by Eric Sirotkin | Dec 2, 2022 | peacebuilding, ubuntu
The South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) is cited as a model around the world for healing the trauma of a nation or community. Yet, on my recent trip to South Africa a great topic of concern everywhere was the “unfinished” work of the TRC and how...
by Eric Sirotkin | Aug 15, 2022 | peacebuilding, ubuntu
Archbishop Tutu taught me about ubuntu. With his passing, I am committing my core work to assisting our move from the Age of Separation to the new Era of Ubuntu – a change that can minimize our divineness and make peace a reality. But what is this ubuntu – this...
by Eric Sirotkin | Aug 8, 2022 | peacebuilding, ubuntu
Ubuntu thinking has existed across non-dominate cultures around the world for centuries. Just like the Navajo Nation Peacemaker Court that integrates spiritual principles into conflict resolution, in Hawaii, there is an ancient dispute resolution process called,...
by Eric Sirotkin | Aug 1, 2022 | mediation
At the end of the talk, someone from the Minneapolis audience asked the Dalai Lama, “Why didn’t you fight back against the Chinese?” I leaned in as the Dalai Lama looked down, swung his feet just a bit, then looked back up and said with a gentle smile, “Well,...