If you’re listening to this podcast, you’re probably concerned by the level of polarization we’re seeing in societies around the world.  We can point fingers at social media, the news media, political parties, fear mongering leaders, poor education, broken political systems… the list is long. The divides can seem so vast, the problems so huge. It’s easy to retreat into a huddle with people who see the world the same way you do. But our guest for this episode, Columbia University psychology and education professor and author<a href="https://sps.columbia.edu/person/peter-t-coleman-phd"> Peter T. Coleman</a>, says there are things each of us can do to help heal these societal wounds. And he says the press and media can play an important role in decreasing polarization. That's the subject of his latest book, <a href="https://www.thewayoutofpolarization.com/">The Way Out: How to Overcome Toxic Polarization</a>. Coleman outlines evidence-based practices that you can do on your own- or with a group- to help recalibrate assumptions, and re-create bonds with people you disagree with. Coleman also partnered with the organization Starts With Us to turn the lessons from the book into an online program, called The <a href="https://startswith.us/pdc/">Polarization Detox Challenge</a>. It's like an exercise routine, for strengthening your compassion muscles. The book is focused on the United States, but the exercises can be done anywhere. This episode originally published in January 2023. Follow Peter T. Coleman on X: <a href="https://twitter.com/PeterTColeman1">@PeterTColeman1</a>Making Peace Visible is  hosted by Jamil Simon and produced by Andrea Muraskin. We had help on this episode from Faith McClure. <a href="https://www.makingpeacevisible.org/take-action">Support our work with a tax-deductible donation</a>. Music in this episode by Blue Dot Sessions and Bill Vortex
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<description>&lt;p&gt;If you’re listening to this podcast, you’re probably concerned by the level of polarization we’re seeing in societies around the world.  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We can point fingers at social media, the news media, political parties, fear mongering leaders, poor education, broken political systems… the list is long. The divides can seem so vast, the problems so huge. It’s easy to retreat into a huddle with people who see the world the same way you do. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;But our guest for this episode, Columbia University psychology and education professor and author&lt;a href="https://sps.columbia.edu/person/peter-t-coleman-phd"&gt; Peter T. Coleman&lt;/a&gt;, says there are things each of us can do to help heal these societal wounds. And he says the press and media can play an important role in decreasing polarization. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;That's the subject of his latest book, &lt;a href="https://www.thewayoutofpolarization.com/"&gt;The Way Out: How to Overcome Toxic Polarization&lt;/a&gt;&lt;i&gt;. &lt;/i&gt;Coleman outlines evidence-based practices that you can do on your own- or with a group- to help recalibrate assumptions, and re-create bonds with people you disagree with. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Coleman also partnered with the organization Starts With Us to turn the lessons from the book into an online program, called The &lt;a href="https://startswith.us/pdc/"&gt;Polarization Detox Challenge&lt;/a&gt;. It's like an exercise routine, for strengthening your compassion muscles. The book is focused on the United States, but the exercises can be done anywhere. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This episode originally published in January 2023. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow Peter T. Coleman on X: &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/PeterTColeman1"&gt;@PeterTColeman1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Making Peace Visible is  hosted by Jamil Simon and produced by Andrea Muraskin. We had help on this episode from Faith McClure. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.makingpeacevisible.org/take-action"&gt;Support our work with a tax-deductible donation&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Music in this episode by Blue Dot Sessions and Bill Vortex&lt;/p&gt;
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Psychologist Peter T. Coleman empowers each of us to fight cynicism and restore relationships across the political divide. 

