June 2014
25th ANNIVERSARY OF TIANANMEN SQUARE
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On June 5, 1989, a young man faced down tanks advancing on Tiananmen Square in China as the media watched. He stopped the advance of a column of tanks until pro-democracy student protesters, fearing for his life, pulled him away.
While the identity of the ‘Tank Man’ is unknown, he remains a powerful symbol of what one person can do. What we can do. With courage.
BRIEFING NOTE – THE PRAGMORA PROCESS
Pragmora’s unique contribution to conflict resolution and peacebuilding is its research and analysis methodology.
The Pragmora Process is a rigorous methodology for identifying those nonviolent actions that are most likely to contribute substantially to conflict resolution if implemented, and most likely to be implemented if well advocated.
BRIEFING NOTE IN PDF
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PRAGMORA PRESIDENT IN DR CONGO
In January, Pragmora President, Dr. Glenys Babcock, was in Goma and Rutshuru in eastern Congo to conduct in-country research and to establish partnerships with local non-governmental organizations.
TRAVEL NOTES
WEALTH OF THE CONGO RESIDES IN ITS PEOPLE
IN MEMORIAM — GUELORD MBAENDA
This enewsletter was to have highlighted Guelord as one of our volunteers. Instead, the Pragmora community mourns his passing. A reminder that the wealth of the Congo resides in its people, not in its minerals.
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MEET OUR RESEARCH ASSOCIATES
Pragmora welcomes four new Research Associates who are generously volunteering their skills to help build Pragmora’s new “Search All Conflicts” database.
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What is Pragmora?
Pragmora is an international organization that develops and advocates pragmatic non-violent measures to help prevent and resolve armed conflicts globally.
We bridge the gap between policy experts and grassroots peace activists. Pragmora is both a policy think tank and a grassroots advocacy group.
