“Ties that Bind” peace project at 9/11
Connect to the Groups Most Affected by Conflict and Create Communities of Trust
Following the tragedy of 9/11, we built real connections among female religious leaders and their Muslim, Catholic, Jewish, Latino Protestant, and Black Evangelical communities, along with corporate diversity groups, to create the award-winning Ties That Bind video documentary.
The case study involves a college student connecting with prison inmates through a writing program, each learning from the other. The young White, female teacher started to engage the primarily Black inmates with issues of the “You vs. Us” environment, labels and stereotypes, and common family situations.
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MBA candidate at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management, Ryan Blackwell shared his views for a case study which accompanies the book: “Music is beautiful. It’s
Media is a powerful tool to bring together diverse communities and empower them to speak about what they most fear and desire. We created the
This excerpt from the “Ties That Bind” documentary was the most honest and powerful interaction between the varied women religious leaders and was used by
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