Forage Center News: Summer 2022

Volume 15 | Summer 2022

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June Field Exercise Report

Graduate students from George Mason University, American University, and UMass Boston completed a four-day, full-immersion simulation in June.

Said one participant, “There is no academic book that can ever teach what I have learned about humanitarian work during this experience. I can confidently say that participating in this exercise was the most magnificent experience in my study of conflict analysis and resolution.” READ MO RE

Annual Peacebuilding Seminar Dates Announced

Educators and students are invited to the 10th Annual National Community College Peacebuilding Seminar, to be held October 28-29, November 4-5, and November 11-12, 2022. The interactive discussions will cover topics such as peacebuilding, conflict, human rights, social justice, international affairs, and nonviolence. READ MORE & REGISTER

Forage Corps Alumni to Participate in George Mason Peace Week

2022 Forage Corps alumni will participate in a free, online panel hosted by Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution on September 22. Register

Alumni Spotlight

Omar Al Mashhadani, Forage Corps Alumni ‘22

What are some take-aways from your experience at the simulation?

As a journalist I’ve covered and witnessed invasions, conflicts, disasters. Now I have a deeper appreciation for what humanitarians do. I understand it better and it will help in future stories. READ THE FULL INTERVIEW

Land Acknowledgement

The land of the Forage Center's training facility in Western Maryland was once the traditional home of the Massawomek and other Indigenous people.

We are grateful to live, educate, and work here. As part of our commitment to honoring the Massawomek and other Indigenous people, we donated 10% of our June 2022 Immersion Simulation program net revenue to the Native American Rights Fund.

The Newsfeed

Resources and Articles That Caught Our Attention

Q&A: The EU’s ‘racist’ refugee system, and how to fix it, The New Humanitarian, July 26, 2022
Localizing humanitarian action in Africa, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Border agents trying to prevent migrant deaths along border wall, Border Report, July 11, 2022