In April, 1996, the PDC organized this conference, which drew about 40 communication and dialogue practitioners from around the world, to explore ways in which conflict can be managed creatively, systemically, and justly. Meeting for four days at the Center for Creative Peace Making in the Santa Cruz Mountains south of San Francisco, participants taught one another ways of working, (shared best practices, and discussed their common and unique visions.

Working in conjunction with the traveling exhibit Anne Frank in the World: 1929-1945 in Albuquerque from January to June, 2000, the PDC designed a dialogue process for citizens interested in discussing historical and contemporary implications of the Holocaust and the Anne Frank experience. We developed a dialogue guide, which was mailed to about 50 community members interested in hosting dialogue groups in their homes, schools, churches, and workplaces. A culminating event, entitled the Promise Dialogues, was hosted by the PDC for community members interested in organizing action groups to continue sponsoring dialogues on exploring the historical and contemporary implications of the Holocaust.