Tired of polarization? Time to detox

Our guest in this episode is a scholar and peacebuilder who knows the world of peacebuilding intimately, and offers a critique from the inside. Qamar-ul Huda is the author of<a href="https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781538192238/Reenvisioning-Peacebuilding-and-Conflict-Resolution-in-Islam"> Reenvisioning Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution in Islam</a>, published in April 2024. He’s worked for major players like the US Institute of Peace and the UN Development Program. He served in the Obama Administration as Senior Policy Advisor to Secretary of State John Kerry, and is now a professor of International Affairs at the US Naval Academy.In this conversation, Huda shares a refreshingly positive perspective on the possibility of peace in Islamic countries, rooted in his deep understanding of Islamic religion and cultures. In his book, he reflects on some of the mistakes made in the early years of the War on Terror, by the US government, and other international actors.  He says many of these mistakes were rooted in seeing peacebuilding as a secular project, which failed to acknowledge the conflict resolution tools and ethics that exist in Islamic tradition. And he says this thinking continues to influence foreign policy to this day. He also highlights more constructive examples of conflict resolution in the Muslim world.  
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<description>&lt;p&gt;Our guest in this episode is a scholar and peacebuilder who knows the world of peacebuilding intimately, and offers a critique from the inside. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Qamar-ul Huda is the author of&lt;a href="https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781538192238/Reenvisioning-Peacebuilding-and-Conflict-Resolution-in-Islam"&gt; Reenvisioning Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution in Islam&lt;/a&gt;, published in April 2024. He’s worked for major players like the US Institute of Peace and the UN Development Program. He served in the Obama Administration as Senior Policy Advisor to Secretary of State John Kerry, and is now a professor of International Affairs at the US Naval Academy.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In this conversation, Huda shares a refreshingly positive perspective on the possibility of peace in Islamic countries, rooted in his deep understanding of Islamic religion and cultures. In his book, he reflects on some of the mistakes made in the early years of the War on Terror, by the US government, and other international actors.  He says many of these mistakes were rooted in seeing peacebuilding as a secular project, which failed to acknowledge the conflict resolution tools and ethics that exist in Islamic tradition. And he says this thinking continues to influence foreign policy to this day. He also highlights more constructive examples of conflict resolution in the Muslim world.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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A veteran peacebuilder and scholar, Qamar-ul Huda is the author of Reenvisioning Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution in Islam.

Rethinking international peacebuilding in Muslim countries

"Nature knows no political borders. " - David LehrerOn a small desert campus, students from Israel, Palestine, and other parts of the Middle East take classes in ecology, earth sciences and renewable energy. They also debate the hot button issues: history, politics, religion, war, occupation, terrorism, while learning to listen actively, and living together amidst contradicting narratives. Our guest David Lehrer is Director of International Development at the Arava Institute, based at Kibbutz Keturah in Israel. He teaches there, and also heads up Arava's action arm, working with Palestinian partners to bring clean water, sanitation, and eco-friendly temporary housing to displaced people in Gaza -- among other projects. Learning to care for a shared environment in the region, providing essential infrastructure in wartime, and working together across divides are usually treated as a footnote in the media, David says. But he hopes that as Arava continues to work with Palestinian partners in the face of a war with no end in sight,  peacebuilding becomes news. LEARN MORE:<a href="https://arava.org/">The Arava Institute</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/aravainstitute/">Arava Institute on Instagram</a><a href="https://arava.org/david-lehrer/">David Lehrer's bio</a><a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/palestinians-israelis-partner-to-bring-off-grid-solutions-to-gaza-camps/">Times of Israel: Palestinians, Israelis partner to bring off-grid solutions to Gaza camps</a> Special thanks to Tamar Miller and Rachel Kalikow. Music in this episode by One Man Book, Blue Dot Sessions, Doyeq, and Joel Cummins. 
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<description>&lt;p&gt;"Nature knows no political borders. " - David Lehrer&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;On a small desert campus, students from Israel, Palestine, and other parts of the Middle East take classes in ecology, earth sciences and renewable energy. They also debate the hot button issues: history, politics, religion, war, occupation, terrorism, while learning to listen actively, and living together amidst contradicting narratives. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our guest David Lehrer is Director of International Development at the Arava Institute, based at Kibbutz Keturah in Israel. He teaches there, and also heads up Arava's action arm, working with Palestinian partners to bring clean water, sanitation, and eco-friendly temporary housing to displaced people in Gaza -- among other projects. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Learning to care for a shared environment in the region, providing essential infrastructure in wartime, and working together across divides are usually treated as a footnote in the media, David says. But he hopes that as Arava continues to work with Palestinian partners in the face of a war with no end in sight,  peacebuilding becomes news. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;LEARN MORE:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://arava.org/"&gt;The Arava Institute&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/aravainstitute/"&gt;Arava Institute on Instagram&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://arava.org/david-lehrer/"&gt;David Lehrer's bio&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/palestinians-israelis-partner-to-bring-off-grid-solutions-to-gaza-camps/"&gt;Times of Israel: Palestinians, Israelis partner to bring off-grid solutions to Gaza camps&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Special thanks to Tamar Miller and Rachel Kalikow. Music in this episode by One Man Book, Blue Dot Sessions, Doyeq, and Joel Cummins. &lt;/p&gt;
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"Nature knows no political borders. " - David Lehrer

