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Center for Dialogue and Conflict Transformation

“WELCOME FROM THE DIRECTOR”

As the African quote reminds us, “if you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” The Center for Dialogue and Conflict Transformation seeks to engage with LCC students, staff, local and international researchers, practitioners, activists, and communities to promote and strengthen a culture of peace both locally and globally.  We invite you to join us on our journey towards building peace.

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Naomi Enns
Director, Center for Dialogue and Conflict Transformation

Purpose statement

LCC’s peace center, grounded in Christian faith, offers opportunities for building bridges of trust, transforming relationships, and equipping communities. The center aims to strengthen, transform, and sustain servant change agents towards the creation of a more just and peaceful world. Opportunities for gathering and growing together strengthens the LCC ethos of non-violent peacebuilding guided by 4 pillars articulated below. These pillars advance our understanding and action towards peace in local and global pathways through dialogue, trainings, and action. The Center is a catalyst for strengthening communities in nonviolent social change, generous hospitality, and holistic justice to promote the greater common good of our society.

Conflict Transformation & Resilience

We work with people to transform conflict on personal, interpersonal, community and societal levels by building bridges of trust, fostering reconciliation, and strengthening resiliency. Through respectful engagement we equip communities to live justly and nurture a sustainable peace. 

Applied Research & Dialogue

We work with students and researchers in the areas of conflict and peace studies and promote events that stimulate dialogue on critical issues that impact our world.  The goal is to invite students, international researchers, and others to connect academic research to practice.

Action, Advocacy & Awareness Raising

We challenge a culture of oppression, promote actions which pursue justice, increase understanding and engagement in human rights issues, and strengthen positive service and citizenship. We use dialogue, learning events and workshops to empower communities to live generously.

Peace, Dialogue & Trainings

We foster an awareness of the cycles of violence and provide tools to nonviolently engage conflict, oppression, and trauma. We use human encounters to transform relationships, expand our understanding and actions toward peace, and nurture health and healing towards a more just and peaceful world.

Staff

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Ieva Rūkė

CDCT Coordinator

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Naomi Enns

Director, Center for Dialogue and Conflict Transformation

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News and Events

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Join the Dialogue for Peaceful Change Training

2026-05-19

The Center for Dialogue and Conflict Transformation invites LCC students, staff, alumni, and external participants to join the accredited Dialogue for Peaceful Change (DPC) training in Klaipėda on June 3–6, 2026.This in-depth and interactive training equips participants with practical tools for constructive dialogue, conflict transformation, empathic communication, and sustainable peacebuilding. Through reflection, scenario-based learning, and hands-on exercises, participants will strengthen their ability to navigate difficult conversations and foster positive change in their communities, workplaces, and academic environments.Training ModulesModule 1: Understanding Conflict and ChangeParticipants will explore five areas of learning that support their understanding of conflict and change resistance:The Conflict ContinuumThe Biology of ConflictThe Impact of Rivalry and ScapegoatingThe Conflict Management ToolkitThe Three Core DPC ModelsModule 2: Empathic and Mediative CommunicationParticipants will explore and practice five key learning areas for effective communication:Effective Listening and Mediative SkillsSuspending JudgmentThe Challenge of Organizational and Cultural ChangeThe DPC 6-Stage Mediative FrameworkSkill-Building Through Scenario WorkParticipation FeesExternal Participants175 EUR per module325 EUR for both modulesLCC Internal ParticipantsStudents: 20 EUR per module or 40 EUR for both modulesStaff: 50 EUR per module or 90 EUR for both modulesDPC Training overview ↗Register now ↗

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The Peace Center Has a New Home in the Learning Commons

2026-05-19

The Center for Dialogue and Conflict Transformation is pleased to announce that our Peace Center hasrelocated to the Learning Commons here at LCC International University. This move marks an excitingnew chapter — new space, new possibilities, and the same deep commitment to peacebuilding that hasguided us from our inception.In the video below, Director Naomi Enns reflects on what this move means and what the Peace Centercontinues to strive toward: connecting people with compassion, honestly engaging the traumas andhistories we carry, and building bridges across the divides that fragment our world.As Naomi reminds us, peace is not something that is simply made — it is in the making. It is present inevery step we take with one another, in every conversation that creates understanding, and in every actof courage that chooses connection over hostility.Grounded in our four pillars — Conflict Transformation & Resilience, Applied Research & Dialogue,Action, Advocacy & Awareness Raising, and Peace, Dialogue & Trainings — the Peace Center remains aplace for students, researchers, practitioners, and community members to gather, grow, and worktogether toward a more just and peaceful world.We invite you to come and see the new space. Come and join us.Watch the video tour of our new space ↗See our other news and activities ↗
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Past events

In a world of uncertainty, collaboration between business, civil society, and grassroot actors is essential to advancing peace, justice, and sustainable development. This four-day conference will unite global leaders, scholars, entrepreneurs, and practitioners to explore how cross-sector partnerships strengthen community resilience and support practical development work in conflict-affected contexts.

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One-day learning journey conference bringing together scholars, artists, community activists, and practitioners to explore how art, vision, and spirituality can serve as powerful tools for peacemaking in an increasingly fragmented world.

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Countless people around the world have experienced and been affected by wars, violence, and genocides. We recognize that the wounds that were inflicted by these events affect each society differently. Wounded societies share many of the same questions. How can we overcome historical legacies, remember truthfully, and find hope for the future? How can we bridge the gap between victims and perpetrators, friends and perceived enemies, using language as a tool for reconciliation? How might we heal divisions in fragmented societies?

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The opening conference for the center offered 3 strands of critical thinking on the theme of narratives, the place of storytelling and their role in healing and building a democratic society. Be engaging with our heads, hearts and hands we nurtured our walk together towards peace.

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Grant Initiatives

Networking and Training Opportunities for More Humane Prisons

An international initiative connecting organizations in Lithuania, Latvia, and Sweden to strengthen trauma-informed practices and communication in prison systems. Through training, exchanges, and collaboration, the project supports more humane and rehabilitative approaches to incarceration

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STAR Trauma Healing Training for War-Affected Communities in Klaipėda, Lithuania

A trauma healing training in Klaipėda designed to support students and staff affected by war and migration. Using STAR and AITM methodologies, the program built resilience, trauma awareness, and tools for healthier community integration.

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Peace at the Margins: Connecting through Language

A long-term peacebuilding project connecting volunteers and incarcerated individuals through language and dialogue. Developed with Prirašytos Rankos and supported by the EU Solidarity Corps, it focused on building human connection, reflection, and rehabilitation.

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Trainings

Dialogue for peaceful change

Through interactive activities and scenario-based learning, participants will explore key topics such as the conflict continuum, biology of conflict, mediative communication skills, and managing organizational change. The training offers a unique opportunity to develop valuable skills for fostering positive change in personal and professional settings. Participants may register for the full program or choose to attend a single module (Module 1 must be taken before Module 2).
Module 1 June 3–4, 2026
Module 2 June 5–6, 2026
DPC Foundations Training Overview

Registration to DPC training

Registration fees
  • 325 Euros for both modules / 175 Euros per module
  • LCC Staff: 90 Euro for both modules / 50 Euro per module
  • LCC Students: 40 Euro for both modules / 25 Euro per module
  • LCC Alumni (2025–26): 40 Euro for both modules / 25 Euro per module
  • LCC Alumni (2024–25): 90 Euro for both modules / 50 Euro per module
  • Other LCC Alumni (1996–2023): 160 Euro per module / 300 Euro for both modules

*Limited partial scholarships available — contact asstcdct@lcc.lt for more information.


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