Citizen Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution
Stirred by fear and inspired with love, Rama Vernon vowed in 1984 to change Soviet-American relations from confrontation to cooperation. To accomplish this end, she formed the Center for Soviet- American Dialogue; and since 1985, she has made twenty-seven trips to the Soviet Union, bringing with her nearly a thousand Americans. She has been applauded as a pioneer in the field of Citizen Diplomacy.
-Common Ground of Puget Sound, 1988
According to Rama Jyoti Vernon, a Citizen Diplomat is one who transcends the personal, political, and ideological boundaries, to see the ONENESS of all humanity. A Citizen Diplomat is one who holds two points-of-view simultaneously. This is not an easy thing to do. TO be able to emphasize with the perspective of another, without loosing our own, requires a tremendous sense of self esteem and self-identity. If we don't do this, we get threatened by another person even expressing their own opinion. We close off. Even if we don't turn our backs, we will close our eyes. This also happens in our personal relationships in life. So what we apply on an international level is something we can apply to people nationally. It's so profound, that it is all a self-transformation.
Basically, a Citizen Diplomat is one who transcends the personal, political, and ideological boundaries to see the oneness of all humanity.
Basically, a Citizen Diplomat is one who transcends the personal, political, and ideological boundaries to see the oneness of all humanity.
Articles about Citizen Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution
| The Yoga Sutras: From Conflict Resolution to Conflict Transformation |
| Yoga Sutra's Poetry, By: Rama Vernon |
| Citizen Diplomacy, By: Rama Vernon |
| Citizen Diplomacy: Dialogue with an Open Heart |
| Citizen Diplomacy: Let Peace Begin with Each of Us |
| Citizen Diplomacy: Yogi Rama Jyoti Teaches Conflict Resolution |
| Interview with Rama Vernon on Citizen Diplomacy |
| Citizen Diplomats, By: Rama Vernon |
| Ten-Step Guide to Resolving Conflict |
| 12 Be Attitudes |
| CID Conflict Resolution Training Seminar Phase Overview |
| CID Conflict Resolution Seminars: Inner Dialogue for Conflict Prevention and Reconciliation |
| International Peace College: Creating Strategies for Peace |
| Nizhoni School for Global Consciousness: Academy for Conflict Resolution and Peace Studies |
| Relationship Cycles |
Center for Soviet-American/International Dialogue
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