I ordered some beginning lit on conflict resolution (from half.com - great place for books!):

• A Manual for Group Facilitators (Paperback Textbook)
  Betsy Densmore, Brian Auvine, Mary Extrom



• The Handbook of Conflict Resolution



• The Eight Essential Steps to Conflict Resolution (Paperback, Reprint, 1994)
  Dudley Weeks



• Gandhi's Way (Paperback, 1999)
  Mark Juergensmeyer

Have also received my first issue of Ode magazine - am eagerly looking forward to reading some positive news! I've had to take a break from my reading and news catching up the last week or so - I was so overwhelmed with negative *everything* that I couldn't take it anymore :( No wonder everyone's in such a bad mood and even the economy's depressed!