Future Worlds Center: A pioneer in peace initiatives: Difference between revisions

[[Harry Anastasiou|Harry]] and [[Yiannis Laouris|Yiannis]] have coordinated and trained several early peace initiatives. Together with virtually all members of the  [[Cyprus Conflict Resolution Trainers Group]], they are credited for the training of over 2,000 citizens in peace and conflict resolution, as summarised in the diagram below.  This historical map was developed by [[Yiannis Laouris]] using the results of a workshop of the Group, which took place on 4 October 1997. The purpose of the workshop was to summarize the activities of the group and catalog all bicommunal initiatives starting from 1974. It was presented publicly in the occasion of a celebration organized by the 15 foreign embassies in Cyprus to honor the members of the group<ref>Laouris, Yiannis and Laouri, Romina (2008) 'Can Information and Mobile Technologies Serve to Close the Economic, Educational, Digital, and Social gaps and Accelerate Development?', World Futures, 64:4, 254 — 275. See pg 273-275 [[Can Information and mobile technologies serve close the economic, educational, digital and social gaps and accelerate development?|Download]]</ref>. Ironically, the media, especially in the North, accused them for ''waking up'' and provoking Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash to ban bi-communal meetings<ref>Laouris, Y., Michaelides, M., Damdelen, M., Laouri, R., Beyatli, D., & Christakis, A. (2009). A systemic evaluation of the state of affairs following the negative outcome of the referendum in Cyprus using the structured dialogic design process. Systemic Practice and Action Research, 22(1), 45-75. Footnote on pg. 47</ref>! They served as initiators and/or trainers of almost a dozen of those groups. In these early trainings, they have applied [[Interactive Management]], the methodology they have learned from their participation in the [[Cyprus Conflict Resolution Trainers Group]] and especially from [[Benjamin Broome]], a student of [[John N. Warfield]]. [[Interactive Management]] is the predecessor of what later became knows as [[Structured Democratic Dialogue]].