Cross-border environmentalism in the Middle East

<a href="https://www.aliabuawwad.com/about"> Ali Abu Awwad</a> is hard to summarize. He grew up with a mother in the PLO, and served jail time for his role in the resistance during the First Palestinian Intifada. In an Israeli prison, Ali learned the power of nonviolence when he and his mother went on hunger strike to see each other. After his brother was killed by Israeli soldiers, his family met with a group of bereaved Jewish parents. Awwad says witnessing the shared humanity of Palestinian and Israeli mourners "turned his world upside down."  Awwad has been working as a peacebuilder since 2002, and has given talks around Israel, Palestine, and the world. His current work is leading <a href="https://www.friendsoftaghyeer.org/">Taghyeer</a>, a Palestinian movement —"to take nonviolent responsibility for self-development and forging a path to end occupation." Awwad says he founded Taghyeer, a "DNA Palestinian movement" to focus on the "homework" needed to lay the foundation for true Palestinian self-governance and an end to Israeli military occupation. In this conversation, Awwad gives us an intimate view of his own inner transformation, and an inside look at Palestinian identity and self-determination. LEARN MORE<a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/ali_abu_awwad_and_ami_dar_an_israeli_and_a_palestinian_talk_peace_dignity_and_safety?subtitle=en">Watch: An Israeli and a Palestinian talk peace, dignity and safety </a>a conversation with Ali Abu Awwad and Ami Dar, Israeli peace activist and founder of Idealist.org, from TED.<a href="https://www.thenation.com/article/world/ali-abu-awwad-interview/">Read: “I Don’t Want to Resist the Occupation—I Want to End the Occupation</a>” an interview with Ali Abu Awwad in the Nation Magazine<a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/nonviolence-is-the-missing-path-to-israeli-palestinian-peace">Read: Nonviolence Is the Missing Path to Israeli-Palestinian Peace </a>editorial by Ali Abu Awwad in "The Daily Beast"<a href="https://brenebrown.com/podcast/nonviolence-as-the-path-to-freedom-for-palestinians-and-israelis/">Listen: Ali Abu Awwad and Robi Damelin on Nonviolence as The Path to Freedom for Palestinians and Israelis  </a>on "Unlocking Us" with Brené BrownMusic in this episode by Xylo-Ziko and Blue Dot Sessions. Special thanks to Cloe Shasha Brooks.  
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<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.aliabuawwad.com/about"&gt; Ali Abu Awwad&lt;/a&gt; is hard to summarize. He grew up with a mother in the PLO, and served jail time for his role in the resistance during the First Palestinian Intifada. In an Israeli prison, Ali learned the power of nonviolence when he and his mother went on hunger strike to see each other. After his brother was killed by Israeli soldiers, his family met with a group of bereaved Jewish parents. Awwad says witnessing the shared humanity of Palestinian and Israeli mourners "turned his world upside down." &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Awwad has been working as a peacebuilder since 2002, and has given talks around Israel, Palestine, and the world. His current work is leading &lt;a href="https://www.friendsoftaghyeer.org/"&gt;Taghyeer&lt;/a&gt;, a Palestinian movement —"to take nonviolent responsibility for self-development and forging a path to end occupation." Awwad says he founded Taghyeer, a "DNA Palestinian movement" to focus on the "homework" needed to lay the foundation for true Palestinian self-governance and an end to Israeli military occupation. In this conversation, Awwad gives us an intimate view of his own inner transformation, and an inside look at Palestinian identity and self-determination. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;LEARN MORE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/ali_abu_awwad_and_ami_dar_an_israeli_and_a_palestinian_talk_peace_dignity_and_safety?subtitle=en"&gt;Watch: An Israeli and a Palestinian talk peace, dignity and safety &lt;/a&gt;a conversation with Ali Abu Awwad and Ami Dar, Israeli peace activist and founder of Idealist.org, from TED.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.thenation.com/article/world/ali-abu-awwad-interview/"&gt;Read: “I Don’t Want to Resist the Occupation—I Want to End the Occupation&lt;/a&gt;” an interview with Ali Abu Awwad in the Nation Magazine&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/nonviolence-is-the-missing-path-to-israeli-palestinian-peace"&gt;Read: Nonviolence Is the Missing Path to Israeli-Palestinian Peace &lt;/a&gt;editorial by Ali Abu Awwad in "The Daily Beast"&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://brenebrown.com/podcast/nonviolence-as-the-path-to-freedom-for-palestinians-and-israelis/"&gt;Listen: Ali Abu Awwad and Robi Damelin on Nonviolence as The Path to Freedom for Palestinians and Israelis  &lt;/a&gt;on "Unlocking Us" with Brené Brown&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Music in this episode by Xylo-Ziko and Blue Dot Sessions. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Special thanks to Cloe Shasha Brooks.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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"My freedom  as a Palestinian will not be built on Jewish graves. It has to pass through Jewish hearts, not bodies." - Ali Abu Awwad

