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Mission Statement
Sustained Dialogue is a systematic, prolonged dialogue among small groups of citizens committed to changing conflictual relationships, ending conflict, and building peace. Sustained Dialogue has five different phases for dialogue, and they are:
1. The individuals deciding that they want change and wanting to be a part of a group to implement the changes.
2. Understanding everyone's interests and identities.
3. Gaining a sense of interdependence by connecting to these identities and interests.
4. Realizing individual and collective power to makes changes.
5. Implementing the changes and improving interactions.
Dickinson College is one of the few college campuses in the country to have a branch of the International Institute for Sustained Dialogue. It was founded by Hal Saunders, and in 2002 he incorporated Sustained Dialogue as an institute in collaboration with the Kettering Foundation and its President, David Matthews. To read more about The International Institute for Sustained Dialogue, please visit their website.
