Developed in 2008, the Veteran-Civilian Dialogue (VCD) program is a powerful form of community building and social healing. The program addresses the cost of conflict in our society by providing meaningful tools for reconciliation and healing. VCDs are live events that bring veterans and civilians together in facilitated conversations around the impact of war and other issues affecting both groups. Life-altering for those who attend, the Dialogues are healing for the larger elements of communities brought together through the process. Read more.
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Construction AheadSince moving to New York I have been making a home out of my apartment very slowly, a little paint here, some construction there, as I learn what works with the space I have. There is construction underway with the Dialogues as well. It has been a very busy month for the VCD, erecting bridges that span the veteran-civilian divide in... more...
Worlds Apart, Veterans and Civilians Get...NEW YORK — Spc. Patrick Murphy had barely seen any civilians for months, but now he was getting peppered with questions from them. So you were in Afghanistan? “Yes.” Have you thought about school when you get out? “Maybe.” Is there something like a Pentagon support group for veterans? “Not... more...
My second day as Manager of the Veteran-Civilian Dialogue program at Intersections International was a day of surprising invitations, one seemingly having nothing to do with the other. First, I was invited to write a blog as the newest member of the Intersections team... My mind was abuzz with so many thoughts! What could I possibly say... more...
What happens when women get together to talk...More than fifty civilian and veteran women came together on March 15, 2013, for Intersections International’s first ever women’s Veteran-Civilian Dialogue (VCD). It was—and is—a critical time for women civilians and veterans to come together: less than two months prior to our VCD, the Pentagon lifted its ban on... more...
