Ameena Matthews saves lives by interrupting gang violence in Chicago.