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Martha Gallahue: Peacemaking Challenges Every Fundamental Idea That We Hold




Why
should we talk to the enemy? What happens if people are nasty and brutish and
we want to retaliate? How do we find the capacity not to hit back, trapping
ourselves in endless cycles of violence. Gabrielle Rifkind and Gianni Picco
reveal how the negotiator can succeed where institutions will often fail and
how getting into the mind of the enemy can be far more persuasive than the most
fearsome weapons.



 



Giandomenico
Picco led the task force which secured the end of war between Iran and Iraq in
August 1988. From 1988 to 1992, he conducted the operation which led to the
release of 11 western hostages from Lebanon. Gabrielle Rifkind is a group
analyst, psychotherapist and specialist in conflict resolution, concerned with
developing links between the psychological and the political worlds as a means
of resolving conflict.

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Martha
will offer remarks based upon the new book, The Fog of Peace, written by
Giandomenico Picco and Gabrielle Rifkind (published 2014, IBTauris, UK). She
will draw parallels between the social structures of family, organizations and
nations.

The
Ethical Culture Society of Essex County is a progressive non-theist religion
dedicated to living ethically in a complex world. Founded in l876 and
established in Maplewood in l945, over the years the ethical culture movement
(known as The American Ethical Union) has been instrumental in launching
Planned Parenthood, the NAACP, Visiting Nurses, New York Settlement House,
Fieldston School, and National Ethical Service at the UN. The Society began a
long-running Ethics for Children program and most recently, Essex Time Exchange
(a time bank facilitating the exchange of services) among other initiatives.
The Maplewood Society was the first peace site in the country. Its motto is: to
act so as to bring out the best in ourselves by bringing out the best in
others.  

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Contact
information: 973-763-1905; www.essexethical.org. Join us for weekly programs,
discussions, and fellowship Sundays at 11 am. All are welcome.

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