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BBfP 2008 Summer Intensive
SCG's Director of Programs shares BBfP summer reflections
September 30, 2008
It was only in August that each morning I woke up under the shadow of Mt. Meeker to greet the day with participants, LITs and staff during the 15th summer of Building Bridges for Peace. My first summer as SCG’s Director of Programs has passed in a whirlwind of creativity, intense dialogue, Play for Peace, vibrant swaths of fabric, colorful paint and sculpture, lively theater games, and solemn scenes. I joined 47 teens from the Middle East and United States and 20 staff from the United States, Middle East, Northern Ireland and South Africa to engage the BBfP methodology and pilot new programs. This summer’s program was an exciting experience that allowed me to use Erin’s organization and preparation to direct the program as well as implement new programs in staff training and development, gender programming, and creative expression. We spent time at the West Pines Ropes Course, welcomed a facilitator in theater, developed a new collaborative visual arts program, used outdoor education to deepen dialogue and practice leadership skills, and the LITs worked with Habitat for Humanity in Denver.
The powerful community that developed through this common experience brought me into the memory of my participant experience in 2000 and also to the reality of the time in which we all continue to live. As participants and staff, we sat together in the tension of hope, fear, difference and understanding. In addition to the deep work of dialogue groups, participants and LITs offered their creative expression to the community through visual art and short theater scenes at the August 17, 2008 Celebration Brunch.
Now that the participants have returned home, I look forward to the follow-up programs that are already underway in the Middle East and the United States. I have no doubt that the strong community of students and committed staff will continue to engage in the summer’s process. I know that they will apply their experiences back home and make our own communities just a little bit more like the incredible space we created together this summer.
In peace,
Katie Campbell
Director of Programs
Seeking Common Ground
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Announcements Archive
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January 18, 2009 |
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Travel to Israel with SCG |
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| The 3rd Annual Circles of Change Awards Breakfast |
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2008-11-11 |
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| PEACE Talks Update |
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October 28, 2008 |
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SCG Update |
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| BBfP 2008 Summer Intensive |
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September 30, 2008 |
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SCG's Director of Programs shares BBfP summer reflections |
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| Building Bridges for Peace 15th annual Celebration Brunch! |
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August 17, 2008 |
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Tickets available |
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| The Inaugural Study Trip for Peace, Empowerment, and Change |
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January 20, 2008 |
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SCG's Trip for Peace, Empowerment, & Change |
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| The 2nd annual Circles of Change Awards Breakfast |
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November 16, 2007 |
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Join SCG to honor three individuals working for change. |
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| SCG selected as one of 50 most innovative, creative, and effective organizations for second year in a row! |
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August 15, 2007 |
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| 14th Annual Building Bridges for Peace Celebration Brunch |
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August 12, 2007 |
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Reserve your tickets now! |
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| Melodye Feldman receives 2007 Women of Distinction Award |
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May 1, 2007 |
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from the Girl Scouts - Mile Hi Council of Denver |
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| BBfP-Denver Program Participants to travel to Northern Ireland in March! |
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February 23, 2007 |
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Help Support Their Fundraising Efforts Feb 23 and March 5 |
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| Introducing the Interfaith Youth Leadership Council (IYLC) |
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January 28, 2007 |
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| SCG presents at international peace education conference in Turkey |
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November 20, 2006 |
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| Inaugural Circles of Change Awards Breakfast |
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November 17, 2006 |
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Inspires Hope and Motivates Change |
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| SCG chosen for Slingshot '06 Publication |
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August 15, 2006 |
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Slingshot '06 |
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| 13th Annual Building Bridges for Peace Luncheon |
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August 11, 2006 |
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SCG Building Bridges for Peace program |
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| SCG's first Annual Report Available! |
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July 1, 2006 |
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SCG Annual Report 2005 |
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| SCG becomes Member of eBay's Giving Works Program |
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March 15, 2006 |
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eBay Charity Giving Works |
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| SCG and BBfP Featured in International Press |
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March 1, 2006 |
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Flair Magazine |
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| Denver Foundation Award |
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February 1, 2006 |
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SCG's Executive Director, Melodye Feldman, receives award |
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| US Institute for Peace provides SCG with support for BBfP evaluative study |
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February 1, 2006 |
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SCG and the United States Institute of Peace |
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