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Volume III, Issue 2: Fall / Winter 2006-07 In this issue
The Center for Mind-Body Medicine is a nonprofit educational organization dedicated
to reviving the spirit and
transforming the practice
of medicine. It is working
to create a more effective,
comprehensive, and compassionate model of healthcare
and health education.
The Dart Center for Journalism
and Trauma is a global network of journalists, journalism educators, and health
professionals committed to
improving media coverage of
trauma, conflict, and tragedy.
It also addresses the consequences of such coverage for
those working in journalism. Gardens of the Righteous
Worldwide is an international
organization dedicated to
honouring those individuals
who have tried to rescue the
persecuted, and preserve
their own dignity, during
times of war and genocide.
Svetlana Broz is the founder
and director of its Sarajevo
office, which runs public
events and educational
seminars, and has also
planted a memorial garden
to commemorate people
who acted righteously during
the Bosnian civil war.
The Institute for the Study of
Health and Illness is an
education and training center
for physicians who wish to
renew their commitment to
service and to live by the
values that have motivated
physicians through the ages.
It initiated the outreach
support program, Finding
Meaning in Medicine, which
has been replicated by independent groups of physicians
nationwide. The groups meet
once a month to discuss the
meaning that lies beneath
the daily routines of practicing medicine, and to
find
strength within a community
of physicians who share their
values. Modest Needs is a nonprofit
organization reaching out to
hard-working individuals and
families who suddenly find
themselves faced with small,
emergency expenses that they
have no way to afford on their
own. Its grants are funded
exclusively by donations from
private citizens who want to
help individuals and families
before they have been forced
into the unforgiving cycle of
poverty. The Peacemaker Institute
sponsors an annual street
retreat in Denver, Colorado, and runs other street
retreats around the country.
The retreats are four days
and three nights, during
which participants live on
the streets without money,
bedding, change of clothing,
books, or watches. The Stanford Prison Experiment
website features an extensive
slide show and description of
this classic psychology experiment, including parallels with
the abuse of prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison. Women's Educational Media produces and distributes films
and educational resources
on a variety of social issues.
Among these films is Let's
Get Real, which takes an honest and unflinching look at
bullying among middle school
youth today, told entirely from
their perspective. Research sources The Center for the Scientific Study
of Religion at the University
of Texas, Austin, is a leading
center for the sociology of
religion, and particularly for
the study of religious influences on human behavior.
Research strengths include
the study of linkages between
religion and emotional and
physical health and well-
being; family life; adolescent
development; and politics
and civic engagement.
The Child Trauma Academy is a
collaborative of individuals
and organizations working to
improve the lives of high-risk
children through direct service, research, and education.
It engages partners from academia, the corporate world,
private organizations, and
public sector systems to help
test, refine, and distribute
innovations that can improve
the lives of children.
The Paxis Institute identifies,
develops, tests, and distributes best practices for helping individuals, organizations,
and communities achieve
greater peace and emotional
well-being. In the Field The Milestones Project is an
online collection of photographs of children from
around the world, grouped
into different theme-based
galleries. The goal of the project is to illustrate universal
similarities, replacing fear of
those different from us with a
sense of our shared humanity.
The Mystery of Love Project is a
national initiative devoted to
generating community-based
dialogues that expand upon
popular notions of love. The
centerpiece of the project is a
new documentary called The
Mystery of Love, which first
aired on PBS in December of
2006 (check local listings).
Major funding for The Mystery
of Love is provided by the
Fetzer Institute as part of its
Campaign for Love and Forgiveness: Change Everything.
PeaceBuilders International is
a program for communities
and schools to promote positive, healthy behaviors while
reducing violence, injuries,
bullying, and other negative
behaviors. It was named a
Best Practice of the International Safe Schools Program
of the World Health Organization.
The Public Conversations
Project offers a variety of
services such as organizing
conferences and facilitating
dialogues to help foster a
more inclusive, empathic,
and collaborative society. It
brings together people and
groups with differing values,
worldviews, and positions to
have constructive conversations about divisive public
issues.
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