Switzerland - The Graduate Institute, Geneva

ROCKROSE INSTITUTE
Address
RockRose Institute, PO Box 29317, San Francisco
CA 94129-0317
Phone (415) 561-3232
Fax (415) 561-3233
Web
www.rockroseinstitute.org
E-Mail info@rockroseinstitute.org
Category Dialogue
MISSION STATEMENT
RockRose Institute, a public charity, is the primary organizer of Facing Violence: Justice, Religion and Conflict Resolution - World
Forum 2007.
RockRose supports, promotes and advances non-violent conflict resolution through education, improved communication and a deeper
understanding of justice. It was founded in 2004 by four women attorneys.
The Institute seeks to fulfill its mission by supporting public forums for interdisciplinary dialogue and training in communication skills.
We will include youth and performing and visual arts programs to deepen and strengthen our mission. The Institute further
Founding year 2004.
BACKGROUND AND ACTIVITIES
• Building Peace One Dream at a Time: “The Moral Imagination in Law, Religion and Conflict Resolution”, With John Paul
Lederach and others: RockRose Institute, in collaboration with the Bar Association of San Francisco and United Religions
Initiative, hosted this event on October 15, 2005.
• Facing Violence: Justice, Religion and Conflict Resolution - World Forum, February 2007: The greatest challenge facing our
world in the 21st century will not be a conflict over resources, or culture, or ideology—it will be our inability to resolve those
conflicts without violence. YOU ARE INVITED TO COME TO THE TABLE with leaders from around the world to face this
ultimate challenge: How do we prepare people and societies to resolve conflicts constructively and co-exist peacefully? With
Elie Wiesel, Madleine Albright, Katherine Marshall, etc.
REMARKS
Mark Conrad Mancao: Executive Director of RockRose Institute.
New entry: March 2007.