Amidst war, a Palestinian nonviolence movement grows

Most people feel that peacebuilding – resolving conflicts and decreasing violence –  is a positive thing. But as we've said many times on this podcast, peacebuilding is virtually invisible in the world. Today’s guest, veteran mediator and peacebuilder Mark Gerzon, says to strengthen peace and reconciliation efforts, we need to make peacebuilding mainstream. And to do that, the reasons behind the practice need to be practical and more accessible to both the public and to donors. He says the messaging we've been using for years, grounded in a moral imperative for peace, isn't working. And today, he’s working in the United States to train leaders to work across the partisan divide. Gerzon has served as advisor to the UN Development Program and multinational corporations.  He is president of the <a href="https://www.mediatorsfoundation.org/">Mediators Foundation</a>, an incubator for social action projects that bridge divides around the world, and has authored several books on the topic of polarization and reconciliation. LEARN MORE<a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/Mark-Gerzon/author/B001H6OPLG?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true">Leading Through Conflict and other books by Mark Gerzon </a><a href="https://hbr.org/2014/06/to-resolve-a-conflict-first-decide-is-it-hot-or-cold">Harvard Business Review: To Resolve a Conflict, First Decide: Is It Hot or Cold?</a><a href="https://reunitedstates.tv/watch">Documentary by Mark Gerzon: The Reunited States</a>Music in this episode by Blue Dot Sessions and SFmusic.
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<description>&lt;p&gt;Most people feel that peacebuilding – resolving conflicts and decreasing violence –  is a positive thing. But as we've said many times on this podcast, peacebuilding is virtually invisible in the world. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Today’s guest, veteran mediator and peacebuilder Mark Gerzon, says to strengthen peace and reconciliation efforts, we need to make peacebuilding mainstream. And to do that, the reasons behind the practice need to be practical and more accessible to both the public and to donors. He says the messaging we've been using for years, grounded in a moral imperative for peace, isn't working. And today, he’s working in the United States to train leaders to work across the partisan divide. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Gerzon has served as advisor to the UN Development Program and multinational corporations.  He is president of the &lt;a href="https://www.mediatorsfoundation.org/"&gt;Mediators Foundation&lt;/a&gt;, an incubator for social action projects that bridge divides around the world, and has authored several books on the topic of polarization and reconciliation. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;LEARN MORE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/Mark-Gerzon/author/B001H6OPLG?ref=ap_rdr&amp;isDramIntegrated=true&amp;shoppingPortalEnabled=true"&gt;Leading Through Conflict and other books by Mark Gerzon &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://hbr.org/2014/06/to-resolve-a-conflict-first-decide-is-it-hot-or-cold"&gt;Harvard Business Review: To Resolve a Conflict, First Decide: Is It Hot or Cold?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://reunitedstates.tv/watch"&gt;Documentary by Mark Gerzon: The Reunited States&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Music in this episode by Blue Dot Sessions and SFmusic.&lt;/p&gt;
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Veteran mediator Mark Gerzon says it's time to get practical about peace.

How do we make peacebuilding mainstream?

In the news media, war gets more headlines than peace, conflict more airtime than reconciliation. And in our polarized world, reporting on conflict in a way that frames conflicts as us vs. them, good vs. evil often serves to dig us in deeper. On Making Peace Visible, we speak with journalists and peacebuilders who help us understand the human side of conflicts and peace efforts around the world. From international negotiations in Colombia to gang violence disruptors in Chicago, to women advocating for their rights in the midst of the Syrian civil war, these are the storytellers who are changing the narrative.  

Making Peace Visible is hosted by Boston-based documentary filmmaker Jamil Simon.

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