Trustbuilding conversations in six European cities
“Whatever the differences between Europe and America, the focus on trust as an indispensable foundation for constructive change in community relations, economics, and politics resonates everywhere,” writes US IofC national director Rob Corcoran following a twelve-day visit to six cities in the UK and Netherlands.

16 November 2011 

Trust as a tool
Hope. Obama won the presidency on it. America was built on it. But how are we supposed to maintain hope for equality in a nation that once institutionalized inequality? That went to war to maintain that inequality? That designated people, based on their skin color, as either an entire person or 3/5ths of one?
 

14 October 2011

Trustbuilding tools shared in Vancouver
'I think I will need to somehow remind myself daily of this workshop in order to faithfully apply it to my life and professional practice', said one participant in a workshop on the 'trust factor', hosted in Vancouver by the Justice Institute of British Columbia (JIBC) on 15 September.

23 September 2011

The Future at Stake

"Why spend the day talking about trust?" asks Walter Rice, a senior U.S. District Court judge in Dayton, Ohio. "Because nothing less than the future viability of this community – economically, socially, and politically – is at stake."
 

26 April 2011

A Week of Trustbuilding in Hampton Roads, VA
From January 24–29, citizens of Hampton Roads, Virginia, came together to put trust on the regional agenda. The Hampton Roads Trustbuilding Taskforce, organized the first-ever “Week of Trustbuilding.” Ten events brought together over 600 people.

18 February 2011

Trustbuilding in Canadian Cities
In a visit to Western Canada, Rob Corcoran met with university students, community and faith leaders, civic staff, activists, educators and the general public. In conversations everywhere, people wanted to know, "How do you move from dialogue to action? How do you deal with those holding power? How do you cope with frustration and disappointment?"

28 October 2010

What Conversation Needs to Take Place in My Community?
At a time when the U.S. appears more polarized than ever, people of all backgrounds are responding to the message of hope in Trustbuilding. During four action-packed days in Oregon and Washington, Rob Corcoran and Tee Turner led five presentations and workshops on university campuses and for diverse community groups.

26 October 2010

‘Trustbuilding: an honest conversation on race, reconciliation, and responsibility’: public workshop in Caux
‘The most-needed reforms in our communities and nations require levels of political courage and trust-based collaboration that can only be achieved by individuals who have the vision, integrity, and persistence to call out the best in others and sustain deep and long-term efforts,’ said Rob Corcoran. He was speaking on Saturday afternoon at the Caux conference centre in Switzerland, launching his new book on Trustbuilding.

8 August 2010

From Tragedy to Triumph: Tulsa's Road to Reconciliation
Nearly ninety years after what has been described as the worst act of domestic terrorism in US history, Tulsa, OK, is starting to come to terms with its painful racial past and to “turn tragedy into a triumph of reconciliation.”

13 June 2010

Trustbuilding in Toronto and Washington
“I believe in Canada’s great role as a trustbuilder in a world that must deal with diversity as never before,” said Rob Corcoran, national director of Initiatives of Change USA, in his keynote address to the Annual General Meeting of Initiatives of Change Canada in Toronto.

7 June 2010

Why Not Make Richmond the Capital of Reconciliation?
asks Tom Silvestri, president and publisher of the Richmond Times-Dispatch in an April 25 commentary on Trustbuilding.  Alluding to the recent furor over the Virginia Governor’s proclamation of Confederate History Month which failed to mention slavery, Silvestri writes...

25 April 2010

Trustbuilding book launched in Richmond
"You have written this book at a time of sharp polarization, characterized by deep divides,” said Tim Kaine the former governor of Virginia at the launch of Rob Corcoran’s book, Trustbuilding: an honest conversation on race, reconciliation, and responsibility on March 15.

18 March 2010

Rob Corcoran Speaks at Johns Hopkins Forum
Rob Corcoran, author of Trustbuilding, spoke at the Conflict Prevention and Resolution Forum at the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University on March 9. He joined fellow panelists David Campt, a nationally recognized race relations consultant, and Jana Carter of Search for Common Ground to discuss "Conflict in Our Own Backyard: Prospects for Racial Reconciliation."

18 March 2010

New book on trustbuilding draws on the Richmond experience
"Hope in the Cities has provided a map for the future," says former Virginia governor Tim Kaine in his foreword to Trustbuilding: an honest conversation on race, reconciliation, and responsibility, by Rob Corcoran, which is published this month by University of Virginia Press.

11 February 2010