Canada: Peacebuilding Approaches to Violent Extremism

Join us for “Peacebuilding Approaches to Violent Extremism” at the 2018 Canadian School of Peacebuilding with instructor Lisa Schirch. This interactive course will explore violent extremism through an ecological peacebuilding lens. Participants will explore the dangers, risks, and unintended impacts of interventions to stop violent extremism. In particular, the course will look at the impact of violent extremism and counterterrorism on civil society space and identify the roles of civil society in addressing violent extremism.

This course is available for professional development, personal inspiration or academic credit. People who may benefit from this course include NGO staff and interns, activists and peace educators, community leaders, religious leaders, teachers and professors, undergraduate or graduate students, government officials, and anyone interested in peace work.

Email csop@cmu.ca for more information.

To register for the 2018 Canadian School of Peacebuilding, you may apply online at http://csop.cmu.ca/registration/ or by downloading a pdf application form from our website. Send it, together with payment, to Canadian School of Peacebuilding, 500 Shaftesbury Blvd, Winnipeg, MB, R3P 2N2. The application deadline for CSOP 2018 is April 1, 2018. Late applications may be accepted with a $50 late fee. Once a class is full, any further applicants may join a waiting list. Last year, most CSOP courses filled up, so apply early to ensure your place in the course.

All CSOP participants are required to be fluent in spoken and written English, to have a secondary-school diploma, and at least two years of university or equivalent work experience.