North Carolina dialogue work - Greensboro Truth and Reconcil

[John Stephens]

I wanted to alert NCDD folks of the first truth and reconciliation commission in the US. June 12th, commissioners were sworn in for the Greensboro (NC) Truth and Community Reconciliation Commission. They are examining the violent attack on a November 1979 march for racial, social and economic justice organized by the Worker's Viewpoint Organization (later known as the Communist Worker's Party) by members of the American Nazi Party and Ku Klux Klan. Five people were killed and ten were wounded. Shooters were acquitted at trial twice, and a third federal civil trial found joint liability by KKK, Nazis and members of the Greensboro Police Department in only one of the deaths.

For details, see: http://www.gtcrp.org
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Generally, I am especially interested in building on my network of NC colleagues -- through the Mediation Network of NC, members of ACR, NC Community Solutions Network people, and interested government officials -- on dialogue activities, opportunities and research.

John Stephens
Public Dispute Resolution Program
School of Government
The University of North Carolina

http://www.ncpdr.unc.edu

[Sandy]

Hi, John! Glad to see you found the forum and took the initiative to post a message. We'll soon be "seeding" the forum with some interesting topics and posts, and then we'll finally launch the forum to our network.

Since not too many people stumble upon the forum at this point, I took the liberty of posting your message to our Community Happenings blog (http://www.thataway.org/news/index.html). The news about the Greensboro truth & reconciliation commission is important, and I thought you'd want more people to be exposed to your message.

Please consider joining NCDD, John. Membership is free, and it provides you with access to a great network of leading organizations, practitioners and scholars.

Sandy

[taylorwill]

John,

You must contact my dear friend at the Greensboro Public Library:

Full Name: Steve Sumerford
Company: Greensboro Public Library

Business Address: 1901 W. Florida St.
Grreensboro, NC 27403

Business: (336) 297-5002
Business 2: (910) 297-5000
Business Fax: (336) 297-5005

E-mail: [email protected]

I think that you will not only find an ally, you'll find a wealth of resources as well. Please give my regards to Steve. He's a fabulous contact for your work!
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