CCC is a place for us all to imagine a world free of violence and to build plans to transform our current scenarios to that world.

Welcome to our series on Peacebuilders’ Lessons! Here we interview a variety of peacebuilders including work on forgiveness in a offender dialogue, restorative justice practices, sexual harm prevention and recovery through major national violent conflicts such as in Rwanda and Liberia. May we each discover the paths to transform conflict and build peace.

Dr. Stephanie Myers, national Co-Chair of Black Women for Positive Change, speaks to CCC about the importance of non-violence work by and for youth

Dr. Eli McCarthy, Professor in Justice and Peace Studies at Georgetown University and co-founder of the DC Peace Team, speaks of principles and teachings of non-violence and messages for youth on this movement.

Peace Builder and Restorative Justice Facilitator, Ms. Heather Thompson, speaks to FORGIVENESS in sharing her full story of how she went through a victim-offender dialogue with the person who took her brother's life.

CCC Interviews Mr. Randy Lioz of Braver Angels about Depolarizing Conversations- how to build skills and the importance of these conversations are for our times.

Liberian Peace Builder and friend of CCC, Mr. Philip Quoqui, speaks of mobilized work to build peace post-civil war in Liberia. Listen for special lessons on removing guns/ gun violence and the re-integration of child soldiers.

CCC interviews specialist on sexual harm prevention, Ms. Chelsea Cleary, with special attention on prevention skills teens and young adults can build and prevention of harms on college campuses

Dr. Sal Corbin, a Psychologist and Peace Builder with the DC Peace Team, speaks of his inspiration and work of facilitating people through conflicts

Father Felix Jean Kayiranga speaks of peacebuilding in post-genocide Rwanda into the present.