The Importance of Dignity with Dr. Donna Hicks & Sister Jenna

Dr. Donna Hicks is an Associate at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University and previously served as the Deputy Director of the Program on International Conflict Analysis and Resolution at the Center.

She worked extensively on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict and as a member of the third party in numerous unofficial diplomatic efforts. Dr. Hicks founded and co-directed a ten-year project in Sri Lanka, which brought various communities together for dialogue.

She has also worked on the conflicts in Northern Ireland and Colombia, and conducted several US/Cuba dialogues. She is the Vice President of Ara Pacis, an Italian organization sponsored by the Italian Foreign Ministry which is currently involved in a dignity restoration project in Syria and Libya.

Dr. Hicks previously served as a consultant to the British Broadcasting Company where she co-facilitated encounters between victims and perpetrators of the Northern Irish conflict with Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

She is the author of the book, Dignity: It’s Essential Role in Resolving Conflict and Leading with Dignity, which will be published in 2018. Visit www.drdonnahicks.com.

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